

This sets the stage for a new era of leadership, a new generation of business models, charging behind a mantra of “adapt or die.” This is a time of digital Darwinism - an era where technology and society are evolving faster than businesses can naturally adapt. Companies are faced with a quandary as they invest resources and budgets in current technology and business strategies (business as usual) versus that of the unknown in how those investments align, or don’t, with market and behavior shifts. The real threat and opportunity in technology’s disruption lies in the evolution of customer and employee behavior, values, and expectations. It’s not so much that technology is part of our everyday life or that technology is relentless in its barrage on humanity.

Changes in how people communicate, connect, and discover are carrying incredible implications for businesses and just about anything where people are involved. Social media, mobile, wearables, Internet of Things, real-time - these are just some of the technologies that are disrupting markets.
