- “Challenge the status quo. Break out of your comfort zone. Disruptive Thinkers are created by their entrepreneurial spirit"
- "A disruptive mindset is essential for the future"
- "Growth requires change"
Status quo doesn’t require us to challenge ourselves or each other. It doesn’t require us to take risks or change what we’ve gotten so used to. Individuals, teams, leaders, and companies will miss out on opportunities for growth, and will result in stagnation. Leaders must take the responsibility to create the kind of culture where challenging the status quo is encouraged. Leaders need to have a forward-thinking mindset—a mindset that looks to their teams for insight on how things can be improved. A leader can’t create this kind of culture without action. By asking your team to share their perspectives, you not only build emotional capital with your employees, but you also help build a more productive workforce. As a leader, it’s your responsibility to both challenge the status quo and be fully receptive when your team brings something new to the table.
Technology is evolving at an ever increasing pace making it very difficult for any business to maintain a leadership for long periods of time. Over the last 20 years, a large number of F500 companies have fallen from these ranks and it is expected that this rate will only increase in the future. This is largely due to incumbent companies not able to keep up with the disruption occurring in their industries (e.g., Blockbuster replaced by NetFlix, Eastman Kodak replaced by digital photography and many other similar examples).
Disruptive trends over the coming decade:
Artificial Intelligence (AI)/ Machine Learning(ML): The ability for computers to teach themselves how to perform functions and analyze data much faster than programmers can is rapidly changing the software landscape in every market. Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to improve business performance and leadership in many ways. AI can help businesses streamline operations, reduce production costs, and meet company objectives. By leveraging AI to inform leadership decision-making, companies can improve accuracy, reduce errors, and optimize their operations, leading to better outcomes and increased profitability. AI can also help businesses boost productivity by automating workflow and optimizing day-to-day tasks. It reduces the time employees spend performing a task. As a result, they achieve more in less time, enhancing the company’s overall productivity side by side. Our strategic consulting software (powered by Catipult) is AI driven. To learn more about this award recognized software, click on https://miwanowski.krtra.com/t/YUXbSAnxOldT
Biomedical: The use of AI/ML to analyze the human genome to assess the impact of various medical processes on ageing and disease control will change the medical paradigm over the coming years. We are currently in worldwide cycle where it is rapidly becoming recognized that Cannabis has the ability to treat, naturally, a wide variety of illnesses including epilepsy, PTSD, Cancer, dementia/Alzheimer’s, arthritis, Opioid addictions. without all the harmful side effects of current Big Pharma developed drugs. Adult stem cells not only rejuvenate tissue, they can reconstruct various types of injuries and defects. Stem cell injections, or platelet injections, grow into and even multiply cartilage tissue in the joints, saving a patient from unnecessary types of medical surgical procedures like knee or hip replacements. Similar to Cannabis, this procedure is all natural with no ill side effects, no dangerous additives or chemicals or medications and therefore no toxicity in the body, just the individual’s own blood and components.
Synthetic Food: Synthetically produced meats have already been produced in laboratory conditions and it is expected that such products will eliminate the current horrific beef, pork and chicken processes that exist today.
Robotics: The combination of machine learning and advanced robotic systems will eliminate a large number of labor intense jobs in the next decade driving manufacturing and other labor intensive costs down at an ever increasing rate.
In order to not only survive but thrive in the future, companies have no choice other than to constantly disrupt their own businesses before emerging players take their place.