Over the weekend we stocked up on educating ourselves on industry moves. Read a fascinating article on “Generation Flux” in the February Fast Company. If don’t remember anything else…remember this. “You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know”. The traditional business model has broken. I mean broken like a bridge. The “bridge” of the traditional business model broke. And now we are in the midst of the “scramble and pick up”. See when bridges break, usually, people saw it getting weak, but they didn’t pay attention to it. They just decided to keep “riding over it”. But eventually, the bridge gives in to the weight and crumbles. What happens then, is a scene of epic proportions. Some are right in the MIDDLE of the bridge when it breaks. They fall first immediately into the “water”. Some of them survive, soggy but survive. Others die on impact. And after all the chaos, in the midst of the dust. You have a group of people left on one side of the bridge and an entire different group of people left on the other side of the bridge. Now, some people (businesses) walk away, they find other bridges, other paths, but they lose hope of crossing back over what once was. Some people (businesses) will build “make shift” bridges…just to hurry up and get to the other side. The bridge doesn’t last, but at least it gets them over to the other side. Some people (businesses) will jump right in the water and swim to the other side (depending on how long the bridge was, this may not be a wise decision).
What happens after this is truly amazing, the people (businesses) that were left on each side, get to talking to each other (people that would have never have met, had the bridge not broken). They decide that a better bridge needs to be built. But everyone has a different idea of HOW it should be built. So you get these little groups of “teams” and they come up with plans and each group tries their plan.
This is where the world is at as we speak. Everyone is trying their new plans for the new bridge. The beauty of this moment, this time, depending on the technology, this bridge may be more than just a bridge. It could be a bridge with flight capabilities. The bridge can be expandable, the bridge has the opportunity to move unlike any bridge the world has ever seen. There will be people on teams, that say that these things cannot be done. They will soon be kicked off the team. This new “Generation Flux” understands that ANYTHING is TRULY POSSIBLE. How are you building new bridges in your organizations? Which materials are you using to connect to your “users”? The key to all bridges is sustainability, versatility and strength. Most importantly a “bridge” has to be “FLEXIBLE” to maintain. My advice…go out there…build a “Bridge” and “Get OVER IT!” The main goal is to get over.
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Good post man. This really is such a tough line to walk. Keeping that bacanle between completely ruining a relationship and salvaging a relationship is very difficult. I think the main point is to at least be aware of your relationships and really focus on what the future outlook is rather then now. I think we’ve all done it though. You’ve burned a bridge, or wounded a relationship. Sometimes you have to make a choice and if your true intentions were for the greater good then things will work themselves out.I’m a true believer that the relationships you create now, will stay with you for a lifetime, so maintaining them will make your life a lot easier down the road.Again great post, it’s a good reminder.