The Seeds of Time
The answers to our present challenges are easily accessible.
“If you can look into the seeds of time
And say which grain will grow and which will not,
Speak, then, to me”
— William Shakespeare
We’re all racing toward the future at the same rate.
No matter what happens, nor when it happens, we’ll all experience it at the same time.
We do want to reach certain solutions before our competition, and increasingly as quickly as customers demand it. Which is why so many companies are racing toward digital transformation.
You've probably heard a CEO use this quote to motivate employees to think ahead:
“Skate to where the puck is going, not to where it has been.” — Wayne Gretzky
Not only is it trite, but it’s flawed. And we should stop throwing it around so freely. Here’s why:
