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Breakthrough Lessons: Refuse Mediocrity

Pattern Breakers

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Boom Super Sonic Is More Than a Company Trying to Build Supersonic Jets

Blake Scholl and his team at Boom Super Sonic are building a supersonic jet. They applied the concept of agile to proving they could build the plane long before finished product was ready for shipping. Stefan Bonsell and Moderna adopted a similar approach before creating the company's COVID vaccine. The end product may take years, but you can still break it down into discrete tasks to accelerate movement. When we refuse to accept mediocrity, we can start building greatness.

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