The Next Big Idea Daily The World’s Changing Fast. Here's How to Keep Up.
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Oct 16, 2025 Scott D. Anthony, a clinical professor at Dartmouth and author of Epic Disruptions, dives into the tumultuous world of technological upheavals. He explores how disruptive innovations, from the printing press to AI, create both winners and losers. Anthony emphasizes the human cost of disruption, revealing how multiple parties often propel major breakthroughs. He also highlights predictable patterns in chaos, urging patience and a long-term perspective for navigating change. His insights offer invaluable guidance on thriving through transformation.
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How Disruption Changes The World
- Disruptive innovators make complicated, expensive solutions simple and affordable for many people.
- Scott D. Anthony argues these changes open markets to broader populations and literally change the world.
Gutenberg's Team And A Lawsuit
- Gutenberg's printing press emerged from a team effort and chance events like a canceled pilgrimage and collaboration with Conrad Saspach.
- Anthony emphasizes disruption stories have multiple heroes and require supporters and funding to scale.
Predictably Unpredictable Paths
- Disruptive innovation is 'predictably unpredictable' with unexpected paths and many failures along the way.
- Focus on patterns and the whole trajectory, not single snapshots, to understand disruptive change.
