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Gradually, then suddenly

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

Technological change often happens gradually, then suddenly. Technological change happens much the same way. That’s a testament to the way that precision farming and other new technologies are transforming agriculture. I stopped in at an Oakland sports bar recently, and what did I see on the menu but an Impossible Burger.

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Looking for disruption? Don't look to technology

The Agile Manager

The chattering classes would have us believe that technology disrupts. By way of example, the technology to enable the sharing economy existed for years, but monetizing everything from spare time to the spare bedroom only became appealing when mortgages went underwater, wages stagnated, and the labor participation rate dropped.