Change is not always linear
Some shifts happen in leaps or even exponential bursts. Expect periods of rapid transformation rather than a steady, predictable pace.
Some shifts happen in leaps or even exponential bursts. Expect periods of rapid transformation rather than a steady, predictable pace.
When an activity becomes standardised and efficient, it forms a dependable building block. These commodity components allow new, more complex systems to be assembled quickly and at lower cost. Improvements within the component are largely hidden behind its interface, but the ripple effects are felt in the speed and variety of what can be built on top.
Better ways of sharing information accelerate how quickly new ideas spread. Faster diffusion of one change often sparks further waves of evolution.
Reliable building blocks let you mix and match them quickly. With the basics stable, new combinations can form at speed.
When a product becomes a utility the transition often comes in sudden bursts. Long periods of refinement are punctuated by rapid adoption.