James Drogan

For some time (see Forces) I have been giving consideration to the matter of change as characterized in the title of this post.  In Managing the Business, a follow-on to Forces, I speculate a bit more on how one can safely ride the turbulence.

This morning, from The BNET Report, comes Constant Disruption: The New Reality?.

"In the past, economic stabilization has always followed periods of major upheaval like recessions, wars, energy crises, assassinations. But a few Harvard professors believe this time may be different."

The link leads one to a post on The View from Harvard Business titled "The Mother of All Disruptions." 

This post leads one to thinking on this matter by  John Hagel III, John Seely Brown (JSB), and Lang Davison, three well-respected observers and commentators on the world and its complexity.

Albert Einstein reminded us, "You cannot solve a problem with the same type of thinking that is creating it."

The argument being advanced here is for new thinking leading to new institutions and new ways of riding the wave of change.

For those of us in education that pursue the development of the new generation of wave riders it means that we need to also think in new ways.