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Digital Darwinism

"In 2014, CEOs must focus on leading their organizations to think like and become more like ‘tech’ companies, because within a few years, digital business capabilities will dominate every industry. Urgent action is needed because first-mover advantage is common in digital business, and fast followers must be very fast." - Gartner, "CEO Resolutions for 2014 - Time to Act on Digital Business," published in March 2014. A more succinct way to state the above is "continuously evolve or rapidly become irrelevant." You have to look no further to see the effects of gross negligence to adapt than the U.S. Post Office. Last year, I got divorced, sold the house, and moved to a new location.  My ex-wife moved to a different location.  And although we both created mail forwarding requests, she kept getting mail that was addressed for me. She moved over 4 months ago, and even today she is still getting my mail when it is mailed to my former address. When I asked