Are You Ready to Navigate the Age of Disruptive Technology?

Daniel Burrus
4 min readNov 1, 2024

In today’s fast-changing world, disruptive technology is reshaping industries, business models, and entire markets. To thrive, businesses must go beyond merely reacting — they need to anticipate disruptions and leverage them for new opportunities.

By adopting what I call an Anticipatory Mindset, organizations can stay ahead of trends and disruptions instead of being blindsided.

What Makes a Technology Disruptive?

A disruptive technology transforms industries in ways that render traditional business models obsolete. Unlike gradual improvements, these innovations force companies to rethink how they operate and deliver value.

Signs of disruptive technology:

  • Solves problems traditional methods can’t address
  • Challenges existing business models
  • Creates new markets or reshapes old ones
  • Drives cultural and economic change

Take Artificial Intelligence (AI) and blockchain as examples. These technologies are driving change across industries such as healthcare, finance, and logistics. Companies that don’t adapt risk being left behind.

What Are the Three Digital Accelerators Powering…

--

--

Daniel Burrus
Daniel Burrus

Written by Daniel Burrus

#1 Bestselling Author, Global Futurist, Innovation Expert and Keynote Speaker. One of the World’s Leading Futurists on Global Trends and Innovation.

No responses yet