Digital Disruption: Unleashing the Next Wave of Innovation by James McQuivey looks into the future and tells it like it is – the rate of change is accelerating, unstoppable, and is disrupting virtually every institution and business process. DD is more or less a clarion call to embrace the change, master the change, become the change. McQuivey would say – ignore the change at your peril. I think that he also makes an excellent case for the importance of synthesizing social skills with business judgement – in a non-linear world with changing conventions of leadership.
I had an opportunity to see Jim McQuivey speak at SXSW and his enthusiasm, knowledge, and vision made me want to go further in picking this up. I was not disappointed. I used a dual approach to reading the book in hard copy on the Kindle, and listening to it on Audible. That helped keep my attention and I was able to get through it in parts of 4 days.
If I have a mild criticism, it would be that towards the end especially, McQuivey lapses into just a little consulting speak – somewhat owing to his background at Forrester. But we all have our styles. And his manner and narrative is well delivered.
I liked it. And again applying my standard – I came away from the read having learned something! : Time to go. The world of business is changing and rapidly!
