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Richard Merrick
May 27, 2019
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For most of us alive today, we have been governed by a variety of political, business, and social hierarchies; a.k.a. The Establishment. The indications though is that the Establishment isn't feeling too good.

One of the second order effects of ubiquitous connection is that we can connect, communicate and commit at a speed and on a scale we have never experienced before, and that changes everything.

We can now connect to ideas, resources and support in places we previously couldn't which in turn means that the old rules fade. If I have an idea, but my boss doesn't like it, I can find someone who does. If my bank won't play, crowdfunding may well. If the political establishment isn't listening or delivering a new body will (En Marche, Brexit Party, even Trump)

Having a position in a hierarchy used to be a ticket to control and stability, but no longer. Wherever you are in the organisation, if you're not delivering, you're in the toaster. Rank no longer equals automatic respect.

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