February 17, 2010

Creative destruction

Johnnie Moore

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A few more thoughts on the merits of creative destruction.

This vid has been getting lots of hits on YouTube lately:

I checked out the original song it’s based on. Turns out to be Dust in the Wind by Kansas. Here’s one of several versions on YouTube:

I love this song and the paradox that something so melancholy can also be inspiring (check the YouTube comments). Feeling our insignificance makes us feel… significant.

Also relates to stuff Harrison Owen has to say about death and grieving… something he relates to organisational life here:

Harrison Owen – Talk II – Leadership in a Self-Organizing World from Harold Shinsato on Vimeo.

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Creative destruction

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