As a culture, we strive for personal transformation. Whether it's eating better and getting fit, redefining our professional value proposition through training and education, or simply trying to be kinder and gentler, we're constantly reinventing who we are and what we can do. We may not be successful all the time, or achieve breakthroughs like those featured on The Biggest Loser or facilitated by Tony Robbins , but millions of people successfully transform and reinvent themselves every year. Unfortunately, the very organizations where we work generally do not do the same. As Saul Kaplan elaborates in The Business Model Innovation Factory , most organizations struggle to transform from their core, initial business models and tend to become stagnant and vulnerable to disruptive competitors. The example Kaplan leads with is Blockbuster, which for a time owned the brick and mortar video and DVD rental space, until they were "netflixed" by a disruptive competitor (
Thanks for the plug Frank. Just to provide a bit of context, Ishikawa Jozan was a samurai turned artist who built the hermitage called Shisendo in the 17th century. I would encourage anyone planning a trip to Kyoto to have a look at my site to see if they can be persuaded to add Shisendo to their itinerary. As for the blog, I plan to add a few entries on popular Japanese tourist destinations as well, so it may prove of interest to a wider audience.
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