Everything I need to know I learned from invading Goths
New idea for strategic thinking: For every minute you spend thinking about the future, spend a minute thinking about ancient history.
The more I read about the Romans, the Greeks, the Persians, the Chinese and other ancient civilizations, the more I see the patterns in the development of all technologies. You can see the nature of both social and technological disruption, and that’s really what the study of the future is about, anyhow.
If you get a chance, check out the new series on the History Channel about the Dark Ages. A stunning look at how Western society made great strides forward and then spent 600 years rooting around in the mud. Now there’s a disruption!
I’m not predicting a great downfall anytime soon, but it’s always nice to review the cautionary tales of history, wouldn’t you say?
