I went pretty punchy with this piece for the National. These may be totally unprecedented times, but that doesn't mean they were totally unpredictable. Common wisdom dictates that large companies need to act small, we need to disrupt or die and that radical business transformation is essential to not only survival, but untold riches. It is no surprise then, that about $2 trillion has been spent globally on digital transformation and the pursuit of innovation. This would be great news except we see virtually no evidence of any real transformation in our daily lives anywhere. Indeed, change has followed perfectly clear linear trend lines going back 20 years. Think about it: we buy stuff from the internet, watch TV via the internet and work via meetings hosted on the internet. Who could have possibly seen this coming? .....Read more …see more