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"The world is moving faster than ever before. Everything is being disrupted, including that thing you do. So you're going to have to tear it up. And you're going to have to keep on tearing it up. If you stop, even for a second, you will die." If you've ever sat through a consultant's presentation, including *cough* many of mine, or leafed through a copy of the Harvard Business Review or Wired then you've heard a spiel like this. The audience sits up. Yes, the world is accelerating so fast we can't think! So much new stuff to deal with! We are so special to live in such an exceptional time! Tell us how to cope!