We no longer even understand the question whether change is by itself good or bad, ...We start out with the axiom that it is the norm. We do not see change as altering the order... We see change as being order itself--indeed the only order we can comprehend today is a dynamic, a moving, a changing one. -- Landmarks of Tomorrow: A Report on the New 'Post-Modern' World (1959)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Drucker argues that modern society accepts change as the only constant, viewing it not as a disruption but as the natural order itself.
- In plain terms
- We now see change as normal and necessary, rather than something that disrupts stability.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept change as the default state of affairs rather than resisting it.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you define stability in a changing world?
- Is all change inherently positive?
Another view
Assuming change is always good can lead to instability or loss of valuable traditions.
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