Do You Have Change Blindness?

Change blindness is real. In a recent experiment, “eight out of fifteen direction-givers failed to notice that the person they were talking to changed in mid conversation! Eight out of fifteen! At this point, you’re thinking, “This is insane! I would notice if the stranger I was talking to suddenly looked like a completely different person!” I thought the same thing, and we’re not alone. In fact, this disbelief is so common that it has its own name: change blindness.”

Don’t believe this… try out this experiment yourself. This is truly an eye-opening experience.

Postscript: I argue in my previous post that change blindness afflicts the enterprise software industry!

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The software industry is going through a seismic shift. This change goes by many names: On-Demand, Web 2.0, SaaS, etc. But they all point to the same conclusion - the era of the traditional software “load, update, and upgrade” model is ending. And, at this stage of industry evolution, it’s not so much about seeing what’s next; it’s mostly about making it happen. It’s about confronting legacy business models and dealing with innovators’ dilemmas. It’s about transformation and implementing orbit change. This blog is a conversation about all these issues.
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