Please accept these references from “the old days” in the spirit in which I’m sharing them. Not intending to send a message of “you don’t have a new idea,” but rather to be sure you are aware of the solid roots for your notion of “all things disruptive.”

Specifically, check-out the pint-sized giant of labor economics, former Secretary of Labor and Professor at U of @ Berkeley, Robert Reich. He wrote a few pieces in Fast Company Magazine that are clear, compelling, and prescient.

In 1998, Reich made a case for attracting talent and retaining it through shared equity; he referred to this as creating “social glue.” Perhaps Reich anticipated the social entrepreneurship model of Kiva and the Acumen Fund, both of which are disrupting the notion of business development and marketing. (see, The Company of the Future ).

Reich’s Fast Company piece in 2000 absolutely rocked the house: Prior to the use of technological tools, I copied and printed nice copies of his boxes describing “Change Insurgents” and “Change Resisters.” These boxes are likely to be inspirational to you as well.

I agree that it is vital for our future to be “Change Insurgents” or disruptive in our thinking. Recently, I had an experience that left me wondering if some of our future talent will be squandered by “Change Resisters.” See my recent post, Innovation at the B-Schools – Walk the Talk That recent post supports many that I have written advocating a change insurgency; as a coach, I frequently push clients out of their boxes…

I recently uncovered what may be an existing partnership between (NetImpact and SOHODOJO); assuming it has not lost momentum, such collaboration could lead more aspiring business leaders to become “insurgents” and disruptive in their thinking. Check-out

I look forward to working with you and other disruptive thinkers/change insurgents who are eager to be part of the social glue that may repair the earth…