The World Is Changing Faster Than Your Organization Can

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:19:19 -0400

Almost every American knows where to find an abandoned railroad track near them.

Go look. There is probably one within driving distance of where you live right now. Weeds growing between the rusted rails. Ties rotting into the ground. Maybe the right of way has been paved into a walking trail. Maybe it just sits there, too much trouble to remove.

Those tracks used to keep towns alive. A railroad passing through was the difference between a settlement that grew and one that was abandoned. The interurban electric railway was the fifth-largest industry in the United States at its peak. The Indianapolis Traction Terminal alone handled 500 trains a day, moving 7 million passengers a year. The network crisscrossed the country, carried the economy, connected everything to everything else.

Organizational-Change on Notes from the Rabbit Hole

The World Is Changing Faster Than Your Organization Can