The A-HA! Disruptive Innovation Dinner - 8 conversations 1 episode! - October 2019

The dinner occurred at Virginia Beach Recording Arts which was formerly Thomas Crown Studios owned by Timbaland  It was part of the Corporate Thought A-HA! Dinner Series.
The evening was generally about disruptive innovation, the term coined by Clayton Christensen and was attended by 8 thought leaders.   
Collin spoke of mobile clean room labs or production facilities able to bring the facility to the product rather than the product to the facility. 
John spoke of his people as being on the front line and expecting much of them in a service based business but rewarding them as well.  This led to a mention of Jesse Cole and the story of the Savannah Bananas.
Harsh was “paralyzed” without his cellphone.  One of the features of the A-HA! Dinners is that cellphones are banned and we confiscate them during the event.  I found this article about cellphones at restaurants. Harsh mentioned Alvin Toffler books.  I admit I knew nothing about Alvin Toffler except his name referenced in the song Levon by Elton John. Now I have reading to do!  He also made the general statement that men want technology and smart houses.  I found this interesting article about closing the gender gap as it comes to smart home technology.
Aaron talked about relevancy and how companies need to shift to keep up with changing times.  He told us a saying his grandfather used that if you aren’t growing, you are dying.  I found this is credited to William S. Burroughs with the quote, “When you stop growing you start dying.” 
Charles talked about the disruption by the cannabis and hemp industries.  
Ruth talked about growing up and playing music from an early age and the educational benefits of playing music.  Ruth also attended the CSEHY Summer School of Music .
Kent talked about the barging industry. Healso talked about small companies competing with large players and the ability to make quick decisions results in being disruptive in a traditional industry.  
Richard, who is a social media / food Influencer has an Instagram page devoted to amazing Virginia food. While you are on the gram, please make sure to check out my page here.