Today, I want to talk about the 2nd law of thermodynamics.
This law states:
…the total entropy of an isolated system always increases over time, or remains constant in ideal cases where the system is in a steady state or undergoing a reversible process. The increase in entropy accounts for the irreversibility of natural processes, and the asymmetry between future and past.
Why does an organization need to be familiar with this concept?
The short answer is that a business that does not engage in the continual evaluation of their operations becomes isolated from their competition. Their entropy increases.
This requires continual energy input, to mantain that constant level of entropy. You have to do the work, the planning, the execution.
Then, do it again.
Then, do it again.
The strategy that got you to the top will not work to keep you there.
You will be disrupted, unless you are disruptive.
How do you achieve this state, this disruptive nature, this continual evaluation? Through the use of a consistently applied framework.