Daily Inspiration: “Great concepts collapse slowly, and then, all at once.”

“Great concepts collapse slowly, and then, all at once.” – Futurist Jim Carroll

Stuart Brand came up with a well-known phrase, “The future happens slowly, and then, all at once.”

He uses it to describe how a trend can go on slowly for a time, and then suddenly reach critical mass and go mainstream. Countless trends and bold ideas have followed this truism.

The same concept can apply to just about anything, including the issue of failure.

Folks who believe they’ve got it all figured out, who are lost in the hubris of their madness, and who are caught up in the toxic fumes of earlier success, can suddenly start making all the big mistakes that doom them to eventual failure.

The result? Slow, deliberate change, followed by fast, dramatic collapse.

It’s a rule that has defined history so far.

And it and would seem to imply to the strangeness that is our world in 2026 so far.