The Next Big Thing (Is Coming)

Disruption doesn’t knock. It shows up, uninvited, and changes everything.

Over the past two decades, we’ve seen a pattern—every five years or so, something reshapes the world. Terrorism. The global financial crisis. The real estate collapse. The tech bubble. A pandemic. And now, AI—still in its early innings—is rewriting how we live, learn, work, and think.

Each shift catches some by surprise. But taken together, they tell a story: change is not a once-in-a-generation event. It’s a rhythm.

So, what’s next?

What’s the next force we’re underestimating? The next shift that will redefine what schools teach, how nonprofits serve, how organizations lead? It’s out there, forming quietly—until it isn’t.

We don’t know what it is yet. But we know this: it’s coming.

Are we paying attention?