The fact that we are not going to go sit in a cave for nine years, or the fact that we’re not going to leave home and be monastics or leave home and live the life of a homeless recluse, that is not a limitation. It’s the equivalent of the elbow not bending backwards.
for - The elbow does not bend backwards - D.T. Suzuki - interpretation - by Barry Magid - Our daily, mundane life is the equivalent of this phrase.
He was the first Zen teacher to come here, the way Bodhidharma was the first Zen teacher to come to China. He left behind two students: D. T. Suzuki and Nyogen Senzaki
for - history - Zen - in the United States - Shaku - D.T. Suzuki - Nyogen Senzaki - from Barry Magid
insight - Zen in United States - Shaku was the first Zen teacher to visit the United States - He was D.T. Suzuki's teacher
The discussion of digital technology and social change is part of the broader literature of innovation theory.1 Inno‑vation theory is most commonly based on Schumpeter’s notion of socioeconomic evolution through technological change.2,3 The reputed “prophet of innovation” himself gave it an illustrative name: “creative destruction.”4Creative destruction works on different levels, reaching from product cycles, over fashion and investment‑ lifecycles (including so-called Kitchin and Juglar cycles), to so-called business cycles. The result is “an indefinite number of wavelike fluctuations which will roll on simultaneously and inter‑fere with one another in the process...
Innovation as it relates to D.T.
A culture conducive to digital transformation is a hallmark of maturing companies. These organizations have a strong propensity to encourage risk taking, foster innovation and develop collaborative work environments. “Culture needs to support collaboration and creativity,” says MohamedHédi Charki, an associate professor at EDHEC Business School in France who focuses on the outcomes associated with the implications of an enterprise social network at a European cosmetics company. “In this fastchanging, complex world, if a company sees innovation as something incremental, it will be marginalized in the coming years.
Culture of D.B.T.
Whatever the end state of digital transformation turns out to be, reaching it is not simply about technology. Our research found a truism that is often lost in the face of technology hype: Digital maturity is the product of strategy, culture and leadership. To position their organizations to move forward into a digitally transformed future, business leaders should tackle these questions
D.T. not simply about technology
The digital transformation of business is a new phenomenon, and no company has yet reached the end state nor definitively defined it
D.T. a new phenomenon