The collective response of public and private sector organisations to an immediate crisis is administratively, organisationally and socially comprehensive. When faced with a direct and tangible threat, the response is quick and decisive. But what if the crisis is slow-moving?

Disruption is a word so liberally sprinkled through management writing that it is difficult to avoid daily exposure. The focus is often on the sources and causes of disruption, with less attention paid to the necessary organisational reform that will inevitably follow disruption.