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7 Examples of Status Quo Interruptus

Guest post by: Rebel Brown

Article Overview: I continue to be amazed at what we can accomplish and discover when we chuck our Gravity and view our world, our lives or our business with a Zero Gravity perspective.

7 Examples of Status Quo Interruptus

This past week I've seen many instances of Status Quo Interruptus - my name for thinking and actions that break through status quo beliefs to soar into new worlds and discoveries. I wanted to share a few of these wonders of Status Quo Interruptus I've encountered. Some are about life, some about our world, some about business. But they all show one thing - what we believe today, what we know to be true - may just be old news right now!

Animal communication is a fad. How many of you think it's hocus pocus or accidental coincidence when scientists say animals 'talk' to them? Wouold you ever think of using a touchpad device to chat with a dolphin? Chalk one up for the iPad - and for the scientists who ditched their Gravity to help our dolphin friends communicate!

A man can lead a herd - My horse trainer sent this video to all of us cowgal wanna be's, to challenge our ability to think innovatively. This video goes far beyond! Forget the status quo about anything any of us ever believed about what we can do with a herd of horses.

A plant has leaves and an animal has skin - right? Not really. You can forget that status quo too.

Can that computer virus really eat my... We all know how pesky those little worms and viruses can be. But I bet you never thought this could happen....

California's going to sink with the Big One. We all know that the San Andreas fault is where the Big One, that final earthquake, will happen. And California will sink into the Pacific and Nevada will be coastal - right? Guess what, we're not the only ones!

Executives put their cards on the table. We leaders all talk about it, argue about it, plan around it. Yet the big HR question is usually how de we get our workers to tell us what they see and feel? Guess what, it's not just the workers who don't share their reality - it's ALL of us.

Flash is as standard as the internet We all know that Flash is a prerequisite for viewing anything on the internet that's worth viewing, right? Even though many of us hate it...it's a given we have to accept. Wanna make a bet? (And for you Apple and iPad naysayers - how about dumping your status quo beliefs and thinking out of the box (or beyond the mouse) like the rest of us?)

I continue to be amazed at what we can accomplish and discover when we chuck our Gravity and view our world, our lives or our business with a Zero Gravity perspective.

What's your favorite status quo interruptus of late? We Zero Gravity thinkers wanna hear about it!

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