Scenarios about 'digital disruption'
The process by which emerging digital technologies and business models fundamentally transform established industries and market structures. Digital disruption has accelerated since the late 20th century, causing traditional businesses to adapt or decline while creating new economic opportunities through innovations like e-commerce, smartphones, and artificial intelligence. In alternate history scenarios, different timelines of technological development can dramatically alter which industries face disruption and when.
What If Netflix Never Transitioned to Streaming?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Netflix remained committed to its DVD-by-mail business model instead of pioneering streaming video, fundamentally altering the media landscape of the 21st century.
What If Streaming Services Never Developed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where digital streaming platforms never disrupted traditional media distribution, leading to profoundly different entertainment industry dynamics, consumer behaviors, and technological trajectories.
What If Nashville Had Democratized Its Music Industry in the Digital Era?
Exploring how Nashville might have developed if it had pioneered a more equitable, artist-centered music ecosystem during the digital disruption of the early 2000s.