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    Digital Vortex 2019

    Continuous and Connected Change
    By Tomoko Yokoi, Jialu Shan and Michael R. Wade
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    May 2019
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    The Digital Vortex 2019 study confirms that all 14 industries have moved closer to the center of the vortex, where the velocity and magnitude of change are highest. The positions of many industries have shifted between 2017 and 2019.

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    The study reveals a mismatch between what C-suite and executives understand and feel about digital disruption.

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