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# The Chasm and the Shark Fins: a BusinessIllustrator Cartoon

A cartoon from BusinessIllustrator.com of the realistic innovation distribution curve in organisations: innovators and early adopters on the left, the chasm as water on the right, with shark fins in it. It is a picture, not a measurement. The same cartoon appears in Daniel Comp's video SCOTOMAVILLE v3.09 - Resurrection at about 6:31.

Read the article: [Facets of an S.I. Base Camp](/a/facets-of-an-si-base-camp.html).