Scott D. Anthony on 11 Epic Disruptions That Changed History

Passion Struck with John R. Miles

John R. Miles

Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Alternative Health

4.7 • 779 Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

What if the future isn’t something that happens to us… but something we shape?In this future-defining episode of Passion Struck, host John R. Miles sits down with innovation thinker and bestselling author Scott D. Anthony to explore the 11 epic disruptions that reshaped civilization and the hidden patterns that will shape the next era of human possibility.Drawing on Scott’s new book Epic Disruptions and his decades of work alongside Clayton Christensen, John unpacks why breakthroughs like gunpowder, the printing press, the iPhone, and AI follow a predictable rhythm, why leaders routinely miss the future even when it's right in front of them, and what it means to think in two time horizons at once.This episode continues our acclaimed series, The Irreplaceables: a journey into the human capacities no machine can duplicate.If you're navigating change, leading through uncertainty, or simply trying to understand the world that’s coming, this conversation is your roadmap.Read the full show notes here: https://passionstruck.com/epic-disruptions-that-changed-history/Listen + Watch + Go DeeperAll episode resources, including my books You Matter, Luma and Passion Struck, The Ignited Life Substack, and Start Mattering store are gathered here: https://linktr.ee/John_R_MilesTo go deeper, download the free companion workbook:The Disruption Decoder: available now at TheIgnitedLife.netInside, you’ll find frameworks, reflection prompts, and practical tools to help you anticipate change, widen your imagination, and build the mental agility required to lead in an era of accelerated disruption.About the EpisodeIn this episode, you'll learn:

How 11 breakthroughs — from gunpowder to the iPhone — rewired the world
Why disruption is predictably unpredictable
Why even great organizations fail
Why innovation is always a team sport
Why AI mirrors the printing press more than we realize
The human side of disruption

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0:00.0	Coming up next on Passionstruck.
0:02.8	You need this duality, almost a paradox in your mind where you are simultaneously thinking
0:10.1	about long-term future and present reality, recognizing if you don't care and deliver for
0:16.4	today, you don't earn the right to do tomorrow.
0:20.1	But if you don't have a vision, a direction to which
0:22.7	you're trying to go to for tomorrow, the efforts that you have in today are going to be
0:27.8	misguided or even counterproductive. And the thing that I generally counsel leaders to do
0:33.4	is make sure that you just stop and you apply different timeframes and mental models as you're looking at different things that you are trying to decide around.
0:43.5	Welcome to Passionstruck. I'm your host, John Miles. This is the show where we explore the art of human flourishing and what it truly means to live like it matters.
0:53.6	Each week, I sit down with change makers,
0:55.8	creators, scientists, and everyday heroes to decode the human experience and uncover the tools
1:01.6	that help us lead with meaning, heal what hurts, and pursue the fullest expression of who
1:06.9	we're capable of becoming. Whether you're designing your future, developing as a leader,
1:11.4	or seeking deeper alignment in your life,
1:13.7	this show is your invitation to grow with purpose
1:16.7	and act with intention.
1:18.3	Because the secret to a life of deep purpose,
1:20.9	connection, and impact
1:22.5	is choosing to live like you matter.
1:34.1	Welcome back to passion struck friends.
1:40.4	I'm your host, John Miles, and this is episode 691 in our continuing November journey called The Irreplaceables.
1:42.6	It's a month dedicated to remembering the things that
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