What all three of those scenarios have in common is that they unleash a tremendous amount of energy. Like breaking the nuclear bonds of an atom, this discharge must be carefully managed. The kind of energy released in each scenario is different, but once it’s unlocked, what happens next follows the same pattern. If the bonds are broken randomly, without the apparatus to manage the energy, the process can be tremendously destructive. Those who have a way to turn that energy into productive change are at a decisive advantage.

