more about " Why do people listen to Michael Ros...", posted with vodpodAndy Dickinson has a post asking the question: Why do people listen to Michael Rosenblum? Andy thinks that Michael is worth listening to but that his approach doesn't "work across the board". At conferences, many in the room may be hearing Michael's message for the first time, but Andy says:As suprising as it may be to them, there are people in their organisations who are as knowledgable and passionate about video as he is. They may have more experience of the particular problems in their company and more direct suggestions to help solve them.They may not give as good a show but they may give as good advice.Suw sees the same thing in business. She is often called in as a consultant by people who agree with her, often passionately, but don't have the political capital in their organisation to shake it from its inertia. They need a comrade in arms but have to buy one in.Returning to Andy's post, I think another, possibly more important question is: Why do people nod in agreement at conferences and then completely ignore Michael Rosenblum or other digital advocates, especially those in their own organisations? Frankly, Michael, Jeff Jarvis and many of us have been saying the same thing for years now. Digital technology will disrupt the business of journalism, and it presents a clear choice of either adopting and adapting the technology or watching your business crumble. However, we shouldn't mistake the collapse of some businesses as evidence of lightning fast change. This has been a slow motion train wreck. This is the predictable outcome of the economics of disruptive digital technologies, which is why I'm mystified people continue to ignore this fact, carry on with business as usual and then feign surprise as their businesses implode.We've had decades to watch the digital revolution play out. As Tom Coates wrote in debunking the attack of the snails argument:So here's the argument - that perhaps broadcast won't last forever and that