Below is thermodynamic proof that the "billable hour" model as

Below is thermodynamic proof that the “billable hour” model as we now know it in the environmental profession is dead.

“Exponential technological progress demands exponentially new ways of thinking and acting.” - Jed Anderson, CEO, EnviroAI

“In an era of exponential technology, the only way society can thrive is by accelerating how we learn and adapt. Slow human thinking won’t suffice in an age of rapid technological deployment.” - Satya Nadella — “The problem is that humans think in slow, incremental steps, while technology leaps exponentially. If we don’t adjust our thinking and systems to match the speed of AI and automation, we’ll be left behind.” - Tim Urban — “We need to move from linear models of development to exponential thinking … If we continue to think in a linear way, we will never catch up to the pace of change we are experiencing.” - Joi Ito — “The future belongs to those who can learn faster than the rate of change in their industry.? - Tim O’Reilly — “The companies and countries that can move the fastest will win in this digital age. The slow will fall behind and get disrupted. It’s a race against time.”?- John Chambers (Former Cisco CEO) — “Humans are linear thinkers in an exponential world. Our challenge is to overcome this cognitive bias and match the pace of technological growth, or we risk being left behind.” - Ray Kurzweil — “The rate at which technology is expanding is only limited by our ability to adapt and comprehend it. If we don’t increase our ability to handle this expansion, it will soon outstrip us.” - Douglas Engelbart — “We are living in an age of information overload and rapid technological change. The only way to survive is to enhance human adaptability through faster learning and more dynamic thinking.” - Yuval Noah Harari — ?What we should be more concerned about is not necessarily the exponential change in artificial intelligence or robotics, but about the stagnant response in human intelligence.? ? Anders Sorman-Nillson — “Technology is accelerating so fast, it’s outpacing our human ability to think linearly. We need to shift our mindset and speed up how we govern, adapt, and educate ourselves.? - Kevin Kelly — “The future belongs to those who can think exponentially, not linearly. If we continue to think in outdated models, we’ll never keep pace with the technological changes happening around us.” ? Tim O’Reilly — “The biggest transformation in technology is not AI itself, but how fast we need to learn and adjust our ways of thinking. If humans don’t adjust, technology will simply leave them behind.” - Kevin Kelly ?? “In this era of acceleration, it’s not just about the speed of innovation, but how fast individuals, businesses, and governments can learn and adjust. The faster you adapt, the more successful you will be.” - Thomas Friedman

Originally posted on LinkedIn with an attached feed document.