(Cross-posted on FieryScribe.com)
Institutions, old or new, have a tendency to borrow ideas from each other as they seek to evolve, to revitalize their traditions, to broaden their spheres of influence. We’ve seen this more vividly in recent years as financial institutions redeveloped their models and ideas for mortgages. Newspapers have started to adapt themselves to the new age by embracing blogging and other 21st century technology trends, in an effort not to get left behind. Most tragically, terrorist cells have grown increasingly martial and organized, borrowing training and tactics from military institutions.
