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Change can be good

23 September 2013

Last week, Apple issued a new operating system for its mobile devices, iOS 7. I saw online that it was a huge redesign. At first I balked at updating. (I tend to be slow to do that anyway; I like to wait for the bugs to get worked out.) I wondered why they’d make such a drastic change. The old design—unchanged since the original iPhone—was clearly a winner. I was used to it. It worked well. I had no complaints.

I resisted making the change; I wasn’t interested in going through a learning curve that might make it temporarily more difficult to use my iPhone.

Then I started hearing good things. And I had a chance to get a taste of the new iOS on my friend’s iPhone. So I went ahead an updated.

It might sound strange, but (so far, anyway), the iOS 7 makes me really happy. It’s actually brought joy into my life. I love the lighter look. I love the improved functionality. (So much more weather info available at a glance, for example!) I love the anticipation of noticing new and wonderful things.

The weather app in the old iOS.

The new weather screen is lighter and more informative.

Thinking about the experience of upgrading my iPhone’s operating system makes me realize how limiting it is when I’m reluctant to make changes. Things are going great with my business (and my life, really), so my tendency is to leave things alone. If it ain’t broke, why fix it?

But maybe I should take (yet another) clue from Apple and consider beneficial changes that could help things go from great to amazing. If Apple is willing to change up something wildly successful, and in the process improve it, why shouldn’t I?

Tagged with: apple, change, ipad, iphone, ipod

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