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The Catalyst Problem: Why Change Feels Sudden

The Catalyst Problem: Why Change Feels Sudden

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Change rarely feels gradual.

It feels sudden.

But that’s not because it happens all at once—

it’s because we don’t recognize it until something forces us to.

In this episode of Experience Systems, we explore how change actually happens across systems—from AI to evolutionary biology to chemistry—and why it often feels like everything shifts overnight.

Through the lens of Rip Van Winkle, we break down what it means to wake up into a world that didn’t change suddenly… just without you noticing.

Because change isn’t sudden.

It’s recognized suddenly.

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