It’s more than a little-known Ashton Kutcher movie. TharpeRobbins executive Anthony Luciano explains the butterfly effect and how awareness of it can refocus and reshape your company’s employee rewards programs.
Can the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas? Yes, according to the butterfly effect, a metaphorical principle under chaos theory that posits small, seemingly inconsequential acts over time can lead to large, unforeseen consequences. (It’s also a little-known 2004 film starring Ashton Kutcher as a man trying to manipulate the outcome of his life by using the theory, but I digress.)