I used to enjoy a cycle race called devil take the hindmost. It is years since I have seen it. Some 20 cyclists would start the race and at the end of each lap whoever was at the back had to drop out. They would go reasonably slowly around the track and then race to make sure they were not last when the announcer called on one to leave the track. Eventually only one was left. That is the sort of race we are in for the information age and if we are to make sure we are left in the race to get to the top we have to act in a different way from that in which we are acting now.