A former consultant who joined Dartmouth’s faculty in 2022 says the arrival of ChatGPT immediately reshaped teaching and curriculum design, forcing rapid experimentation with AI in a course on 'AI and Consultative Decision Making.' The instructor traced disruptive technologies to historical patterns—disruption often starts in niche markets and then scales—urging educators to anticipate messy transitions and to adapt pedagogy. In a related voice from industry, a 20-year corporate executive argues that internal realities—capacity, history, incentives—are the primary barriers to organizational change, a lesson academic leaders face when trying to integrate industry-style innovation and AI into university operations.