Stephen Randall, CEO of Locamoda, gave a presentation at the Design Management Institute's Design/Management Annual conference about how businesses need to shift from a model of impression and passive media to one of expression, interactivity, and user-generated content using social media and open platforms. He argues that the platform itself has become disruptive and businesses risk failure if they do not engage with customers in real-time through open dialogues across connected digital channels. Randall cites the example of how Locamoda grew its Twitter followers to over 1 million in under 6 months and outlines ten signs a business truly understands this new paradigm.