As Steve Jobs reminded us, technology can be a bicycle for the mind. It can be a force multiplier, helping us achieve what we could otherwise not. However, it is too easy for technology to constrain rather than enable us. Transformations too often fall short, agile adoptions do not gain traction, and new technology rarely creates the expected bottom-line benefits. What can cholera-era London - and particularly one man's efforts to overcome this deadly disease - teach us about avoiding this transformation trap?