You're unable to move forward because there are historical reasons why our tribe of humanity is such a slow changer.
Because change is very very scary. And human beings don't do scary things on their own. It takes something much bigger to force them into change.
A statement of busines thinker Ricardo Semler in a VPRO Tegenlicht interview about modernizing the way we do business. Organic organizations with professional self-managed teams are needed for continuity and growth in the complex and dynamic environments of the 21st century. As the saying goes: A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.