Written by Gianni that’s leading research projects at MIT’s Center for Collective Intelligence, work as an advisor to climate-focused startups, and am the former chief innovation officer of a large IT services company. I have worked with software-driven innovation since the early dotcom times, so I am not scared of the current downturn, yet.

I believe that most innovation processes in our organisations and institutions are reminiscent of those built in low-knowledge-transmission times, when existing wetware-based algorithms favoured hierarchical and deterministic decisions. I also believe that innovation-process incrementalism is preventing us from seeing (and harnessing) the powerful systems that surround us – call them “superminds”. In an Exponential Age, we can do way better. Human vs. reptilian-brain better, that is. This is what today’s essay is about.

“When researching strategies, emphasize patterns over stories. One person succeeding means nothing. 100 people succeeding is a signal.

When explaining strategies, emphasize stories over patterns. People forget numbers and charts. Everyone remembers a great story.”

• Source: James Clear

https://hbr.org/2022/05/what-is-web3

I think this is a law of nature. Mass pulls mass. It’s like gravity.

There are three common ways to come up with an idea:

1. Market first: Start with a market or space that interests you, then look for a specific problem.
2. Experience ripe for improvement: Look for areas where you believe there should be a better consumer experience than what currently exists, and iterate from there.
3. Problem first: Start with a problem you’ve experienced firsthand and figure out if enough other people have the same problem. 

These methods tend to correlate with specific categories of companies: