Innovation Vs. Accommodation

Accommodation reinforces the way that currently do things by making it easier or faster, while REAL innovation takes us beyond what we’re currently doing and into new territory.Here’s how to spur real REAL innovation:1) IDENTIFY an emerging trend or technology that is here today but the full implications are not known yet. i.e. AI, Big Data, Gene Editing, etc. 2) CHALLENGE the baseline assumptions about this issue and the changes it will bring. This is where you go beyond the original intent of the technology and try to imagine the unintended consequences AND unrealized opportunities that it holds. 3) EXPLORE the broader implications (social, political, economic, etc.) of this technology on the future as a whole. What needs, desires, challenges, and opportunities, arise within the broader context? This reveals the hidden potential that most people won’t spot.Often the difference between innovation and accommodation isn’t in the technology itself, but in HOW we think about it and use it.  If you’re struggling to create a powerful vision for the future of your organization: Check out The Foresight Academy's Certificate Program in partnership with The University of Tennessee, and create a vision that inspires your team to action!_______________________________________________________________________________Additional Resources:Get a Free Copy of my Book! Learn the top 3 skills that will equip you to create the future on YOUR terms. Get a FREE digital copy of my latest book, The 3 Skills You Must Have to Create the Future You Want to SeeTake 33% off The Future 3 Skills Builder Course Series! Master the 3 Skills quicker and with greater confidence by enrolling in, The Future 3: Skills Builder Course Series!Earn Your Official Certificate in Strategic Foresight from The University of Tennessee! Learn the same skills that innovators, industry disruptors, and change-makers have used to guide and shape the kind of future they wanted to see. All while earning your Certificate in Strategic Foresight from, Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee, when you enroll in The Foresight Academy!ABOUT JARED:Jared Nichols is the founder and creator of The Foresight Academy, a groundbreaking program that teaches leaders and teams the same skills that innovators, industry disruptors, and change makers, have used to guide and shape the future they wanted to see. Jared is also a futurist, advisor, and professor of Strategic Foresight at the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, in Graduate and Executive Education. He teaches leaders, teams, and individuals, how to think like futurists so they can create the best future for themselves and the people they serve.His insight and expertise is utilized across a wide variety of sectors and industries from Fortune 500 companies to government municipalities, entrepreneurial start-ups, as well as his work in Hollywood with accomplished actors, writers, and producers, helping them reinvent themselves and discover new areas for growth both inside and outside the bounds of their industry. Jared is also a musician, composer, competitive cyclist, and trail runner living in Charlotte, North Carolina with his wife and their two sons.Learn more at: www.nufuturist.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.