When Funding Fosters Failure
The amount of time and money wasted on developing the wrong product is far greater than the amount of time and money that could be wisely spent defining the right product.
The amount of time and money wasted on developing the wrong product is far greater than the amount of time and money that could be wisely spent defining the right product.
People don’t buy products because they have a higher score on a preference test. They buy products that fit their lifestyles and solve real problems.
The global challenges we are facing today – the Grand Challenges such as climate change, economic inequality, etc. – do not exist neatly within a collection of single disciplines, and they cannot be addressed from within the traditional hierarchical, siloed systems that dominate our current work structures.
We trust what we see, but just because something is real does not mean that it is right.
In times of disruption and change, we must also shift our perspective on what we should control to achieve our goals.