CS875 - Unit 4 Discussion Board 2 - Innovation, Serendipity, Error, and Exaptation
Unit 4 DB2 Primary Posting Innovation - Serendipity, Error, and Exaptation Joel Maloff As it pertains to innovation, how do we define serendipity, error, and exaptation? This post covers each from my perspective, with examples of how they have resulted in successful innovations. Serendipity is the discovery of new ideas, or even physical biological characteristics, in a random or unplanned fashion (Armano & Javaronne, 2017). The origin of the word is attributed to Horase Walpole in 1784 and was a contraction of serenity and stupidity, based on a Sri Lankan fairy tale (Yesudian, 2011)! Innovation impacts various fields, including “economics, physics, sociology, biology, and linguistics (Armano & Javaronne, 2017).” A widely held theory posits that serendipitous innovation occurs in businesses because of physical proximity. The emergence of cities or industrial parks allows the face to face interaction in an unplanned manner (often referred to as the “water...
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