Innovation Flow

Linear thinking, based on the fundamental premise that there are limited resources available, confines us to a world of incremental innovation. The emergence of disruptive technologies is fast changing the tech landscape – a 2013 report by McKinsey showed how twelve technologies — including the mobile Internet, autonomous vehicles, and advanced genomics—have the potential to truly reshape the world in which we live and work ( https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/disruptive-technologies ).  Convergence of such disruptive technologies allows us to conceive of exponential innovations that are not constrained by the availability of resources.  Non-linear thinking, inspired by the belief that resource constraints can be overcome through technology innovations, allows us to create abundance in a resource-constrained world. Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler, in their book Abundance,  document how progress in artificial intelligence, robotics, inf