Innovation explosion catalysed by foresight-results of an experiment

Bibliographic Data

ID13058652
AuthorsEmmanuel G Koukios (National Technical University of Athens, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume4
Issue1
Publication date2016-11-24
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Journal of Futures Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2195-2248 • E-ISSN: 2195-4194
PublisherSpringer Nature (PUBLISHER • SG)
DOI10.1007/s40309-016-0097-x
OpenAlexW2552114746
LanguageEN
References cited6

One of the major findings of the Greece-2021 Technology Foresight project concerns a multiple innovation blockage phenomenon, affecting strategic sectors of the national economy and society. To analyse and abate this predicament, the organisers of the end-of-project Conference put together a game-like experiment, asking students and other participants to think innovatively by answering the question “in how many ways can you peel an apple?”. The surprising results have verified the expectations from the test. The list of the more than 100 replies received is dominated by very innovative, especially mid-to-high-tech (50%), as well as unconventional, such as lateral thinking (10–20%) ones, whereas the low-to-mid tech responses (less than 1/3 of the total) appear to cover functional niches. The results are assessed with the help of a transpersonal psychology model distinguishing three levels of intelligence; foresight acts at all three levels, but with priority on the highest level, where cultural, ethical and other value-setting issues are determined

Economics · Epistemology · Futures studies · Phenomenon · Political science · Sustainable development · Test (biology · Value (mathematics · Cognitive Science and Mapping · Computer Science · Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems · Ecology

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