Navigating Innovation Adoption

This chapter delves into the stages of innovation adoption, emphasizing how understanding an audience's position on the adoption curve can enhance technology introduction, especially in complex fields like finance. It explores the significance of contextual understanding and the evolution of methodologies across disciplines, as well as the importance of adapting practices from one field to another to foster credibility and innovation. The discussion also highlights challenges in teaching data analysis, advocating for practical, contextual learning to better bridge the gap between theory and real-world application.