Programmed to Fail - 6. Innovation
Acquisition Talk
The Importance of a Leader, End Quote
Swing-wing airframes and jet engines were eliminated because civil and military institutions could not be diverted from their preoccupation with marginal evolutionary improvements. When decision-makers think narrowly, the evolutionary approach may neglect new designs that branch off in unfamiliar patterns. Success is in many respects a random event that does not conform to any standard pattern of behavior.
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