Adjacent Possible

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Strategy

Foundational Lexiconnext available step
Executive Parlanceproximate innovation
Scholarly Discoursepossibility space boundary
Babel ZenithAdjacent Possible
Origin: Stuart Kauffman

Etymology & Meaning

The set of things that become possible from the current state.

In the Boardroom

Innovating one step beyond what exists, not ten.

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