Archive - Adjacent Possibilities

How context-sensitive innovation avoids the trap of pilotitis

Why R&D innovation fails in complex environments, and what VillageReach can teach us about an alternative approach

August 2026

To unlock creative potential, engage widely with people and culture, capture and play around with ideas, and always make time for idleness.

Aug 11 • Ian McClelland

Homo tinkerus and the origins of hip hop

What DJ Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash can teach us about cultural innovation and the step-by-step nature of radical change.

Aug 4 • Ian McClelland

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