Necessity is the mother of invention -unknown
Innovation is truly born of necessity but people often incorrectly identify their necessity. I'm often courted with ideas whose premise is, "Hey you're good/knowledgeable at A and there is necessity B so you should invent C! You'll be a millionaire!". I explain that I don't think invention C is sufficient for need B given my knowledge of A. They cannot be persuaded and usually dismiss my lack of interest as an inference that I am more interested in doing random thing D. They fail to accept that I am good/knowledgeable at A, which they themselves proclaimed. If they were good/knowledgeable at A, they would agree with my opinion. Innovation is born of necessity but knowledge & understanding is a prerequisite to necessity. You have to understand the dynamics of the necessity before you can attempt to innovate it. In instances like this, their necessity should not be necessity B it should be to learn about necessity B.
Innovation is truly born of necessity but people often incorrectly identify their necessity. I'm often courted with ideas whose premise is, "Hey you're good/knowledgeable at A and there is necessity B so you should invent C! You'll be a millionaire!". I explain that I don't think invention C is sufficient for need B given my knowledge of A. They cannot be persuaded and usually dismiss my lack of interest as an inference that I am more interested in doing random thing D. They fail to accept that I am good/knowledgeable at A, which they themselves proclaimed. If they were good/knowledgeable at A, they would agree with my opinion. Innovation is born of necessity but knowledge & understanding is a prerequisite to necessity. You have to understand the dynamics of the necessity before you can attempt to innovate it. In instances like this, their necessity should not be necessity B it should be to learn about necessity B.
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