{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Unintended Consequences","provider_name":"SessionLab","provider_url":"https://www.sessionlab.com","height":168,"width":360,"html":"\u003cblockquote class=\"sessionlab-method blockquote\" data-lang=\"en\" data-method-id=\"p00r2r\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.sessionlab.com/methods/unintended-consequences\"\u003eUnintended Consequences\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\n\u003cem\u003e#hyperisland\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;\n\u003cem\u003e#innovation\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;\n\u003cem\u003e#issue analysis\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;\n\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this workshop groups examine the unintended consequences of new technologies and use those to inspire new potential business opportunities. It looks beyond the common understanding of new technologies, challenging participants to discover unexpected potential and how it might be harnessed. For instance, Instagram was created as a virtual photo album for smartphones, but through the human connection between the people who use it, it has the potential to affect something as deep as our grieving and healing process, as a recent example of this author’s daughter showed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cscript async src=\"https://app.sessionlab.com/assets/widgets.js\" type=\"text/javascript\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\n"}