» Scenario analysis frees you to consider how things would be different without limiting constraints
» Innovation can occur when challenging received wisdom on what is possible or not
» Scenario analysis can also help you to consider alternate strategies in a dynamic market
» In solving their own internal scaling problem, Amazon inadvertently created the building blocks for the AWS platform
» Stripe’s founders didn’t shy away from tackling an unattractively difficult problem
» Platforms connect different sides of a market, even if they have dramatically different needs and capabilities
» Twilio’s founder prioritised the developers who’d implement his API, not the managers who’d pay for it
» Amazon warehouses are gradually moving towards full robotic automation
» Greater automation creates new types of work, but not necessarily for people
» Smart contracts are already automating financial transactions, but can be susceptible to coding flaws
» Increased use of machine learning in insurance places greater burden on regulators to ensure fairness
» Scientists have solved a problem preventing the commercial production of more efficient solar panels
» Solar generated electricity is now cheaper than fossil fuels
» Tesla’s South Australia battery farm is saving tens of millions of dollars
» South Australia spent an hour powered solely by solar, 77% of which came from consumers’ home panels
» The cost of US battery farm projects has dropped 70% in 3 years
» Tesla’s battery innovations would result in cost dropping by half, capacity increasing by half
» The convergence of green technologies would lead to explosive growth
