Episode 13 – Left of Boom: The Intellectual Anarchy Process

Every meaningful discovery opens up new questions that only show us all the wonders that we don’t understand.

– Noam Chomsky

“Left of Boom” is a term of art used by the U.S. Department of Defense to describe the time before an explosion occurs, or as they say, “before things go kinetic.” In innovation, we use the term in an analogous way to describe the flat part of the hockey stick growth curve that all start-ups strive to achieve. “Left of boom” is where disruptive innovation begins; where thinkers ponder what is truly interesting and important. Self-imposed or externally applied pressure to produce immediate impact often precludes typical researchers from thinking “left of boom,” but we have found that in order to go fast, you sometimes need to go slow. If this deep thinking is executed with a disciplined process, it produces a persistent pipeline of disruptive innovation.

Oceanit practices ‘Intellectual Anarchy’ – empowering teams to break down traditional silos, transcend disciplines, and cross-pollinate ideas and expertise. We create breakthrough ideas, insights, discoveries, and developments — delivering the future as an interdisciplinary force. Through spinouts, co-development partnerships, licensing, and direct manufacturing, Oceanit thrives in delivering solutions to market at scale. Oceanit calls this practice ‘Mind-to-Market’, delivering deep science to disruptive, real-world innovations at scale and impact.

Intellectual Anarchy: The Art of Disruptive Innovation by Dr. Patrick K. Sullivan is available on Amazon. Get your copy at https://bit.ly/2Vk5bhN.

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