Purpose – Aims to demonstrate how a foremost “Renaissance man”, Leonardo da Vinci, an artist who also fathered inventions by the score, was destined to have his conceptions remain largely either on paper or in his head. Design/methodology/approach – Describes the creative work of a major...

Purpose – This article seeks to provide a systematic examination of the unanticipated results following the introduction of various types of new policy, process, design, product or service. Design/methodology/approach – A rough taxonomy categorizes the generic kinds of unintentional...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe and explains the development of the evolving mental phenomenon of alternative history. Design/methodology/approach – The article analyzes the role of the fiction known as the “What if?” school of speculation about the past, some of its...