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...