Dilawar

Lets say we met in 1995, and you just got your first email address. What would have been your response if I asked you, “so what do you think this Internet thing will be like in next ten years?” I am sure you could have predicted the whole www web and its changes, and web 2.0, and Google, and YouTube, and Facebook,……. Right!

May be you would have, but I could not? Future is pretty unpredictable.

Now, lets imagine we had a product called Evoneng, the worlds first evolution engine. To use Evoneng, you just put a product, an idea, or a phenomenon in front of it ask it to tell you, what it sees in say 5 years, 10 years or longer. Instead of just crystal balling, it uses the well tested process of nature’s evolution.

EvonEng might have come up with various combinations and we could have predicted trends like global village, social networks, return of craftsmanship etc.

Good idea for some science fantasy, right!

Not really. Its already happening.

Something on these lines is already being developed. I was researching more information on this idea to see what is out there. Here are my references (finds) so far:

Evolution and product design:

http://www.icosystem.com/articles/business/Bonabeau…

Evolution used in game design: Spores

Its a very good example of how evolution is used in game design. Its a bit techy and full of game design jargon but you can appreciate the basic theory and how its implemented in actual design.

Evolution in game design at gamedev.net

http://www.gamedev.net/reference/articles/article1…

Hunch: Eric Bonabeau’s Hunch: is using evolution as part of discovering things.

http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/17397/

and here is Eric’s company that uses evolution, exploration to find drugs for the pharmaceutical industry

http://www.icosystem.com/apps_marketplace.htm

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Tags: Evolutionary Design Evolution Eric Bonabeau EvonEngine New Product Idea Product Management New to Market