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Directed Evolution® is a technology involving systematic processes for building a sustained competitive advantage through the effective management of the evolution of various artificial (man-made) systems by utilizing evolutionary patterns for technologies, markets, business, social systems, etc.
Directed Evolution is a result of integration and further development of technological forecasting and the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving.
Technological forecasting was introduced in the mid-1950s as a collection of non-related techniques based on probabilistic modeling of future characteristics of various systems. While proven being useful for short-term predictions, the method failed to deliver reliable long-term results, primarily due to the tools that were utilized to develop the forecasts.
The Theory of Inventive Problem Solving originated in the mid-1940s by Genrich Altshuller is based on the assumption that inventions in...
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Zlotin, B., Zusman, A. (2020). Directed Evolution® Technology. In: Carayannis, E.G. (eds) Encyclopedia of Creativity, Invention, Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15347-6_37
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