Innovation

When is something new an improvement worth adopting?

Novelty and usefulness are different questions. We can ask what problem an innovation addresses, who benefits, what evidence supports it and what could be lost. A promising idea may deserve a limited test with clear consent and a way to stop or revise it. Those exposed to risk should not be treated simply as material for someone else's learning.

A question to sit with (optional): What result would count as improvement, and what finding would make us change course?