_The adjacent possible is a kind of shadow future, hovering on the edges of the present state of things, a map of all the ways in which the present can reinvent itself. The strange and beautiful truth about the adjacent possible is that its boundaries grow as you explore them. Each new combination opens up the possibility of other new combinations._ - [The Genius of the Tinkerer By Steven Johnson](http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703989304575503730101860838) Here's how futurist poet Jason Silva explains the idea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juuZWjNeB8A
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