This doesn't seem useful. Innovation has an always unpredictable character, in the sense that it might occur in unlikely places. Unforeseen consequences might m

This doesn't seem useful. Innovation has an always unpredictable character, in the sense that it might occur in unlikely places. Unforeseen consequences might make workers no better than chance in predicting the outcome of the majority of product changes. On the other hand, if something which is obviously wrong is being pushed by management despite all evidence and opposition, in all likelihood, that's because neither one has any bearing on the it's advocates ability to push it nor it's willingness to push it. It might be less an issue of right or wrong, and more one of shameless corporate politics. I'll look a Taleb reference for the innovation bit.