I was at a meeting years ago (IBM..they did have a lot of meetings). This was about making a complex online tool for facilities engineering. After some discus

I was at a meeting years ago (IBM..they did have a lot of meetings). This was about making a complex online tool for facilities engineering. After some discussion, the boss determined "This is solution in search of a problem" (it really was), so the project wasn't started. This answer stuck with me. The tech was interesting but looking the bigger picture it didn't help the business. It was the do nothing alternative that made the most sense