Two very good business stories on unconventional thinking, both forced by a lack of proper preparation and due diligence. It doesn't distract from the OP's poi

Two very good business stories on unconventional thinking, both forced by a lack of proper preparation and due diligence. It doesn't distract from the OP's point - don't restrict yourself to only the obvious options you have in front of you - but at the same time, think about how much opportunity could have been created by applying to innovation the thought that went into fixing two million-dollar mistakes.