“Technology is nothing if you don’t have the right capabilities to use that technology,” stated Farid Fezoua, the CEO of GE Healthcare Africa (Guest 25). As urbanization progresses and technology improves, new forms of innovation are being developed by humans around the world. Contrary to the usual approach of engineers to create and sell products for developed countries before developing countries (Winter and Govindarajan 82), reverse innovation does the opposite, forming goods based on the needs of developing countries and then improving the products for sale in developed countries (Simula, Hossain, and Halme 1567). Moreover, reverse innovation allows global companies to sell higher-quality goods for lower prices, increasing their competitive edge (Winter and Govindarajan 83). While reverse innovation requires a person to think broader and more differently (Simula, Hossain, and Halme 1567), cost, good-enough, and frugal innovations are dependent on the quantity of resources (Zeschky, Winterhalter, and Gassmann 20). These three resource-dependent innovations are different based on their varying costs and amounts of engineering required to create or adapt the products (Zeschky, Winterhalter, and Gassmann 21). First, cost innovations are items that achieve the same, or similar, function as Western products for lower prices; the reduced price tag is possible as a result of simultaneously utilizing better sourced, but lower priced, local resources (Zeschky, Winterhalter, and
“Accepting or Rejecting Innovation” by Jared Diamond, discusses about the factors and processes of adopting new innovations. Diamond explained how innovations, no matter how progressive and efficient it is can be delayed or not used at all. The first factor that decide the new technology can be used is the economic advantage. This is the most obvious, according to the author is if the technology can provide an economic advantage, society would more readily support it. The wheel was used as an example in Native American society, compared to industrial nations, it was not as valued economically due to the lack of domesticated animals. The second factor that the author list was the social and prestigious value of the innovation also plays a crucial
Invention is the result of a long study, research, and experimentation (Innovation, n.d.); Innovation is “the discovery and the execution of pioneering ideas that create value” (Greco, 2011), in other words, new application of known concepts. A practical example of invention is the alkaline battery that provided a light-weight, small, and portable power source; innovation applied this concept to anything possible from communication devises, mecanich and construction tools, and even toys. Technical workstream leaders understand that innovators are today’s competitors reducing times, and maximazing profits with new techniques; but inventors have the potential to reshape the landscape of today’s markets leaving dominant companies out of bussiness. Who remembers door-to-door salesmen or “dear John”
Innovation should only be taken so far too much of it doesn't drive sales in majority markets.
Before the advanced technology of today, kids were healthier, people talked to each other face to face, and couples met and dated in person. Now everything is done behind a screen and keyboard. Some argue this is a great advancement for mankind, however becoming too reliant on technology can severely damage some of the basic aspects of life that are slowly being diminished by technology. Today’s society is becoming too reliant on technology because it is causing increasing health issues, strained relationships with loved ones, a problematic online dating life, and serious money problems.
Innovation is a vital ingredient of business success. Free market economics depend upon companies competing with each other in the marketplace and trying to close any lead established by another company. In terms of selling products, companies must continually introduce new products to prevent their more innovative competitors eating away at their market share. In more recent years, the pressures to innovate have grown. As manufactured products have become more global, the competitive pressures from overseas companies have increased substantially. This is not only a threat from the multinational industrial giants. International licensing agreements can spread products around the world through networks of small or medium sized companies. Looking over your shoulder requires much longer vision that it used to. To make things worse, the average life span of products is shrinking fast. New technologies, such as CAD, rapid prototyping and
Although the term ‘disruptive’ tends to carry negative connotations, the innovation itself actually triggers the beginning of, and continued improvement of, technology within a market in an unexpected manner.
In the past decade, the world and the markets alike have experienced rapid change and this change continues at an ever increasing pace. New products emerge in every field resulting in the creation of needs; people have never been aware or thought of. According to Hamel (2000 p18), “the latitude of innovation has never been broader –if only our minds can stretch to it”.
Technology has evolved over the years, but what exactly is technology? It is quite simple. It is everything that has made human lives over the course of time easier. This can be from chairs to cars to computers. Even, the career of business was created with technology. We use technology in so made ways today including, easier communication and the constant want of making our lives easier, leads us to the rapid advancement of technology. What will happen when all technology disappears forever? Could we, a North America society, survive without technology even though how dependant we are on it in the 21st century? I believe that a North American society cannot survive without technology as we rely
Since we had already developed a strong market stance in the US and Asia, we focused on Europe, which had significant demand for technology 4. Even though technology 3 was growing in the Asian market, we never put technology 3 into production, as our firm was not willing to lose potential sales from technology 1 and technology 2, two market-leading products. As a result, our $200,000 investment in technology 3 proved to be an unnecessary expenditure.
“The extreme sophistication of modern technology - wonderful though its benefits are - is, ironically, an impediment to engaging young people with basics: with learning how things work” (Rees 2011, para. 10). This quote resonates with how different society has become over the past 25 years. More and more Information Technology (IT) has found a way into the lives of people and has helped to make them more productive. IT has delivered significant benefits to society by making tasks easier, saving time, and helping to advance skills. However, if IT is not deployed properly, they can hinder skills or cause harm by hindering literacy skills, hamper critical thinking and impairing communication. IT benefits players in terms of advances literacy skills, improves critical thinking and enhances communication, but it also negatively impacts on these skills if not used appropriately.
Blockchain technology came into existence in 2011 with Bitcoins, the digital cryptocurrency. At the onset, Bitcoins were used mainly in the darknet and thus developed a shady controversial image. But, with 15.8 million (Blockchain Info , n.d.) Bitcoins in existence at this moment, they are surely gaining popularity. It isn’t really this crypto currency, but the underlying Blockchain Technology engine has huge potential in the future.
Throughout centuries and decades, businesses have made great advancements with technology. It elevated effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity but came with a price. Due to the ability of modern machines, unemployment increased. The lack of work caused people to become ambitious about gaining an education and growing with the economy. How a business evolves, small or global, greatly impacts development and success in today’s world. The advances made in
Technology has been an important asset nowadays, people use it to improve their way of living. Therefore, many people use technology for many reason. For example; transportation, communication, education, hospitality, games, design, bank, booking, and payment system. In Indonesia, the number of internet user is increasing according to a statistical analysis (Lim, 2003). The user of internet was less than 1 percent in 1998.
Technology is a great enhancement to human advancement. Throughout history, technology has always improved the lives of individuals. Technology has transformed the lives of numerous generations.This whole wave of technology was initiated by the invention of the plow. The plow launched the the agricultural revolution. The invention of the plow manipulated and changed the way people lived their lives. We all associate technology with all things progressive but most people do not associate it with negative social effects it has on industrialized nations. Technology has damaged the way people communicate with one another and is affecting adolescent development and the loss of the ability to express feelings, although for the medical field and employees who incorporate technology in their personal lives and work life, it has been a positive revolution.
In this article authors have explained the nature of disruptive technology and argued that the leading companies ignore the importance to identify and nurture the technology at right time. They lose the battle to new entrants, who develop and commercialize those technology well ahead and capture the market before incumbent realize the importance of disruptive technology in business. Innovation is the driver for any industry growth and it has been observed that industries able to innovate as well as maintain current customer satisfied are successful.