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How Does Technology Influence Innovation?

IdeaScale

In a recent round of research, I was reviewing adoption rates for new technologies. It reminded me of the staggering comparison: “It took about 75 years for the telephone to connect to 50 million people. So what emerging capabilities in the technology industry are influencing innovation in other sectors?

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What Apple Can Learn From Tires

Matthew May

I’m not sure why so many companies delight in listing the technical specs of their products, as if they relate to anything remotely useful to human beings trying to make a decision in the real world. I have absolutely no base of comparison, nothing to relate the numbers to. Take, for example, Apple.

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First-Mover or Fast-Follower: Which is the right innovation strategy for you?

Idea to Value

This idea quickly became popular in technology companies and areas like Silicon Valley where it was used as evidence of a need to launch first (even if you didn’t have a working product), spend big on marketing and get customers at any cost. As you keep innovating, you create further space between you and the market.

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The ecosystem evolution of microschools

Christensen Institute

This example of the cell phone’s evolution could serve as a potential comparison to microschools. It’s likely a pathway that runs not only through improvements to the microschooling model itself, but also through microschools’ intersection with another emerging trend: learning ecosystems.

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The Art of Decision-making as an Innovation Leader

Idea to Value

These are without a doubt all very important topics, but they still pale in comparison to decision-making. It’s just something that successful innovators have learned to live with and cope with. This is the fundamental cornerstone that leads to our next key points: testing, learning, and speed.

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Creating the Industrial Ecosystem

Paul Hobcraft

The day before the main event I was included in the Industry Analysts visit to the Siemens Technology Center, at Neuperlach in Munich. We were provided a variety of insights in different presentations and demonstrations, of the technology they are working upon. Thankfully the trigger was on my visit to their technology center.

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Using Wikis to Document UI Specifications

Boxes and Arrows

The documentation needs are often based on the size of the project, launch date, team dynamics, audience, technology, and the product development process. You can modify your starter template and learn what format works best for you and your team. This saves time and the formality of having a spec review.