The Harvard Business Review article “Disruptive Technologies: Catching the Wave” by Joseph L. Bower and Clayton M. Christensen is one of the most useful articles I’ve read pertaining to the rise of successful new technologies. Despite being written in 1995, the material is just as relevant today as it was 14 years ago.
Several take-aways can [...]
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Reflection on “Disruptive Technologies”
Posted in Evolution & Trends, Reflection, tagged Disruptive Technologies, Bower, Christensen on January 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“The Victorian Internet” Review
Posted in Evolution & Trends, Review, tagged Standage, telegraph, The Victorian Internet on January 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
“The Victorian Internet” by Tom Standage, business editor at the Economist, offers a concise history of the rise and fall of the telegraph. The well-written history takes into account the parallels that can be drawn between the telegraph and the Internet, as well as the adoption cycle of new technology. Standage intertwines factual statistics with [...]
“Seeing What’s Next” Part I
Posted in Evolution & Trends, tagged Seeing What's Next, theories of innovation on January 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Following are questions relating to Part I of “Seeing What’s Next: using the theories of innovation to predict industry change” by Clayton M. Christensen:
Christensen notes that “One bedrock finding from our research is that companies innovate faster than customers’ lives change” (p. 12) and this leads to overshooting and products that are too good. If [...]
Preliminary Idea
Posted in Evolution & Trends on January 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »
As a preliminary project idea, I would like to explore the development of printing in the digital age. What will the impact of future printing technologies be?
As a form of communication rooted in the past, new technologies are taking printing to new levels. Articles such as “Jumping off the page” in Engineering & Technology suggest [...]
Citation
Posted in Evolution & Trends, tagged citation on January 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Following is an annotated citation for the topic of 3D printing via digital conduit:
Wiegler, L. (2008, January 26). Jumping off the page [3D printing technology]. Engineering & Technology, 3:1, 24-26. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.com.
Based upon interviews with two professors at Ramapo College of New Jersey, the article examines the future of 3D printing via digital conduit. [...]
Reflection on Past and Present: Winston and Lessig
Posted in Evolution & Trends on January 13, 2009 | 3 Comments »
A historical recount of the development of communications technology is relayed by Winston in his book, Media Technology and Society. Author Lawrence Lessig, on the other hand, examines the modern-day issues relating to communication technology in his book, Code 2.0. While Winston provides the background and Lessig offers a forward-looking view, some common themes can [...]
