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Strategy(For(Innovation
Technological+Change+&+
Types+of+Innovation
Dr.$Anu$Wadhwa
Course)outline
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Breaking)the)ice….)
Who)am)I?
Anu)Wadhwa
– Business)School,)Office))386D
– a.wadhwa@imperial.ac.uk
– Please)mention)“ESB”)in)the)subject)line
Teaching)Assistant)(Xianwei Shi)
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Learning)Objectives
By)the)end)of)this)session,)you)should)be)able)to:
– discuss)the)general'outline'of)the)course)and)coursework
– describe)patterns in)the)development)of)innovation)and)technological)
change.)
– distinguish)various'types'of'innovation'and)describe)their)main)
properties
– give)various)reasons'why'large'firms'struggle'to)develop)radical)and)
disruptive)innovations
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Structure)of)the)Course
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Teaching)methods)and)readings
Textbook)&)Readings
! Schilling,)M.A.A)Strategic)Management)of)Technological)
InnovationA)McGrawFHill,)5th)ed.)(2017)
! Additional)readings
! Cases
! Lecture)Slides
Finish)all)assigned)readings)BEFORE)coming)to)class
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Teaching)methods)and)readings
Not)a)traditional)lecture)based)course)– active)participation)is)important!!
Lecture)and)discussion)on)key)theoretical)frameworks
InBclass)exercises
Guest)Speaker
Case)analyses)and)discussions
1. Ford)vs)GM:)The)Evolution)of)Mass)Production)(A))(HBSB9B614010))
2. Zopa.com:)From)a)hot)idea)to)an)established)market)player?)(ES1548))
Finish)all)assigned)readings)BEFORE)coming)to)class
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Timeline
6 7 8 9 10
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Assessment
Coursework) Final)Exam)
(15%) (35%)
Your)Mark
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Coursework
In)theory)there)is)no)difference)
between)theory)and)practice.)
In)practice)there)is.
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Assessment:)Group)Coursework)(15%)of)final)mark)
Simulation)Game:)Back)Bay)Battery
– To)prepare)for)group)play,)you)can)play)the)simulation)game)once)on)
your)own)– you)can)go)up)to)TWO)runs
– Play)once)together)with)your)group)– make)sure)you)take)notes)of)the)
decisions)you)made
– You)can)start)playing)from)session)6.)We)will)debrief)in)session)10
Submit)writeMup)of)your)thinking)while)playing)the)group)simulation
– Answer)4)questions)in)essay)or)Q&A)format
– TWO$pages)of)text)(12)pt.)Times)Roman)font,)single)spaced,)margins)
no)less)than)1)inch)
– Optional)1)page)of)exhibits
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Assessment:)Final)Exam)(35%)of)final)mark)
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Ground)Rules
Timing
Course)feedback
No)phones,)no)devices)that)distract)you
You)can)view)PDF)documents)on)your)devices)but)if)you)are)doing)anything)more,)I)
would)ask)out)of)courtesy)for)your)peers)that)you)take)do)it)outside)the)class)or)
during)the)break
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Course)Overview
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Definitions
In v io n
ent at
io n ializ
n e rc
vatio m m
no Co
In
Ra dical V
ce ss s Increm
ro ental
u ct or P
Pro d
Innovations)are)qualitatively*new*products*or*processes
that)differ)significantly)[...])from)what)existed)before.
(Jürgen)Hauschildt)
A)new)way)of)doing)things)that)is)commercialized
(Michael)Porter)
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Why)is)innovation)important?
Changing)our)lives
Reuters)Mobile)Light)(RML))
• mobile)phone)service)(market)
prices,)crop)volumes)and)weather)
forecasts)
• 75,000)subscribers
• 90%)of)farmers)believed)they)
benefited)from)this)service
• 80%)have)changed)their)behaviour
• 8%)increase)in)price)realization
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Why)is)innovation)important?
Effect)on)firm)profits
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Why)is)innovation)important?
Fortune’s)most)admired)companies
2016 2000
Southwest)
Airline
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Why)is)innovation)important?
Innovation(changes(the(world(around(us
Innovation(is(an(important(engine(of(economic(growth
3)million)people)work)in)R&D)worldwide
OECD)countries)spend)$800)billion)per)year)on)R&D
Innovation(can(make(or(break(firm(performance
New)products)less)than)5)years)old)account)for)30%)of)profits)and)in)high)performing)firms)they)
account)for)nearly)half)of)all)sales.
Firms)that)do)not)innovate)may)perish)(e.g.)Kodak))
Innovation(strongly(tied(to(reputation(of(today’s(firms
Innovators)as)icons)– ‘global)heroes’
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Innovation)is)Risky
Market'risks' uncertainty)about)demand
Competitive'risks what)will)competitors)do?
Technological'risks will)the)product)or)service)work?
Organizational'risks what)organizational)changes)are)needed?
Operational'risks can)the)product)be)made)and)the)service)
delivered?
Financial'risks' large)upfront)investments)are)required)
for)uncertain)payBoffs
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Innovation)Funnel
Most%innovative%ideas%do%not%become%successful%new%products
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Core)Concerns)of)the)Course
Develop)an)understanding))of)how)firms)can)transform)themselves)into)
effective)innovators.
How)can)organizations)become)more)adept)at)innovating,)at)creating)
opportunities)for)change,)capitalizing)on)them,)reacting)to)changes)in)the)
environment)and)reaping)the)benefits)from)their)innovations?
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Technological)Change
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Technological)change:
How)things)change!
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Technological)change:
The)printing)press)(1440)
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Technological)change:
Steam)engine)(1767)
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Technological)change:
The)Internet
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Technological)change:
Waves)of)technological)development
Information1+
Communications1
Technology
Fordist1Mass
Biotechnology
Production Computers Space/satellite
Electrical1+ Telecoms Environmental
Heavy1 Software Technologies
Engineering CIM)
Autos New)materials
Airlines Internet
Steam1Power
Consumer)durables IT)services
+1Railways PetroIchemicals
Electrical)+)
Heavy)engineering Process)plant
Early Synthetic)dyes Plastics)
Mechanization Electricity Highways
Steam)engines
Armaments
Machine)tools Aluminium
Railways
Textiles
Steamships
Waterpower
Canals
The+Cumulative+Nature+of+
Technological+Knowledge+
– Technologies)build)on)one)another);
Path)Dependent)Trajectories
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Trajectories)Example:
Moore’s)law
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Trajectories)example:
Ericsson’s)ever)lighter)phones
100kg
1986.@ Hotline,.weighs.700.g
1kg
1997.– GF.788,.135.g
1956.@ Our.first.mobile.phone.was.the.
100g size.of.a.suitcase,..weighed.40.kilos. 2000.– T28a,.83.g
and.cost.as.much.as.the.car.in.which
it.was.mounted..The.network.had.100.
subscribers.and.covered.an.area.of. 2002.– T600
25@30.km. (with.Sony).60.g
1g
1950 1975 2000 2010
Weight.does.not..matter.anymore
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Technology)S8Curves
• Rate)of)a)technology’s)improvement)) Follow%an%
• Rate)of)a)technology’s)diffusion to)the)market S)shaped%
curve
S"curves)in)Technological)Improvement
• Plot)technology’s)performance)against)the)amount)of)effort)and)money)
invested)in)the)technology
Technology)improves)slowly)at)
first)because)it)is)poorly)
understood.)
Then)accelerates)as)
understanding)increases.
Then)tapers)off)as)approaches)
limits.
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Technological)change:
The)S9curve)of)technology)performance
Limit+of+new+technology
Technology)performance
Limit+of+old+technology
Time)(or)aggregate)R&D)spending)
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Consequences)of)technology)change
New)techno3economic)paradigms
• Re9design)&)new)configuration)of)the)capital)stock))
• New)skill)profile)in)the)labour force
• Redistribution)of)profitable)activities)
• Winners)&)losers:)nations)and)firms)
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Technological)change
Key)learning)points
Technological)change)is)typically)cumulative and)evolutionary.
Technological)development)is)not.a.smooth,.automatic.process – it)takes)
place)in)spurts)and)jumps.
In)hindsight)some)changes)can)be)identified)as)‘revolutionary’)in)nature)–
leading)to)tidal)waves)of)changes)called)‘technological)revolutions’)or)new)
‘techno3economic.paradigms’
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Why)many)firms)struggle)to)innovate
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Disruptive)Innovation
The)innovator’s)dilemma
The$Thesis:)“Well<managed)companies)often)fail)because)the)very)
management)practices)that)have)allowed)them)to)become)industry)leaders)
also)make)it)extremely)difficult)for)them)to)develop)the)disruptive)
technologies)that)ultimately)steal)away)their)markets.”)
“The)highest)performing)companies….Have)well)developed)systems)for)
killing)ideas)that)their)customers)don’t)want.)As)a)result,)these)companies)
find)it)very)difficult)to)invest)adequate)resources)in)disruptive)technologies)–
lower)margin)opportunities)their)customers)don’t)want,)until)[those)same)
customers)decided)that])they)want)them.)And)by)then)it)is)too)late.”
(Christensen,)1997,)p.)265)
The$Dilemma:)The)logical,)competent)decisions)of)management)that)are)
critical)to)the)success)of)their)companies)are)also)the)reasons)why)they)lose)
their)positions)of)leadership
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Definitions
Sustaining)and)Disruptive)Innovations
Sustaining)innovations Disruptive)innovations)
• Improve)performance)of)established) • introduce)set)of)attributes)(e.g.,)
products simplicity,)convenience,)price))often)
• Meet)demands)of)mainstream) not)valued)by)mainstream)customers
customers in)major)markets – new)features)might)appeal)to)new)or)
lessGdemanding)customers)(fringe)
• Either)incremental)or)radical)
innovation)which)enable)to)sell)more) • might)perform)worse)currently)on)
product to)more)profitable)customers dimensions)valued)by)mainstream)
– make)product)perform)better)on) customers.)
dimensions)valued by) – cheaper,)simpler,)smaller,)convenient
mainstream)customers) • Fast%improvement%in%performance
…does¬&have&an&effect& …is&an&innovation&that&
on&existing&markets. disrupts&an&existing&market.
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Definitions
Disruptive)Innovations
Targeting0the0low5end0customers0with)less)
performing)and)cheaper)products
– Portable)radio)(Sony):)Sound)quality)
was)not)very)good)BUT)cheaper,)
convenient,)easy)to)use
Targeting0non5consumers0currently)not) XEROX9700
served)by)existing)products
– Canon)tabletop)photocopier
– Not)very)high)resolution,)slower,)
cheaper
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Disruptive)Innovation
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Disruptive)Innovation
Performance,on,mainstream,
Mainstream,customer,needs
customer,attribute
a ti on
i n n ov i o n
n g* a t
i n i o v
u s ta i nn
S e *
i v
u pt Niche,customer,needs
i sr
D
Examples:
Smaller,hard,drives
Time Canon,photocopiers
Mini?mills
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The$struggle$to$innovate:
The$problem$of$mental$models
History(of(Polaroid((Tripsas &(Gavetti,(2000)
– Customers)wanted)a)physical$print
– The)razor)/)blade)model)was)the)guiding)
business)model
Positioned(to(produce(a(digital(camera(in(1989,(
Polaroid(came(up(with(one(in(1996:(too(late!
Why(did(it(take(so(long?
– Top)management)emotionally)attached)to)the)
razor)/)blade)model)
– Top)management)allocated)resources)in)
products)that)were)consistent)with)their)beliefs.
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For)example:
FujiFilm
“Fujifilm)is)known)as)the)world)largest)photographic)and)
imagining)company.)
We)are)ALSO)innovating)in)medicine,)highly)functional)
material)and)other)highAtech)areas”
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Key)Learning)Points
• What)drives)the)success)of)incumbents,)i.e.)deliver)improving)products)to)
main%stream%customers,)can)also)explain)their)failure
• Strong)cultures)&)deeply)rooted)mental%models are)extraordinarily)
resistant)to)change
• Firms)can)become)insufficiently%adaptable%(unable)to)‘see’)and)react)to)
new)ways)of)doing)business,)new)customer)requirements)
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Types)of)Innovation)
Key)Concepts)and)Definitions
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Types)of)Innovation
• Product)versus)Process)Innovation
• Radical)versus)Incremental)Innovation
• Competence?enhancing)versus)Competence? destroying)Innovation
• Architectural)versus)Component)Innovation
• Sustaining)versus)Disruptive)Innovation
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Definitions
Product)innovation
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Definitions
Process)innovation
Around)2000 Around)2010
Process'innovations are)innovations)in)the)way)an)organization)
conducts)its)business,)such)as)in)techniques)of)producing)or)marketing
goods)or)services.
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Product9Process)Complementarities
Product(innovations can)enable)process(innovations
– Development)of)advanced)workstations)(PRODUCT))enabled)the)
implementation)of)computer9aided9manufacturing)processes)that)
increase)the)speed)and)efficiency)of)production)(PROCESS)
Process(innovations can)enable)product(innovations
– A)new)metallurgical)technique)(PROCESS))enabled)the)development)
of)the)bicycle)chain)which)in)turn)enabled)the)development)of)multiple9
gear)bicycles)(PRODUCT)
What)is)a)product(innovation for)one)organization)might)be)a)process(
innovation for)another
– UPS)creates)a)new)distribution)service)(product(innovation))that)
enables)its)customers)to)distribute)their)goods)more)widely)or)more)
easily)(process(innovation))
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Definitions
Business)model)innovation
Business'model:)the)“way)of)doing)business” that)a)firm)has)chosen:)its)
entire)system)for)creating)and)delivery)value)to)customers)and)earning)a)
profit)from)it.
Articulates customer value proposition, identifies a market segment, and
specifies the revenue generation mechanism
Who is your customer (new market), What do you offer your customer
(new offer) and How do you do this (new ways of doing business)
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Definitions
Radical)versus)incremental)(Degree)of)Novelty)
Incremental*innovation Radical*innovation
• Minor*changes*in)existing)products,) • May)require)different)sets)of)
processes)or)services>)reinforces)existing) engineering*and*scientific*
capabilities)of)firms. principles
• Very)common • Uncommon
• Cumulative – new)products)build)on)past) • Associated)with)dramatic)
products. increase*in)performance.)
• Low*risk • May)open)new*markets*and*
• Stable*design*and)consistent*interfaces potential*applications
between)components)in)the)product>) • May)create)difficulties)for)
stable*markets established)firms)and)open)up)
• Competing)for)small*shifts*in*market* opportunities*for*new*entry
share.
– Intel*has)been)able)to)earn)more)than)$200)billion)
in)operating)income)by)launching)upHgrades)of)its)
original)i386)chip)microprocessor)introduced)in)
1985!
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Definitions
CompetenceFEnhancing)vs)CompetenceFDestroying)Innovation
Competency*destroying Competency*enhancing
(rendering(firms’(competences( (building(on(firms’(existing(
obsolete) knowledge(base)
Piston)to)jet)engine Jet)to)turbofan
Vinyl)records)to)compact)disks CDs)to)DVDs
Analog)radio)to)Digital)Radio LSI)to)VLSI)semiconductors
Vacuum)tubes)to)transistors Mechanical)to)electric)typewriters
Continuous)grinding)to)float)glass
Whether)an)innovation)is)competence)enhancing)or)
competence)destroying)depends)on(the(perspective(of(a(
particular(firm.(
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Definitions
Architectural)vs)Component)Innovation
A)component(innovation (or)modular)innovation))entails)
changes)to)one)or)more)components)of)a)product)system)
without)significantly)affecting)the)overall)design.
– adding)gel@filled)material)to)a)bicycle)seat
An)architectural(innovation entails)changing)the)overall)
design)of)the)system)or)the)way)components)interact.
– transition)from)high@wheel)bicycle)to)safety)bicycle
– In)the)1800s,)the)front)wheel)of)a)bicycle)had)a)very)large)
circumference)in)order)to)provide)speedF))gears)did)not)exist)yet
– When)gears)and)chains)were)invented,)the)bicycle)took)on)a)whole)
new)design
Most)architectural)innovations)require)changes)in)the)
underlying)components)also
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Types)of)Innovations
In;Class)Exercise
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Technology)Innovation)Awards
InCclass)Exercise
WSJ,)Technology)Report
http://online.wsj.com/public/page/technologyCinnovationCawardsC
10162012.html
37)awards)in)18)categories,)(536)applications)from)more)than)24)countries)
– Gold)Award:)A)simpler)way)to)connect)the)physical)with)the)virtual
– Silver)Award:)An)alternative)to)disk)storage
– Bronze)Award:)Less)Painful)biopsies
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Technology)Innovation)Awards
InAclass)Exercise
Read)the)descriptions)of)the)three)technologies)that)won)the)competition
Discuss)for)2A3)minutes)in)your)small)groups:)“What)kind)of)innovation)is)it?”
Categorize)all)three)technologies)into)one)or)more)types)of)innovation)that)
you)read)about)in)the)Schilling)book.)You)may)use)more)than)one)type)of)
innovation.
– Product/Process
– Radical/Incremental
– Competence)enhancing/Competence)destroying
– Architectural/Component
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Printechnologics GmbH1(Category:1Wireless)
A)simpler)way)to)connect)the)physical)with)the)virtual
Problem:) The)biggest)obstacle)to)greater)adoption)by)companies)of)the)solid<state)
storage,)which)stores)data)electronically)instead)of)on)disks)is)its)high)cost.)
Company/Technology: Printechnologics offers)Touchcode which)enables)publishers,)consumer<
product)companies,)event)promoters)etc.)to)include)invisible)codes)on)
printed)items)that)can)be)read)instantly)on)any)device)with)a)touch)screen.)
The)codes)can)link)to)videos,)games,)recipes)or)any)other)online)featureC)a)
concert)ticket)printed)with)Touchcode could)take)you)to)a)clip)of)the)
performer)singing.)
Advantage: Cheaper
– than)RFID)or)QR)codes
Simple
– user)only)needs)to)place)the)printed)item)on)the)screen)of)a)tablet)or)
smartphone)and)the)invisible)code)immediately)connects)to)the)online)
content.)
Secure
– the)black<and<white)patterns)of)a)QR)code)are)easy)to)reproduce)by)
photocopying,)which)can)be)a)problem)for)codes)that)are)used)to)
make)payments)and)ID)is)usually)required)to)prevent)fraud.)Since)
Touchcodes are)invisible,)that's)not)an)issue)for)them.
– QR)codes)can)be)used)by)scammers)to)direct)you)to)websites)that)will)
plant)malicious)software)on)your)mobile)device)<< Touchcode foils)that)
kind)of)attack)because)all)the)content)that)it)links)users)to)sits)on)
Printechnologics servers,)so)users)can't)be)misdirected)on)the)Web.)
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Pure%Storage%(Category:%Computing%Systems)
An)alternative)to)disk)storage
Problem:) The)biggest)obstacle)to)greater)adoption)by)
companies)of)the)solid<state)storage,)which)stores)
data)electronically)instead)of)on)disks)is)its)high)cost.)
Company/Technology: Pure)Storage)offers)a)data<storage)system)that)uses)
flash)memory)instead)of)disk)drives)to)hold)
information)in)corporate)data)centers.)The)Mountain)
View,)Calif.,)company)did)this)by)using)lower<cost)
flash)memory)chips,)combined)with)its)own)software)
that)both)improves)the)performance)of)the)chips)and)
squeezes)in)more)data.)
Problem:) For)many)cancer)patients,)the)pain)of)a)boneDmarrow)
biopsy)can)add)to)the)anguish)of)the)diagnosis)and)
treatment.)
Faster)process,)with)less)pain
Advantage: Quality)of)samples)raises)the)likelihood)that)just)one)
puncture)will)be)needed.
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Effect)of)Innovation
InDClass)Exercise
When)both)product)and)process)innovations)are)considered,)industries)show)
constant)innovation
Innovations)can)be)characterized)by)their)effect)on)
• Technology)trajectory)D the)path)a)technology)follows)through)time
– rate)at)which)the)technology’s)performance)improves
– rate)of)technology)adoption)in)the)market
• System)design)
• Target)markets
• Capabilities
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Types)of)Innovation
…then#the#innovation#is…
In;class)Exercise
Is#LOW Incremental
Current)))))))))
If#the#effect#of#the innovation#on…
Technology)Trajectory Is#HIG
H Radical
Is#LOW Modular
Current))))))))))))))
System)Design Is#HIG
H Architectural
Is#LOW Sustaining
Current)))))))))))))
Markets Is#HIG
H Disruptive
I s#LOW Competence)Enhancing
Current))))))))))))))))))))
Firm)/)Industry) Competence)
Capabilities Is#HIG
H Destroying
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Key)Learning)Points
Many%types%of%innovation
– Product,)process,)service,)radical,)incremental,)destructive
– Strong)complementarities)among)them
– Some)of)them)create)opportunities)for)entry
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For)Session)7)(Diffusion)
Read)&)Prepare
• Case:)“Ford&vs&GM:&The&Evolution&of&Mass&Production”
– Question)to)prepare:)What)do)you)think)were)the)most)important)contributions)to)the)
successful)development)of)Ford’s)production)system?
– Video)showing)old)assembly)lines:)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxjZ2VT9lFU
• Read)the)following)press)releases)and)think)about)two)questions:)(a))Which)product)is)most)
likely)to)succeed?)(b))Which)product)is)most)likely)to)fail)in)the)market?
– The)best)thing)since)sliced)bread)
(http://archive.fortune.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/10/29/312417/index.htm)
– Reinventing)the)guess)what?)(https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2008/0310/060.html#12e1b97e7cd2)
• Schilling)Textbook:)Chapter)4)(at)own)pace)
Prepare)for)Simulation
– Clayton)M.)Christensena)Michael)E.)Raynora)Rory)McDonald)“What)is)disruptive)
innovation?”)Harvard)Business)Review,)December)2015
– Handout)on)how)to)run)the)simulation
– Finish)individual)runs)before)12)November
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