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Examples of emerging and disruptive technologies
The Jacquard loom
What made this a disruptive innovation?
Enabled the production of complex and detailed patterns and drastically reduced production time.
The Jacquard loom disrupted loom operators jobs
Was adopted at a a massive scale
The innovation reduced the cost patterned clothes
How well does the case study align with Prof Christensen’s views on disruptive innovation?
It was adopted by low-end market entrants and served low income consumers
It was mass produced; hence, it was affordable by new entrants
Drivers
The traditional loom required intensive process and it was very slow
Railways in Britain
What made this a disruptive innovation?
It was twice as fast and much cheaper than conventional transport methods
It was 4 times faster and three times cheaper than canals making them obsolete and disrupting their business models
How well does the case study align with Prof Christensen’s views on disruptive innovation?
The railway disruptive innovation was enabled by emerging technologies such as the steam engines and locomotives.
The railway was cheaper and faster disrupting the conventional supply chain at the time that depended on canals.
Drivers
Mainly driven by the demand for materials for production enabled by the new mechanised production machinery that works on steam engines; hence, new transporting methods that are faster and more economical and effective methods were required to transport the increased demand for materials and finished goods.
Amazon and the Kindle e-reader
What made this a disruptive innovation?
How well does the case study align with Prof Christensen’s views on disruptive innovation?
Drivers