ADM 4316 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Dean Kamen, Absorptive Capacity
19 Sep 2019
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Often have the sense that all knowledge is unified. They will seek global solutions rather than local solutions, and will be generalists by nature. > such individuals may develop many new devices or processes but commercialize few. Theory in action: dean kamen. (segway) (see slides) > to kamen, the solution was not to come up with a new answer to a known problem, but to instead reformulate the problem. > users have a deep understanding of their own needs, and motivation to fulfill them. > while manufacturers typically create innovations to profit from their sale, user innovators often initially create innovations purely for their own use. > for example, laser sailboat developed by olympic sailors; indermil tissue adhesive based on superglue; early snowboards. > research refers to both basic and applied research. -> basic research aims at increasing understanding of a topic or field without an immediate commercial application in mind.
