The Innovation of the Segway By Mona Alsheddi Kettering University Jan 26th‚ 2011 1. Abstract This paper discusses the innovation of the new personal transporter: Segway. It gives a brief description of the Segway is a self-balancing electric vehicle invented by Dean Kamen and produced by Segway Inc. in 2001. The name Segway came from an Italian word means “follows”. (1) As any other transportation device‚ Segway is used to move from one place to another‚ yet it used to move among places that
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to tools and machines. According to Sen(1999)‚ technology is‚ “the means or activity by which human beings seek to change or manipulate their environment.” Over a long period of time the history of technology inevitably highlights the moments of innovation that show this cumulative quality as some societies advance‚ stage by stage‚ from comparatively primitive to more sophisticated techniques. Technology refers both to the artefacts created by humans such as machines and the methods used to produce
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Six Paths Analysis Review Chapter 3‚ “Reconstruct Market Boundaries‚" and‚ using Figure 3-5 on page 79 as a guide‚ construct a quick six paths analysis for your chosen company. Based on the readings of page 79 and analytical figure 3-5‚ I therefore have reconstructed my chosen company which is Wal-Mart the market boundaries. “Based on the BOS sequence Wal-Mart (branded as Wal-Mart since 2008) is clearly in a blue ocean: 1) The buyer utility is obvious‚ peddling the most popular and essential
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7009IBA Knowledge Management for Product Innovation Lecturer: Mike Thomes Due date: 1/9/2014 Weihao Li S2779528 Word count: 1480 Global Health Industries Executive Summary The report is about the GHI which is the Global Health Industries and GHI has identified the use of the internet of eHealth and mHealth technologies. The report is aiming to analyze the opportunities of the GHI’s product line and research that if there is any potential opportunities for the product
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Value innovation Company: Apple Product: iTunes Store In the dusk of the 19th century Sony was only the big player of the music industry. Its innovative product “Walk-Man” changes the way that people used to listen the music. In other word Sony brings the music system from the room to the road. But after the invention of MP3 formats‚ the bulk and the electromechanical Sony player losses its grip in the market.
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Innovation in Education Gimms Andrews Final Submission Stratford University EBM 502 Research Methods Dr. Venkataraman Subramaniam 3rd March 2010 Introduction There are nearly 10‚000 underprivileged children studying in the slum schools of HOPE worldwide India (www.hopeworldwide.org.in). It is a challenge to get good books for these children. We came up with an idea to overcome this challenge. We will approach many schools in Delhi and tie up with the management
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University of Saint Anthony (Dr. Santiago G. Ortega Memorial) City of Iriga NAME: Joerine A. Yamar. YEAR: BEED – 4 TEACHER: Dr. Arlene O. Monsalve RATING: TITLE: MENTORS TOWARDS NEW DIRECTION REFLECTION Teachers possess enormous responsibility inside their classrooms. We are entrusted with the job of teaching children skills that we will need for their futures. In order to do our job well and with success‚ we must be prepared to teach in all kinds of environments
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SOCIAL INNOVATION Solar Bottle Bulb Agenda • Introduction • Social Product • Social Geography • Social Need • Social Solution • Actors / Ingredients • Standard Product • Collaborations • Success Story • Scalability Product • Solar Light bulb: Innovator is ILLAC DIAZ • Soda bottle solar light that • reflects light to as much as 50 or 60 watts made from a 2 litre transparent plastic soda bottle(PET) filled with water and bleach. • When inserted through the roof of a house‚
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Dick Smith grabs a stake in cattle company Australian entrepreneur Dick Smith. Dick Smith is criticial of foreign companies buying up Australian land. Kim Honan 346 words 1 August 2012 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News ABCNEW English (c) 2012 Australian Broadcasting Corporation After a $1 million investment‚ entrepreneur Dick Smith is now a major shareholder of the country’s largest beef producer‚ the Australian Agricultural Company (AAco). AAco is also Australia’s second
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Innovation and Change II BSBINN601A :Manage Organisational Change Assessment: Changing Management Plan Aged Care Industry background The statistics can be astounding‚ according with aged care online (2011)If dementia were a country‚ it would be the world’s 18th largest economy. If dementia was a company it would exceed American giant Wal-Mart’s profits by almost US$200 billion and Exxon Mobil’s profits by almost $US300 billion. The sheer cost and growth of dementia means that according to
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