TOJET April 2006 ISSN: 1303-6521 volume 5 Issue 2 Article 3 DETAILED REVIEW OF ROGERS’ DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS THEORY AND EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY-RELATED STUDIES BASED ON ROGERS’ THEORY Ismail SAHIN Iowa State University The process of adopting new innovations has been studied for over 30 years‚ and one of the most popular adoption models is described by Rogers in his book‚ Diffusion of Innovations (Sherry & Gibson‚ 2002). Much research from a broad variety of disciplines has used the model as a
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“reverse innovation”‚ “frugal innovation” or “jugaad innovation‚” product development in emerging markets such as India and China is attracting more and more notice‚ even leading some to wonder whether these countries will not be posing a formidable challenge to the best-established Multinational Companies of the advanced nations in the near future. The essay should address the question: Are companies from India and China going to take over multinational companies? Frugal Innovation: Is the future
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Creativity Now Although some would argue that the education system we have today is sufficient‚ evidence and experts retort that notion and assert instead the necessity of taking a creatively driven approach to education in order for students to obtain future success. Sir Ken Robinson’s article referring to creativity as the most crucial 21st century skill and his Ted talk about the ballerina that became a multimillionaire after being allowed to express her creativity‚ both highlight the necessity
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Innovation in Policing In the world of policing‚ innovation does not just come in the form of new gadgets or computer technology; it comes in the form of ideas as to how police can be more effective in their local communities. Though technology such as bulletproof vests and body cameras are changing the way police in the United States preform their jobs‚ these technologies are just a small piece of a larger puzzle. With growing anti-police sentiment in the United States it is imperative that law
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Reverse Innovation Reverse Innovation‚ the term coined by two Dartmouth University Professors Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble refers to any innovation that is first introduced in the Developing countries with an intention to later launch it in the western or developed markets. Reverse Innovation is also popularly known as Trickle-up Innovation. It is so called because generally‚ all innovations have first been made in developed countries and then bought to developing economies. So far companies
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In this Tedtalk video the speaker‚ Ken Robinson‚ talks about creativity and how it should lead to the future of education. He describes how education today is structured for big industry. All of the highly important classes are structured around language and mathematics. He also states the way education destroys creativity. We are punished for wrong answers and awarded for right answers. This makes us more afraid of being wrong and less likely to make an attempt if we feel we may be wrong. Children
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Manic Depression and Creativity Does manic depression cause creativity or does creativity cure manic depression? Virtually one percent of our population suffers from manic depression and nearly five percent from another form of depression. (holden) Does this mean that we all possess an abundance of creative ability? Surely not‚ then we would all be artist‚ but there is a positive correlation
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Humanistic Theory of Creativity: Definitely a theory I believe strongly in. I know for myself that if I am distracted by other things it becomes very difficult to be creative. If I am creative when I have other distractions the quality of my work definitely suffers. Most of the techniques we use in our creative process originate from this theory. Things like brainstorming‚ constructive critique sessions from our peers etc. all stem from the qualities this theory places its emphasis upon. In fact
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he knows in details. And his behavior is not‚ apparently‚ influenced by others; given the same products‚ prices and income‚ he would never vary consumption. (G.M. Peter Swan 2009) Economic consumer will welcome cost-reducing process innovation and product innovations that increase a sought-after feature of a good‚ except the new characteristics which he never needed. ① What is the attitude of economic consumer to iPhone‚ especially facing the upgrade the new iPhone5? Some of them won’t buy iPhone5
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The Discipline of innovation In this article‚ the author Peter F. Drucker highlights on the source and importance of innovation in business. The importance of innovation is increasing significantly. In the current day economic scenario‚ innovativeness has become a major factor in influencing strategic planning. It has been acknowledged that innovation leads to wealth creation. Even though efficiency is essential for business success‚ in the long run‚ it cannot sustain business growth. Management
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