Chapter 7

Question 1

Organizational innovation

Answer 1

The successful implementation of creative ideas or organizations

Question 2

Technological cycle

Answer 2

Cycle that begins with the birth of a new technology and ends when the tech reaches its limits and is replaced by a newer substantially better tech

Question 3

S Curve pattern of Innovation

Answer 3

A pattern of technological innovation characterized by slow initial progress then rapid progress and then slow progress again as tech matures and reaches its limits

-slope of cure
Steep slope indicates that small amounts of effort will result in significant increases in performance
Flat slope indicates that increased effort will bring

Question 4

Innovation streams

Answer 4

Patterns of innovation over time that can create sustainable competitive advantage

Question 5

Technological discontinuity

Answer 5

Performance or functional breakthrough created by scientific advance or a unique combination of existing technologies

Question 6

Discontinuous change

Answer 6

Phase of technology cycle characterized by tech substitution and design competition’s

Question 7

Technological substitution

Answer 7

The purchase of new technologies to replace older ones

Question 8

Design competition

Answer 8

Competition between old and new technologies to establish a new technological standard or dominant design

Question 9

Dominant design

Answer 9

A new technological design /process that becomes the accepted market standard

Question 10

Indicates which companies will prosper and which will face technological lockout

Answer 10

Technological lockout : the inability of a company to competitively sell its products because it relies on old technology or a non dominant design

Question 11

2. Signals shift from experimentation and competition to incremental change
   - Incremental change

Answer 11

Companies innovate by lowering cost and improving the functioning and performance of the dominant technological design

Question 12

Creative work environment

Answer 12

Workplace cultures in which workers perceive that new ideas are welcomed valued and encouraged

Question 13

Flow

Answer 13

A psychological state of effortlessness in which you become completely absorbed in what you’re doing and time seems to pass quickly

Question 14

Freedom

Answer 14

Autonomy over your own work and ability to make decisions

Question 15

Lack of organizational impediments

Answer 15

Removal of process procedures and priorities that get in the way of creative work. More creative time less time spent on daily duties

Question 16

Challenging work

Answer 16

Work that requires effort and is important to others in the organization. Promotes creativity and encourages flow

Question 17

Experiential approach to innovation

Answer 17

An approach to innovation that assumes a highly uncertain environment and uses intuition, flexible options, and hands on experience to reduce uncertainty and accelerate learning and understanding

Question 18

5 aspects of an experiential approach include

Answer 18

Design iteration 
Testing
Milestones 
Multifunctional teams
Powerful leaders

Question 19

Design iteration

Answer 19

A cycle of repetition in which a company test prototype of a new product or service improves on that design and then builds and test the improved prototype

Question 20

Product prototype

Answer 20

A full scale working model being tested for design function and reliability

Question 21

Testing

Answer 21

A systematic comparison of different product designs or design iteration

Question 22

Milestones

Answer 22

Formal project review points used to access progress and performance