W4: Technological Change

Question 1

Devices and machines that assist us to tackle issues or do new things

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Technology

Question 2

term to portray the level of accomplishment in science, math and designing of a gathering or culture

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Technology

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branch of knowledge that deals with applied sciences or engineering

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Technology

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author of the book titled The Nature of Technology

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Brian Arthur of the Santa Fe Institute

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Brian Arthur’s Book that says “technology evolves over time”

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The Nature of Technology

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Technological evolution happens because of the phenomenon that Brian Arthur calls

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Combinatorial evolution

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a successful system is one that is stable and able to adapt over time

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Systems Theory

Question 8

Societal needs create the need for new and improved

technologies, as technologies spawn new needs of society

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Feedback between Technology and Society

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Technologies that fail to meet or adjust to the needs of society will become extinct

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Feedback between Technology and Society

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successful tool, systems, and software in one platform may be unstable or unsuccessful in other platforms thereby needs improvement

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Maladaptive Features

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Tech companies like Apple created a demand for technological product through their marketing initiatives are able to create a niche market

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Niche construction

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Two technologies can co-exist if their overlap on a niche is minimal

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Competition for the same niche

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Tech manufacturers today try to avoid competing on one and the same niche and they try to build their own niche market

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Competition for the same niche

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Sometimes though because the needs of society, technological advancements or products even from the own line-up of products of a single manufacturer compete to overlap in a niche

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Competition for the same niche

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What are the two important kinds of differentiation

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Morphological and Conditional

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is when two competing products or technologies evolve and move into distinct niches

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Morphological differentiation

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is when two competing technologies or products differ in their abilities or features to be used by consumers in different situations

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Conditional differentiation

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product differentiation is the key to be able to coexist with other technologies competing in the same market

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Niche Differentiation

Question 19

The evolution or development of the smartphone is a concrete example of _____

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Selection Pressure

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Also known as Market or Environmental pressure

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Selection Pressure

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The pressure exerted by the end-users of a technological product

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Selection Pressure

Question 22

the development of ____ products requires an understanding of customer needs

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Evolutionary

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the development of ____ products depends on a visionary approach

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Revolutionary

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Tech companies that want to be successful need to work on both revolutionary and evolutionary products in order to be profitable and sustainable in the long term

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Evolutionary Vs Revolutionary Products

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Diversification can be a good strategy to survive the unstable moments, but this cost of production will have to be taken into consideration.

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Evolutionary Vs Revolutionary Products

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basically points out the differences in culture, beliefs, attitudes, skills, customs, and even financial capabilities also affect how technology advances and evolves in a particular geographical area or culture

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Cultural Variations