Second Industrial Revolution in Perspective
This writeup articulates the 2nd industrial revolution as the unfolding of creative waves around a set of emerging technology core
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Pre-industrial Age Seeded Industrial Revolutions
It may be surprising to many of us that pre-industrial age seeded industrial revolutions. For example, the hero engine or aeolipile invented in the 1st century AD is the precursor…
Design Thinking for Innovation
Design thinking for Innovation is more than innovating completely new products and experimenting with them in the market. Instead, it is about systematically generating ideas from strategic areas for nurturing,…
Technology Transfer Success of Apple
The success of Apple has become a miracle. What is the secret of this magical Innovation performance? What has Apple invented, which no one else can do? In fact, Apple…
Japanese Innovations in Digital Age
Where are Japanese innovations in the digital age? Unlike the past, Japanese innovations no longer create headline news in popular media. However, that does not mean that Japan has become…
Creative Destruction of Automobile Invention
After a century-long tinkering of different technology cores, internal combustion engine (ICE) based Creative Destruction of automobile invention emerged at the fag end of the 19th century. This wave of…
Schumpeter Creative Destruction Demystified
Competition to profit from ideas for offering better substitutions is the underlying strength of producing more from less. On the backdrop of monopolization and uprising of super-rich out of offering…
Innovation Possibilities of Neural Implants
Human beings are after a relentless race of performing jobs better with minimum involvement. We are always looking after means of having a higher level delegation of role to machines.…
Winning Strategy of Apple vs Tesla
Neither Apple nor Tesla invented their great products. Apple redesigned smartphones with a unique feature of the multitouch user interface. Similarly, Tesla redesigned automobiles with new technology cores like electric…
Avoiding Silicon Wealth Annihilation
Silicon has been a trustworthy source of Wealth. The Market Economy accumulated this wealth in the hands of a few. This wealth is now flowing to nurturing ideas for building…
Edge in Battery Threatens Tesla
For the enigmatic CEO, the skyrocketing share price has been hoisting the winning flag of Tesla’s Electric Vehicle journey. As opposed to speculating the time frame by which Tesla will…
Silicon Valley Hard to Replicate
After numerous failed attempts of replicating Silicon Valley, the temptation still remains. After decades of bafflement and frustration, the world is still struggling to figure out the trigger point and…