Comments on: Could accelerated diffusion rate negatively impact innovations? http://blog.kitetail.com/2007/09/12/could-accelerated-diffusion-rate-negatively-impact-innovations/ practical ideas on innovation and technology management Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:57:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: » Blog Archive Natural evolution of your organization | KiteTail: innovation management for growth http://blog.kitetail.com/2007/09/12/could-accelerated-diffusion-rate-negatively-impact-innovations/#comment-9044 » Blog Archive Natural evolution of your organization | KiteTail: innovation management for growth Sat, 24 Nov 2007 05:59:31 +0000 http://blog.kitetail.com/2007/09/12/could-accelerated-diffusion-rate-negatively-impact-innovations/#comment-9044 [...] other life-cycles in motion, such as those of your customers. Where they are in their adoption curve drives their purchasing behavior and risk [...] [...] other life-cycles in motion, such as those of your customers. Where they are in their adoption curve drives their purchasing behavior and risk [...]

]]> By: binnur http://blog.kitetail.com/2007/09/12/could-accelerated-diffusion-rate-negatively-impact-innovations/#comment-5039 binnur Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:40:58 +0000 http://blog.kitetail.com/2007/09/12/could-accelerated-diffusion-rate-negatively-impact-innovations/#comment-5039 John, Thank you for your comment. In a way, the smartphone market is still <em>crossing the chasm</em>. However, when I saw the comments stating "I can't believe Apple hasn't fixed what they promised yet", I wonder if they are starting to attract early majority... "Can it be controlled?" is a great question. Innovation is multi-faceted, in that I believe control can only be applied within a specific area. One would hope that a firm struggling with scaling their manufacturing processes would consciously limit signing up new customers. From history Apple/Jobs has shown to have razor sharp focus and have the needed relative competences for success (such as with iPod). So, I believe they are ready to handle the challenges. For others, this might be different story. --B John,

Thank you for your comment. In a way, the smartphone market is still crossing the chasm. However, when I saw the comments stating “I can’t believe Apple hasn’t fixed what they promised yet”, I wonder if they are starting to attract early majority… “Can it be controlled?” is a great question. Innovation is multi-faceted, in that I believe control can only be applied within a specific area. One would hope that a firm struggling with scaling their manufacturing processes would consciously limit signing up new customers. From history Apple/Jobs has shown to have razor sharp focus and have the needed relative competences for success (such as with iPod). So, I believe they are ready to handle the challenges. For others, this might be different story.

–B

]]> By: John Hannafin http://blog.kitetail.com/2007/09/12/could-accelerated-diffusion-rate-negatively-impact-innovations/#comment-5006 John Hannafin Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:56:44 +0000 http://blog.kitetail.com/2007/09/12/could-accelerated-diffusion-rate-negatively-impact-innovations/#comment-5006 Interesting thought. I don't think the iPhone has hit the Early Majority just yet and Apple will need to "cross the chasm" by making the iPhone and its technology a reliable commodity. I do think the "acceleration of the adoption curve interferes with innovation’s natural progression, as the firm needs to manage the conflicting interests early" but who or what caused the acceleration? Can it be controlled? I believe Apple were largely responsible for the acceleration of the adoption of the iPhone through its excellent use of the media prior to launch (the anticipation they created was akin to the latest release of Harry Potter). One would hope that they were aware of how much demand they were creating and preparing themselves to "manage the conflicting interests early". Interesting thought. I don’t think the iPhone has hit the Early Majority just yet and Apple will need to “cross the chasm” by making the iPhone and its technology a reliable commodity. I do think the “acceleration of the adoption curve interferes with innovation’s natural progression, as the firm needs to manage the conflicting interests early” but who or what caused the acceleration? Can it be controlled? I believe Apple were largely responsible for the acceleration of the adoption of the iPhone through its excellent use of the media prior to launch (the anticipation they created was akin to the latest release of Harry Potter). One would hope that they were aware of how much demand they were creating and preparing themselves to “manage the conflicting interests early”.

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