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Appendix D: Contextual Issues
Pages 53-58

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... Technology A Technology B INNOVATION (Technology C ) Supporting Technology Supporting Technology Existence is Dependent On: Power Standards, electric, screws, roads, etc Raw materials Production Capability Culture and Values Distribution Channels Total Factor Productivity Education and Training Laws and Regulations Concept of Operations Political Climate Management World Trade Patterns Governance FIGURE D-1 The technology ecosystem.
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From page 54...
... Technological components that have been in existence for a long time have the benefit of an existing support ecosystem: people who understand the technology and the science, existing applications, existence of manufacturers and support services, and other systemic elements. Newer technologies suffer in that fewer people understand the technology or the science and there are few manufacturers and support services.
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From page 55...
... An example of a more forward-dominated approach is the development of near-field technologies for thermally assisted recording in magnetic hard disk drives. This technology allows boosting storage capacity by locally heating the magnetic media and thereby easing the recording process.
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From page 56...
...  Although forward-based approaches can result in the biggest "surprise", the vast variety of possible HPM applications coming from reverse-based, short-term development approaches could be as much a source of surprises as groundbreaking discoveries in a specific field. There is an additional reason to pay careful attention to reverse-dominated approaches, based on common technology development models (Raghu, 2010; Perez, 2002)
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From page 57...
... Conversely, cultures that accept and celebrate individuality tend to generate radical innovations that depart, sometimes dramatically, from accepted approaches and development structures. Cultures that view failure without shame as a natural potential result of risk-taking also tend to spawn more radical innovations; cultures that value team identities and view failure as a shameful state tend not to spawn radical innovations.
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... In the field of "interfacing with computers and technology", the report highlights brain implants at Brown University that are being developed by Cyberkinetics, now a part of BrainGate. The work was greeted with enormous interest and press attention; although it is fascinating and is still receiving press attention (for example, a recent dramatic movie showed a stroke victim moving an artificial arm and getting a drink)
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