{"id":14119,"date":"2018-03-27T09:54:22","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T09:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/?p=14119"},"modified":"2023-08-14T11:22:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T09:22:19","slug":"join-the-conversation-disruptive-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/join-the-conversation-disruptive-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"Join The Conversation: Disruptive Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Artificial intelligence, 3D printing, healthcare informatics, Hyperloop travel, robotics, blockchain, Bitcoin, self-driving cars, virtual reality, and the Internet of Things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You might find yourself bombarded with several of these concepts in the space of one scroll through your newsfeed. In the back of your mind, you can almost hear your elders lamenting the relentless march of progress. But are these new-fangled inventions as disconnected as they appear to be?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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IMPORTANT! Tony Seba of RethinkX describes some of the massive paradigm shifts that are headed our way: https:\/\/t.co\/XT6ZIML5xL<\/a> #paradigmshift<\/a> #blockchain<\/a> #disruptivetech<\/a> #energy<\/a> #solar<\/a> #Tesla<\/a> #autonomouscars<\/a> #selfdrivingcars<\/a> #ridesharing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 CryptoSunTsunami (@cryptosuntsu) March 6, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Disruptive Tech as Market Evolution<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

All of these innovations fall under the umbrella of disruptive technology. Harvard Business School Professor Clay Christiansen coined this term in 1997, broadly defining new strategies and technological innovations that force companies to change their business model or risk falling into irrelevance.1<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here\u2019s #RT<\/a> of some interesting #AI<\/a> & DisruptiveTech #news<\/a> from a trusted industry source brought to you by @TheIoTWarehouse<\/a>: https:\/\/t.co\/M7vF4Bwux8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 The IoT Warehouse (@TheIotWarehouse) March 7, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

While big companies are focused on sustaining their product by upgrading existing products and services to attract a higher price tag, disruptive innovators slip in the back door to create a new product which serves an overlooked gap in the market. From that foothold, they climb up the ladder to change the face of the established market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n