“Disruptive” technolgies
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“Disruptive” technolgies Clayton M. Christensen, The Innovators
Dilemma, HarperBusiness, 2000 og The Innovator's Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth, 2003, Harvard Business Press
Dramatic, "disruptive" changes in technology What happens to organizations when such
changes occur? They can adapt to new technology or die out
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Examples Mainframe to minicomputer Mini-computer to PC Development of disk technologies From cable-management to hydraulic
excavators in American steel industry Photocopy (Xerox) Internet?
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Case: Digital Equipment Corp- from success (mid -80s) 60s: IBM dominance 70s: New technology, a new type machines, mini
computers Many manufacturers: Digital, HP, Prime, Norwegian
Data 1986 "Taking on Digital these days is like standing
in front of a moving train. The $ 7.6 billion computer maker has been gathering speed while most rivals are stalled in a slump. "Warning to IBM ...
One of the most prominent companies in McKinsley study that led to the book "In Search of Excellence"
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…to fiasko (end of the 80s)
Digital has major problems: "Sales are drying up in its key microcomputer line. A two-year Restructuring plan has failed miserably ... The real misfortune may be DEC's lost opportunities. It has squandered two years trying halfway
Measures two RESPOND two low-margin personal computers that have transformed the computer industry “
Norwegian Data bankruptcy The PC wins-out over the mini-computer Compaq buys Digital (2000) Digital (and the Norwegian Data) were leading "world
class" companies, why it can go so wrong so fast?
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New technology can be the reason We can distinguish between:
"Sustaining" Maintaining technologies. These preserve corporate and market structures.
"Disruptive" technologies. There may be major changes in corporate and market structures
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”Sustaining” (maintaining) technology All technologies are constantly evolving to better
performance and lower cost Radical or more incremental change, but the common
features are: Increasing the performance of established products Within the main dimensions that customers want Example: cars, planes, computers, television sets
Most innovations in a given industry are "sustaining“ Radical changes in a "sustaining" technology, which
propeller planes to jets VLSI development in the PC industry LP to cassette, to CD, to DVD
rarely lead to bankruptcies of leading companies.
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”Disruptive” (breakthrough) technologies The characteristics of innovation that leads to
performance degradation: Mainframe to minicomputer Mini Machine for PC Cable-driven to hydraulic excavators From major to minor physical hard disks? (14 “ -> 8"
-> 5 ¼ “->3 ½" -> cloud) But the technology may have other properties:
Less expensive, more robust, smaller, lighter, requires less energy, more flexible, easier to maintain, easier to use ...
Like opening the way for new markets
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The new technology comes into traditional markets New markets provide good income Revenues are used for new research and
development The development is as good as the technology
is also appropriate for the traditional markets But since the new ("disruptive") technology
has numerous other benefits it will undermine the market for traditional products.
Therefore, we have (almost) no: Mainframes, Mini Machines, Cable-operated excavator, Physical large disk, …today.
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Mini-computer til PC PC brukte ny teknologi (VLSI) Lavere kapasitet, men billigere, mer robuste, mindre, lettere, ... Enbruker-filosofi Brukes direkte av sluttbruker, programvare som var
enklere å bruke (Apple Mac, så Windows) Prosessor, maskinvare, operativsystem og
applikasjon fra forskj. leverandører (Intel, Compaq, Windows, Office/Lotus/Quicken). Det gir fleksibilitet, større konkurranse, lavere priser, bedre kvalitet
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Personal experiences
Introduces the architecture for a system of health care in 1978:
A machine per physician (NPC) A common database server (computer with 20 Mb disk)
Comment from Norwegian Data were alternative supplier, "complete unrealistic“
But we argued that our solution was safer (more machines) cheaper and more future oriented (computer technology) more efficient (one per processor. doctor) more robust (run without an operator in a normal environment) more user-friendly
Implemented in 1979, the world's first disk solution for PC
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PC Market development From one alternative for mini-computer (for
end users and small companies) In substitute for mini-computer:
greater capacity Networking connections
The market for mini machines disappeared in a few years:
In 1986, the Norwegian Data seen as the flagship of the Norwegian industry, they earned good money.
Two years later they were gone.
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Were the mini-computer manufacturers sleeping in class? No, Digital, Norsk Data and the others had
built their busines based on competent engineers, program developers and sales force
They were all examples of ”world class” businesses
They invested also in new technolgy. Digital was early out with a PC-series
Even so, it didn’t go well...
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Development of ”disruptive” technologies
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Progress due to
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Mini-computer producers Were expert Did nothing wrong However, it had a structure and a market adapted for a
different technology: New Forms (analyze customer needs) Sales margins Profits p.r. sale
1987 Discovery Project (Ministry of Industry + Norwegian Research + SND + Norwegian Data):
IT centers in rural areas Mini-computers from the Norwegian Data Panic Reaction to rescue Norwegian Data DN-chronicle: "U-help, latest in a bygone technology“
Must the Norwegian Data go into bankruptcy?
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Digging machine manufacturers After World War II, remotely
operated excavator Large capacity Costly For mining, M. M.
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Hydraulic machines The first hydraulic
excavators: Small capacity Could be connected
to tractors Small and flexible Reliable
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Hydraulic as a ”disruptive” technology Hydraulic uninteresting to the established, their
customers that would have greater, not lesser capacity
The established manufacturers took the customers needs for granted
Many newcomers come in with hydraulic technology
These took the characteristics of technology for granted
Found new markets, municipalities, contractors, farmers, …
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What happened? Hydraulic-technology underwent
fast development Increasingly large bucket capacity Won new markets Went into the established market Broke most of the established
manufacturers
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Could the established have done anything differently? They knew the technology Try it out, often in hybrid solutions with
existing customers Were skilled developers Were locked into its established customer
base, unfortunately hydraulic was a technology customers did not need
They competed with other companies that used the same technology (cable)
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Standard solutions do not work against ”disruptive” technology Work harder be smarter Listen to your customers Invest more aggressively Develop technology Drive in the wrong ...!
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Disc-technology Very rapid development from
the 1950s to the present day Been through many
"generations" of technologies The trend has been clear
"disruptive" effects Prof. Christensen points out
that the development follows a definite pattern, with easily identifiable steps
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6 steps in development of discruptive technology1. New, "disruptive" technology were first
developed in the established companies1) Control Data (14 "manufacturer) developed 8" technology2) Seagate, executive producer of the 5 ¼ "technology
developed 3 ½" model
2. Marketing requested feedback from customers
1) IBM would not have 3 ½ "model for its XT and AT computers (they wanted more capacity)
2) Weak sales forecasts3) Management cut out the product (explicitly or implicitly)
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Further development and new companies…
3) Established company focus on the development of existing ("sustained") technology
Ruled by the customers (large capacity) and market In order to generate revenue and profits
4) New companies are formed based on the new "disruptive" technology
For example, Connie Peripherals, formed by staff from Seagate
unable to sell to existing customers had to find new markets through trial and error For example, the laptop market (but this was small and
highly uncertain in the late 80's)
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newcomers are taking market share,
the established get problems
5) The new technology developes for larger capacity Start market (for example) increases in size The capacity is so great that technology also gains entry at
the high end of the market (e.g. Stationary PC)6) The established attempts to defend their markets:
Seeing that the new technology is introduced also in their (high capacity) market
Taking up the prototypes from research labs But now this has become a "sustained" technology, where
the competition is competing on performance and price Newcomers often have advantages here
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Handling a "disruptive" technology requires
Knowledge of the new technology Willingness and ability to develop a technology
for new customers, as well as a need to develop the "sustained" technology
Willingness to accept new forms of marketing, sales and production
Willingness to accept new profit margins for each sale
Willingness to terminate the existing staff, hiring new employees instead
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Impossible? Christensen finds few examples of
companies that have managed to survive "disruptive" changes
IBM is an exception. Have had mixed success, but it did best when the PC division was isolated from its parent company
Best solution is to start a new company to handle the new technology
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Is Internet such a technology?
Allows for new sales channels (banking, insurance, retail, auctions ...)
Radical change in costs per. transaction (from manual to automatic)
However, the pioneer (first mover) advantage is debatable, it is easy for others to come by and take market share
"Click & Mortar" may be the best solution in many markets, where they have established an advantage
“Both" it is possible here, but was difficult in the other cases we have analyzed
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Survival examples Traditional industries for the production of watches
(Swiss): Quality in appearance, clock necklace and watch that
functions Quality linked to price
New technology, digital watch: Very cheap in production High quality mechanisms (functions) Low quality jewelry?
Traditional industry managed to adapt to the development, (are jewelry characteristics more important than the functionality?)
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”Disruptive” technologies Is not common (fortunately?) But in many industries, the new technology can
have a "disruptive" effect on parts of the business: Flight and bus for NSB (trains) Numerically controlled machine tools in manufacturing IT in Telecom (mobile technologies) (Internet on Telecom) Internet for banking Email for the postal industry Laser surgery to correct vision Digital Cameras
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Prognoses (by Kai) Libraries will disappear in its traditional
form, collections, purchases, loans will be irrelevant in a digital world
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Prognoses (by Kai) All work to handle cash will disappear
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Prognoses (by Kai) Newspapers will have competition when
these are produced digitally
Shops will feel the competition from online
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Prognoses (by Kai) Newspapers will have competition when these are
produced digitally (eAvis)
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Prognoses (by Kai) Shops will feel the competition from online
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