Chapter 3 – Types and Patterns of Innovation
- Tesla Motors
- History of Tesla
- The Roadster
- The Model S
- The Future of Tesla
- Overview
- Types of Innovation
- Product Innovation versus Process Innovation
- Radical Innovation versus Incremental Innovation
- Competence-Enhancing Innovation versus Competence-Destroying Innovation
- Architectural Innovation versus Component Innovation
- Using the Dimensions
- Technology S-Curves
- S-Curves in Technological Improvement
- S-Curves in Technology Diffusion
- S-Curves as a Prescriptive Tool
- Limitations of S-Curve Model as a Prescriptive Tool
- Technology Cycles
- Summary of the Chapter
- Discussion Questions
- Suggested Further Reading
- Endnotes