Could a frugal approach offer long term benefits for healthcare provision?
Could the frugal approach adopted during the pandemic to rapidly develop new healthcare products and services offer long lasting benefits to the sector? This is the question discussed by authors Cadeddu, Ahuja and Alami in their paper exploring how...
Read moreWhat is the business model for autonomous vehicles? Work with or compete with traditional private cars?
Considerable investment is being made in autonomous vehicles, but it is the business model that will determine if they win or fail, says Dr Maurizio Catulli.
Read moreDigital fabrication maker response to COVID-19
The rapid spread of Covid-19 has led to an unprecedented bottom-up, distributed, frugal innovation response from individuals and maker communities worldwide who have rapidly developed and distributed crisis-critical items, filling shortages and providing a stop-gap solution for the disrupted...
Read moreIntegrating sustainable value thinking into technology forecasting: a configurable toolset
Sustainable value gives longer term business return because it delivers the triple bottom line of economic, environmental and social value. However, current assessment methods are essentially audits and can only be used when every detail of an innovation are...
Read moreUsability testing of new COVID-19 workplace test kits
Testing for COVID-19 can provide reassurance, even if the result is positive, explains Val Lynch of AND Technology Research, the company provided usability testing to answer 3 questions for the client.
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