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Surviving Disruptive Technologies (On Demand), University of Maryland, College Park
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About this Course
The purpose of this course is to help individuals and organizations survive when confronted with disruptive technologies that threaten their current way of life. We will look at a general model of survival and use it to analyze companies and industries that have failed or are close to failing. Examples of companies that have not survived include Kodak, a firm over 100 years old, Blockbuster and Borders. It is likely that each of us has done business with all of these firms, and today Kodak and Blockbuster are in bankruptcy and Borders has been liquidated. Disruptions are impacting industries like education; Coursera and others offering these massive open online courses are a challenge for Universities. In addition to firms that have failed, we will look at some that have survived and are doing well. What are their strategies for survival?
By highlighting the reasons for the decline of firms and industries, participants can begin to understand how to keep the same thing from happening to them. Through the study of successful organizations, we will try to tease out approaches to disruptions that actually work. Our ultimate objective is to develop a strategy for survival in a world confronting one disruptive technology after another.
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By VR
•Apr 09, 2018
Very nicely constructed and informative course with apt examples
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By andre norbim
•Dec 31, 2018
Great intro to disruptive technology and theyr effects!
By Vipul Rajesh Rathi
•Apr 09, 2018
Very nicely constructed and informative course with apt examples
By geetha r
•Mar 26, 2018
Such a wonderful instructor to learn disruptive technology. sure will learn and understand whats all about surviving disruptive technology, because the entire module is filled with real time examples ..
By Narasimhan
•Mar 01, 2018
Good course.
By Olanipekun Olufemi
•Jun 17, 2017
Very interesting course
By Yoges V R
•Apr 29, 2017
Thanks for offering this course as MOOC on Cursera.
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