University of Maryland, College Park
Surviving Disruptive Technologies (On Demand)
University of Maryland, College Park

Surviving Disruptive Technologies (On Demand)

Taught in English

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals

Hank C. Lucas

Instructor: Hank C. Lucas

4.7

(56 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
8 hours to complete
3 weeks at 2 hours a week
Flexible schedule
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There are 10 modules in this course

A Model and framework to help understand disruptive technologies

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4 videos1 quiz

Some examples of companies that were not able to survive disruptive technologies

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3 videos1 quiz

A company that did not survive and its disruptor

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2 videos1 quiz

Another story of disruption and a summary of our examples

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4 videos1 quiz

Newspapers are an important component of a democratic society; the Internet threatens them in a number of ways

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3 videos1 quiz

Social media has transformed the way people relate to each other, but it has a disruptive component that is worrying

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3 videos1 quiz

Two companies in this module are private and are very successful; a quasi-public agency has a hard time competing with them and their technology

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4 videos1 quiz

Conclusions about disruption

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3 videos1 quiz

Suggestions for how to respond to a disruptive technology

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4 videos1 quiz

Survival in the physical world

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1 video

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4.5 (8 ratings)
Hank C. Lucas
University of Maryland, College Park
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