Understanding Disruptive Technologies
We appreciate the issues that companies face in understanding the possible impact of disruptive technologies on their business, whether these are opportunities and/or threats. Based on an in-depth understanding of business needs, we are well positioned to support companies with relevant information and expert insights on technology & market developments underway globally.
Our service focus is in the following areas:
We adopt a multi-layered approach when assisting companies wishing to understand and exploit innovative or disruptive technologies. Clients choose from a variety of services depending on their specific needs and experience level.
- Audit: Assessing current capabilities and technical and business requirements
- Market Positioning: positioning companies and their products in the emerging value chain
- Technology & Market Watch: relevant information and expert insights on technology & market developments underway globally.
- Exploitation Framework Programmes: involve groups of companies & organisations with a common interest in accelerating adoption of disruptive technologies. The primary programme presently being in Printed Electronics
- Collaborative Development Projects: identification development & exploitation partners and creation of consortia. When seeking external funding (e.g. regional or central UK government or from the EU), we manage the entire bidding process and, where required take full responsibility for overall project management.
Through this multi-layer approach we provide advice on how disruptive technologies can impact businesses processes.
The expert, impartial support we offer addresses challenges such as:
- How to identify the benefits and threats of the technology?
- Who else is adopting the technology, why & where
- What is real, scalable and ready for market
- What level of investment is required initially and then subsequently
- Deciding when to become pro-active in technology piloting & adoption
- How to identify projects to get started on.
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