Assignment
This assignment is due on Sunday, January 25. Submissions should be in PDF format and uploaded to Moodle.
Each answer should not be more than 3-4 sentences.
1. My curiosity stamina:
(a) What are you curious about – mention a maximum of 2 things (it could be related to a surprising event, a personal challenge, an aspiration, a hobby, a technology trend, etc.)
(b) What triggered your curiosity about this topic? When? (Take any one topic, if you have mentioned two topics in (a))
(c) What have you done about it so far? (read article/watched video/talked to friends/nothing, etc.) Where did you get time for this?
(d) What do you think could be the most challenging part of this topic? Why?
(e) If you were to pursue this topic further, what would you do next? Why?
2. My favourite innovative product/service of the last five years (Please choose a product/service that has been launched in the market in the last 5 years)
(a) Mention the product/service chosen
(b) When was this product/service launched in the market? When was it conceived (approximately)?
(c) Identify 4 key assumptions associated with the idea when it was conceived
(d) Currently, what is the adoption stage of this product category (innovators, early adopters, early majority, late majority, laggards)? Why? (Note: A product category is BLDC fans or Li-Ion battery 2-wheelers)
(e) Analyze the product/service from the 6-E framework
(f) Identify two triggers from the 6Es that will change the adoption of the product/service significantly
