The project is designed for you to do a thorough review, analysis, and reflection on key dynamics of innovation that characterize a particular technology trajectory area, field, firm, or governance institution. For my paper I have choses 3D printing but more specifically onaerospace 3D printing.
Project Components are as follows:
the goal is to survey the firm/technology/system in question and to provide an initial overview of the key players and trends related to your topic.
a) An introduction to key issues, trends, and or/controversies: concisely summarize the history and central issues, developmental obstacles, and/or debates that have surrounded your case. How did the technology develop, or where did the firm come from? Are there any controversies, divisons, or disputes that have characterized your firm's/the technology's development? Generally, how did - or how are, key actors seeking to resolve or overcome them?
b) Initial technology and/or firm analysis: You should provide an initial overview of key actors involved in your case. If you are studying an innovative firm: who are the key actors? What are their backgrounds? Where did they come from (other firms, universities, government labs, etc)? How is the firm organized? Does it do most/all of its R&D and production internally? Or does it collaborate with outside partners? If so, for what and to what extent?
If you are focudes on a technology, you should do your best to trace its emergence. Did it come from one innovator, or firm? From a "network" of related parties? From a series of unrelated breakthroughs that came together? Did it involve a radical breakthrough? Or a series of incremental innovations? A combination or recombination of existing technologies?