Diffusion of Technology

Need

Early pioneer – Douglas Engelbart

Viewed computers as a communication tool

Concept of collaboration

Research

• What research organization or people developed a solution to this problem or need? What were their findings? Who were the “lead thinkers" for this innovation, and how did they convince a manufacturer to produce it?

• Concept developed at the Augmentation Research Center

• Developed an On-Line System (NLS)

• The On-Line System was used to connect all Augmentation Research Centers

Research

ARC was closed due to funding

Research continued at Palo Alto Research Center (PARC)

Development

What problems did your innovation encounter in the development process? Who was the intended audience for your innovation?

Computer were not networked

Computers were made to process numbers

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Commercialization

Describe the production, manufacturing, packaging, marketing, and distribution of your innovation.

The network system was own by the U.S. Department of Defense