Technology as an enabler presentation for Entrepreneur Country: Profit with Technology

1. Technology as an Enabler
David Scholtz
Presentation for Entrepreneur Country: Profit with Technology
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2. "Technology alone is not enough"
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3. Technology Enablement
Technology Enablement is the application of
technology to a product, service or business
concept creating value by making the process
better, easier or cheaper for the end user

4. Technology for whose sake?

5. When technology fails

6. Coburn’s formula
Technology needs to meet
two criteria
1 - it has to address a
problem
2 - that problem has to be
more painful than the
perceived pain of adopting
the new technology

7. Technology for the end user's sake

8. Technology is an evolution

10. 3 Point Check List
• Is it a solution fixing a problem?
• Does it replace an existing behaviour?
• Can your mother explain the benefits?

11. Feedback always
welcome
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