Convert Technologies awarded major funding for a revolutionary patient locating & monitoring system.
Convert Technologies have been awarded major funding for their TaCT (Tracking and Communication Technology) solution, to trial a patient locating and monitoring system. The funding has been provided by Innovate UK, the UK’s Innovation agency. The funding award will enable the project to commence in June 2019. Trials are planned in Care Homes where Convert […]
Are you really listening to your customers?
A recent survey by Walker Research (Customers 2020: A Progress Report, 2017) highlighted the point that by 2020, customer experience (CX) will overtake price as a key product differentiator. These days, CX can be summed up in one phrase – super connected. In last week’s blog, we discussed the merits of disruptive and sustaining technologies, such […]
Don’t Go Out Unprotected!
Why you should patent your invention… Most successful businesses, large and small, are built on well managed intangible assets or intellectual property (IP). Pizza Hut, KFC & McDonald’s have all used their IP to establish franchises across the globe, while Coca Cola’s secret recipe and trade mark logo have stood the test of time and […]
Disruptive v Sustaining Technology
Which one wears the crown and what’s the difference? Back in 1997 the term disruptive technology was used by Clayton M. Christensen in his best-selling book “The Innovator’s Dilemma”. Working as a Harvard Business School professor, he analysed the difference between disruptive and sustaining technology, to show the impact on profitability of businesses. Disruptive technology […]