Suggested readings week 15/2023

A journey through innovation

This is a brief list of essays on innovation.

The proposed list of readings starts with the paradigm of distruptive innovation paradigm first proposed by the late Clayton M. Christensen in 1997, and up through Tesla Motors.

Interestingly, cited opinions suggest that innovation depends not only on the willingness to invest, size of a company and of course boundary conditions, but  also on what's called managerial environment. A lot to learn and think about!

https://hbr.org/2015/12/what-is-disruptive-innovation?utm_source=pocket_reader

https://hbr.org/2015/05/teslas-not-as-disruptive-as-you-might-think?utm_source=pocket_reader

https://www.technologyreview.com/2015/07/07/167212/how-disruptive-is-tesla-really/?utm_source=pocket_reader

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0048733385900216?utm_source=pocket_saves

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/200465578_Architectural_Innovation_The_Reconfiguration_of_Existing_Product_Technologies_and_the_Failure_of_Established_Firms?utm_source=pocket_saves

End to end encryption for messages, explained

The most effective description of end to end encryption. Basic knowledge of  private/public keys cryptography needed.

As a side effect while reading this, you will learn how valuable is the concept of blockchain when correctly described and used.

https://medium.com/asecuritysite-when-bob-met-alice/well-done-to-whatsapp-in-taking-security-seriously-key-transparency-2d56bce47396?utm_source=pocket_reader

Carbon removal for nothing

Avoid misleading narratives.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00953-x?utm_source=pocket_saves