Though I have very little background in what this lecture discussed, I found it interesting and quite insightful. I think the thing that stuck with me most was when Dr. Shahi discussed the current situation of the US being at the "top of the hill." He described, in a very illustrative way, how once a country feels that they are secure in their developments, and do not have anymore mountains to climb and conquer, that they are already beginning to slide down the hill, allowing other countries who continue to strive to be always be better to begin to overtake it. Though the US does an enormous amount of research in every field and has come out with more then its share of innovative and progressive technologies, it seems as if the US has grown almost lazy and expectant that its reign over technology development will not be surpassed. Other countries, specifically in Asia, seem so much hungrier to make the big leaps that will eventually lead them to be leaders in technology development. It is my hope that researchers and developers in the US will realize that in order to stay on top we must continue to strive to be the first and the best at coming up with innovative and effective ideas.
Furthermore, I enjoyed the discussion about the biobusiness innovation landscape. I know the professor said that developers should focus on the summit opportunities, but I didn't understand why they should not focus on the cloud opportunities. I guess that part was over my head or something. I also thought the slide about the technology adoption challanges was neat, because it highlighted for me that I am so on the wrong end of the spectrum of where I should be in terms of accepting and incorporating new technologies into my life. I have always shied away from technology, and it has become quite apparent from this class that that is not a smart or viable strategy at all if I want to succeed in the 21st century.
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