Problem 1. What environmental factors should be analyzed to transfer a product from a business environment to the home and to the car? What technology breakthroughs moved the telephone from a business tool to a personal, portable necessity? How would you model those S-curves?
Problem 2. What role does a government play in fostering innovation? Is it necessary to have the government involved to have innovation? Why or Why not? Is it a good or bad thing that universities are engaging in a greater share of research and development in the United States? Why do you take this position?