Diffusion of Innovations

 

I think that it is hard to say what makes a good innovation because of the ability to have access to such innovation. The only reason I say this is because back when computers were first invented they were too big to be inside of a household until desktop computers were invented; even then it took a while for every household to have at least one desktop computer and that was only if they could afford it. The same thing could be said for cellphones because at that point everyone had a home phone with an answering machine or a pager with readily available payphones. With that being said, the first couple of designs for said cell phones were big and clunky and again, not readily available until later. Cell phones nowadays are more easily available and the means of production to produce them are more advanced than when they were first invented. So, I think that is a bit ambiguous to say who was an "Early Adaptor" for some innovations that were more available to some than others, during a time where we were not so advanced. However, nowadays things are a lot more readily available and make it easier to establish who is an "Early Adapter" vs who is not. An example of an innovation that did not take off through this theory was the Snapchat Spectacles. I remember when they first announced that they would be making glasses that allowed you to record Snapchat videos and upload them. I thought it was a pretty cool idea, but they were way too expensive when they first came out as with many innovations; after that they just kind of went off the radar. Now, I have not seen much news about that invention since, but nevertheless, it goes to show that not every innovation is a good innovation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffusion_of_innovations

https://www.spectacles.com/