Polaroid's Failure
Polaroid is a company that made
its impact with portable cameras that anyone could use. They became ubiquitous and with that their
legacy was born
Polaroid released a home video
system called Polavision. It took
decades to develop, but when it was released, there were many competitors
available. This resulted in a $15
million loss and caused Polaroid to fear releasing more innovative ideas. They were afraid of another detrimental loss
Drawing from the innovation Dr. Calongne
told us regarding self-cleaning trousers, I thought that self-cleaning and
maybe even disinfecting scrubs for the medical community would be a godsend for
them. Especially with COVID, we are
reminded of the dangers that illnesses pose for our medical community. Nurses are needed from one patient’s room to
the next with the risk of contamination a reasonable concern.
One force that may cause a delay in
implementation is the attitude of the traditionalists. This is the group that is the most reluctant
to change. They prefer things to be as
they have been and see no benefit in adjusting to that way of life. This reluctance goes beyond simply not liking
change. I myself prefer not to change
but am aware that with time I will get used to it and it may actually make
things better. It may be inconvenient
for a bit, but not enough to make me refuse to participate. If these traditionalists are in higher-ranking
positions, they may use that influence to convince their subordinates to not
use the self-cleaning scrubs. This could
become a big problem.
Another force that could affect
this idea is where the scrubs will be made.
Much clothing is made in third world countries. Will this be outsourced in order to make more
available? Will this lower cost? Will this cause a problem with any of the
United States’ relationships with these countries? Depending on where the materials are located
for making the scrubs, may give insight into where the clothes should be
manufactured. That leads to another issue:
will there be enough material to make enough self-cleaning scrubs to make an
impact?
Hopefully, none of these forces
are enough to prevent a beneficial innovation from being created. I think many nurses and doctors would
appreciate the safety these self-cleaning scrubs will bring.
References
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