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DISRUPTIVE INNOVATIONS PAGE 6 Empowering every Indian to fly Captain Gopinath with its low cost airline Air Deccan created disruptive innovation by making the middle class fly between places by cutting down unnecessary expenses during travel The strategy of a low cost airline of bringing a luxury service to the masses was a disruptor in the industry and forced the competitors to revise their fares , . . INM VOLUME 9 intermediaries by transferring the cost benefit gained to customers by low pricing Communication industry has been churned by Voice over Internet protocol such as Skype where the cost to the consumer is nil Brokerage industry has been revolutionized by Merrill Lynch by low cost and cheap investment options which has pulled people out of middle income brackets to be a holder of shares that impact the Wall Street Hard disks that were initially the size of a refrigerator have been reduced to the size of a palm and this has been possible due to continuous innovation by IBM Apple with its Ipod replacing Sony s walkman is yet another replacement of the erstwhile market leader This global scenario showcases innovations that relate or can be compared to the previous cases discussed in India - . . . Indian Wal-Mart Big bazaar became the first of its kind with large scale hypermarkets in the country in 2001 as the brains behind the idea felt that India didn t have large scale hypermarkets in spite of being one of the world s largest consumer bases Online educational websites Online learning websites have become a competitor to the traditional coaching and learning where the accessibility and availability of resources comes at minimal or zero cost compared to traditional learning resources The business model that started as a clone of western counterparts and has now adapted itself to the needs of Indian consumers - , ’ ’ . . . Future arenas of innovation Wearable computing has been the key driver behind healthcare innovation and many tracking devices in mobiles and smart watches The Indian ventures include RHL Vision Technologies Pvt Ltd Has developed a wearable ring called Fin which treats the palm as a numeric keypad and a gesture interface India like the rest of the world is also putting forward its baby steps with startups like CarIQ Ducere Technologies 2mpower Health Management Services Ineda Systems by venturing into the internet space . . . . , ’ . . Inference Disruptive innovations are simple and bring to the market cheaper renderings of a product or service which aims to serve customers at the bottom of the pyramid The companies with a mainstream market share do initially not worry as they own higher margins to overcome the loss by low end consumers but if the focus is not targeted towards these innovators market leadership is at a stake such as Apple and Google disrupting Sony and Microsoft with its products and services . , , . , . , , , , , . References Disruptive innovation Percy Agrereas Dastur ❖ The Innovator s dilemma Clayton M Christensen ❖ http www innosight com impact stories chotokool case study cfm ❖ http www rediff com money special pix amul an utterly butterly self sufficient brand 20140904 htm ❖http www rediff com money 2007 mar 22bspec htm , ’ :// Global cases Many industries have faced disruptive innovation which includes retail Wal Mart surpassed all its . - . . / - :// - . - / . / - . - :// , - . / / - / - - - . . . / / / / .