NPTEL : NOC:Technology Forecasting for Strategic Decision Making - An Introduction (Management)

Co-ordinators : Prof. Dmitry Kucharavy, Prof. Bala Ramadurai


Lecture 1 - Introduction to Tech Forecasting for Strategic Decision Making

Lecture 2 - Famous forecasts which missed the mark

Lecture 3 - Why do we need technology forecasts? - Innovation vs Invention Efficiency vs Effectiveness

Lecture 4 - Why do we need technology forecasts? - Questions in Lecture 2, part 1

Lecture 5 - Why do we need technology forecasts? - Limiting Resources

Lecture 6 - Why do we need technology forecasts? - Why is it difficult to forecast?

Lecture 7 - Why do we need technology forecasts? - General stages of forecasting?

Lecture 8 - Why do we need technology forecasts? - Questions in Lecture 2, part 2

Lecture 9 - Failure and Success Startup Stories

Lecture 10 - Strategic, Tactical and Operational Decision Making

Lecture 11 - Quiz about Strategic, Tactical and Operational decision making

Lecture 12 - Answer to the quiz on Strategic, Tactical and operational decision making

Lecture 13 - Introduction to Vacuum forming case study and FORMAT handbook

Lecture 14 - Quiz on systems and set

Lecture 15 - Quiz on functions

Lecture 16 - Technology Lifecycle - Example case study - Transportation

Lecture 17 - Technology Lifecycle - Seasons, Clockspeed - Part 1

Lecture 18 - Technology Lifecycle - Seasons, Clockspeed - Part 2

Lecture 19 - Technology Lifecycle - Seasons, Clockspeed - Part 3

Lecture 20 - Technology Lifecycle - Seasons, Clockspeed - Part 4

Lecture 21 - Technology Lifecycle - Seasons, Clockspeed - Part 5

Lecture 22 - Aryabhata's experience in modeling and Live Solar Eclipse

Lecture 23 - Alternatives to forecasting in scope of technology management

Lecture 24 - Alternatives to forecasting in scope of technology management - Q&A

Lecture 25 - Element-Name-Value Model

Lecture 26 - System Operator

Lecture 27 - How to collect problems for mapping

Lecture 28 - How to formalize our knowledge about problems?

Lecture 29 - System function - What's function 1 Energy for cooking

Lecture 30 - System function - What's the function 2 Mosquito repellant

Lecture 31 - System function - What's the function 3 Pancake (Dosa) batter

Lecture 32 - Demo of S-curve fitting software

Lecture 33 - Maps of contradiction for forecasting

Lecture 34 - Quantitative forecasting

Lecture 35 - Forecasting and Forecast

Lecture 36 - Technological roadmaps