9. OPEN AGENDA
The expert panel have found out several open research agendas on aforesaid deep analytics and ‘7-S’ model:
- Should We consider any additional elements for the proposed deep analytics which can streamline the evolution and diffusions of various technological innovations effectively? For instance the deep analytics may be 10-S model instead of 7-S in figure 1.1.
- Is it practically manageable to consider too many elements simultaneously? Should we consider resources instead of staff-resources? Should we decompose sixth element into skill, style and support separately? Should we position the element ‘system’ centrally or ‘strategy’ in figure 1.1?
- There are 7C2 links (such as S1-S7, S2-S7,S3-S7,S4-S7, S5-S7, S6-S7. ) among 7-S elements of the deep analytics; what are the implications of these links on complex technological innovations? There may be other various types of links considering 7C3,7C4,7C5 and 7C6 combinations (S1-S2-S3, S4-S5- S6-S7 ).
- How do these elements of deep analytics impact technological innovation in terms of technology trajectory, spillover, dominant design and organizational learning process?
- How to foster creativity, problem solving capability, learning rate, generalizability, convergence and stopping criteria in organizational learning?
- What are the major constraints and barriers against the innovation, adoption and diffusion of technologies for humanity? There are several open issues of debate on the concept of deep analytics. It is an interesting observation from this book that we are living in 21st century today; but we could not reach the point of saturation of technology management at present; extensive R&D efforts are still pending for the sustainability of human civilization in the coming future.
