Question

DigitalHealth Electronics Inc. is a company that builds diagnostic devices. It was the first company to develop a compact MRI scanner by reconfiguring the components of the MRI technology. This smaller and user-friendly version of the huge MRI scanner created demand from small hospitals, nursing homes, and private practice doctors who were earlier dependent on the scanning machines in large hospitals. Which of the following types of innovations does this scenario best illustrate?

Answer 1

Architectural innovation.

Step-by-step explanation:

When a new product is designed in such a way that it destroyed the application of an Established company's architectural knowledge, but still preserves the usefulness of the knowledge of the components in the new product designed, such innovation is called Architectural innovation.

The new innovation is always difficult for the new firms to recognize and reverse, because the new design usually affected the structural processing of the established firm.

Architectural innovation attracts new customers , so far it is acceptable and receptive in the market, but creates greater challenges for the established firm.

Answer 2

Disruptive innovation

Step-by-step explanation:

In this type of innovation, the existing product or technology is upgraded to make it more accessible, available and affordable.

Digital Health Electronics inc. took an existing product (MRI scanner) they re-engineered it to become smaller, that is more accessible to their customers.