Connor M Gawlik

While the benefits in the short term can be unclear, the benefits in the long term could be very beneficial. School districts would be able to track student trends within their district like never before. However, this would take years of collecting data to identify new trends or meaningful data. Consequently, student performance should improve…[Read more]

I agree that the Transistor radio is a great example of a disruptive technology. It truly changed the game in terms of radio and future devise regarding price and portability. These two parameters are continued in today’s market which shows the magnitude of this innovation. Additionally, in the music industry, I’d argue that allowing songs to be…[Read more]

I would argue that it is hard to make a claim that “smart watches” are failing just because of differing values of success. For example, the Apple with the Apple Watch is selling something bigger than just a smart watch. Instead of focusing on functionality, integration could be much more important due to its diversity in the market. On the oth…[Read more]

In my opinion, I think that business analysis type positions will be for the most part safe from head count reduction due to the creative aspect of the role. Personally, I find this very exciting about the career path of an MIS major.
I find it morally okay to create a humanless business run by IT systems, however I don’t think this will be t…[Read more]

While this technique may be successful at Valve, I find it very risky. Valve is lucky enough to be in a situation where they can allow their employees to do as they want. The creative aspect of Valve warrants such flexibility. Over the summer I interned at Crayola where employees were given a certain amount of flexibility. I found that because…[Read more]