Research Article on Innovation

CES 2019: The expanding door that fights parcel thieves CES is the world's gathering place for all those who thrive on the business of consumer technologies. It has served as the proving ground for innovators and breakthrough technologies for 50 years -the global stage where next-generation innovations are introduced to the marketplace. Owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), it attracts the world's business leaders and pioneering thinkers. An innovation showcased at CES 2019 was a solution to parcel theft. In some countries, courier companies often deliver parcels at the doorsteps of people as the latter are at work and nobody is at home. Unfortunately, some thieves take advantage of the situation to steal these parcels. The innovation described here was displayed in January at the CES tech expo in Las Vegas, and it represents a solution to this theft problem. The Innovation consists of an expanding door that locks away small parcels and calls the police if larger ones are stolen. Its developers suggest the innovation is more secure than Amazon's own solution to the problem of parcel thieves. It looks a bit clunky and requires a fairly large hallway, but Chris Fox tried out the invention to see if it worked in practice. Watch a demonstration at: [login to view URL] The research article needs to explain the following: 1) What type(s) of Innovation as per Doblin’s framework are present in the expanding door innovation. 2) How may an Innovator create and capture value from such an Innovation? Discuss who could be he potential customers for the innovation? 3) What different types of IPR should the Innovator protect?