A thought experiment:
You’re now the owner of the world’s largest cable gondola transit manufacturer on the planet. This could be a fictional company or a real company; it doesn’t matter.
You’re told by your CEO that three (and only three) innovations must be developed to ensure the technology’s viability into the future. One innovation needs to be relatively simple; the second innovation needs to be difficult but manageable in the near future and; the third innovation needs to be a pipe dream – something that’s likely never to happen within the next decade, but that would nevertheless improve the product drastically.
Your CEO asks you what those three innovations should be.
Here’s mine:
- Reduce dwell times to under 30 seconds – should be relatively simple.
- Develop gondolas that can operate at the maximum speed of aerial trams – with time it shouldn’t be a problem.
- Allow for off-line stations such as those found in faux-prt systems – unlikely to occur anytime soon.
What’s your answer?
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