Is Uber incremental or radical innovation?

The Uber example, provided above, is an excellent case of a disruptive innovation strategy that payed off big. Since it's generally a complex, lengthy process, with big ups and downs, the criteria used to evaluate a radical idea should not be the same as those applied to incremental innovations.



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There is no denying that Uber has disrupted an operational model that was hard to crack, and despite all of its problems, it has become a poster child of modern operational innovation.

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?Uber introduced a disruptive peer-to-peer business model that enabled individuals to offer transportation services using their own vehicles in exchange for payment.

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By developing a mobile app that directly connects riders with drivers, Uber created a new business model that leveraged technology to disrupt the pre-existing market.

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Disruptive innovation in action In the case of Uber, the company's idea was to offer a new way to 'hail' a taxi. It does not own cars or employ drivers, but provides an app that links customers to available cabs.

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Uber and Lyft are both ride-hailing apps, and both offer innovative alternatives to taxis and long-established private transportation services. Both give passengers a convenient and innovative way to request and pay for rides through their smartphones.

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Data streaming and machine learning Uber uses Kafka and its own production databases for data streaming. And data storage depends on Hive, HDFS, Elasticsearch, MapReduce, and file storage web services. The company has also developed its own LIDAR that ensures internal sharing.

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