TMKA09 · 6 credits · Advanced level (A1N) · Design
Disruptive Technologies
Active · next start HT 2026
100%
passed the latest regular sitting
UPG1 · 16 Jan 2026 · 12 students
100%
passed the regular sittings, all sittings over the last 5 years
UPG1 · 19 students
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Part of 3 programmes
Hand-in or lab
UPG1 Reflection on literature
- G
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Hand-in or lab
UPG2 Technology exploration
- G
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UPG3 Written case report
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About the course
Aim
On a re-design and engineering level only limited improvement of sustainability performance is possible. More substantial improvement may require totally new technological solutions, with accompanying societal and market transitions. Think of non-conventional energy in mobility, smart-grids, and bio-based economy. After the completed course the student shall be able to
- articulate the role of systems and actors in technology-related transitions
- describe and explain how and why disruptive technologies emerge and how they impact (and are impacted by) incumbent organizations as well as entrepreneurial start-ups.
- use mapping techniques to perform a system-level analysis of technology trends and their potential influence on design activities with a special emphasis on sustainability.
Content
Students will analyze historical disruptive technologies and societal/market transitions, and do a case study with the aim of mapping a desired future sustainable transition, with its accompanying future tech.
- Examiner
- Marie Bengtsson
- Scheduled hours
- 0 h
- Main field of study
- Design