Dynamic Capabilities
Dynamic Capabilities - Related Videos
09:12
Construction of a High Resolution Microscope with Conventional and Holographic Optical Trapping Capabilities
0 Views •
Cited by 4 •
2013
The system described herein employs a traditional optical trap as well as an independent holographic optical trapping line, capable of creating and manipulating multiple traps. This allows for the creation of complex geometric arrangements of refractive particles while also permitting simultaneous high-speed, high-resolution measurements of the activity of biological enzymes.
05:27
An In Vitro Assay to Study the Cytotoxic Capability of Cytokine-Induced Killer Cells
0 Views •
2025
This video demonstrates an in vitro technique to measure the cytotoxic ability of cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cells against cancer cells. Upon co-culturing target cancer cells with CIK cells, the dead cancer cells are identified using a fluorescent viability dye and are quantified using flow cytometry, estimating the cytotoxic effect of CIK cells.
09:09
Synthesis of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Janus Microhydrogels for Anisotropic Thermo-responsiveness and Organophilic/Hydrophilic Loading Capability
0 Views •
Cited by 3 •
2016
We present a protocol to synthesize Janus microhydrogels composed entirely of the same base material, poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm), with a clearly compartmentalized structure base on the phase separation of a supersaturated NIPAAm monomer solution. The synthesized Janus microhydrogels show unique properties such as anisotropic thermo-responsiveness and organophilic/hydrophilic loading capability.
08:23
High-Throughput Capable Three-Dimensional Tissue Model for Quantification of Electroporation Thresholds
0 Views •
Cited by 1 •
2025
This protocol uses computational modeling to quantify reversible and irreversible electroporation thresholds using the spatial distribution of transfected cells within a three-dimensional tissue mimic for high-throughput analysis of electroporation protocols.
12:03
Dynamics of Structures
0 Views •
2023
Source: Roberto Leon, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA It is rare nowadays that a whole year goes by without a major earthquake event wreaking havoc somewhere around the world. In some cases, like the 2005 Banda Ache earthquake in Indonesia, the damage involved large geographic areas and casualties in the six figures. In general, the number and intensity of earthquakes is not increasing, however, the vulnerability of the built environment is...
FAQs
Sensing directs attention toward emerging technologies, market shifts, operating changes, and potential threats before they become immediate constraints. In engineering organizations, this activity connects technical knowledge with environmental scanning, helping decision-makers recognize which developments deserve investigation. Its value lies in improving the timing and quality of later investment choices rather than treating change as purely reactive.
Seizing concerns informed investment and decision-making after an opportunity or threat has been recognized. Transforming acts on those decisions by changing processes, assets, and expertise. The distinction matters because selecting a promising technology does not by itself create performance gains; engineering teams must also modify the organizational and technical arrangements needed to use it effectively.
Technical knowledge helps an organization understand what can be built, adopted, or improved, while flexible processes allow that knowledge to guide action as conditions change. Timely resource allocation connects both elements to execution. Without this combination, a firm may identify valuable opportunities yet respond too slowly or lack the organizational capacity to pursue them.
Assessment can examine how consistently the organization identifies emerging opportunities and threats, makes informed investment decisions, and reconfigures processes, assets, and expertise. It can also consider whether technical knowledge is linked to flexible processes and timely resource allocation. These observations help reveal capability gaps and guide priorities for capability development, innovation strategy, and organizational change.
The framework applies to new product development, digital technology adoption, complex project management, and efforts to improve resilience under uncertainty. In each setting, it helps connect changing external conditions with internal responses. This perspective can clarify whether performance depends mainly on recognizing change, committing resources to it, or reshaping the processes and expertise required for implementation.
Using the framework can support more deliberate innovation strategy, capability development, and organizational change. It links changing technologies, markets, and operating conditions to decisions about resources, processes, assets, and expertise. In engineering contexts, that connection helps organizations pursue performance improvements while strengthening their ability to respond when projects or operating environments become more uncertain.