Richard D’Aveni addresses some of the myths exist around 3D printing. This includes that it is a fad and is just for creating toys, that it will destroy a lot of jobs, and that it will be used to customize products. He provides examples to demonstrate what is really happening with 3D printing and how it could encourage job growth.
Author & Bakala Professor at Dartmouth College
Richard D’Aveni is the Bakala Professor of Strategy at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. From 2007 to the present, he has been listed among the top 50 strategists and management thinkers in the world according to the Thinkers50 ranking. He is currently ranked #9 among all management thinkers and is one of the world’s top five strategists. He is the author of several influential books including the global bestseller Hypercompetition, Beating the Commodity Trap, Strategic Capitalism, and Strategic Supremacy. He advises Fortune 500 companies and many of the world’s top corporate CEOs.
