The dynamic nature of business

Activity sheet 3: Impact of new technology

The impact of new technology is all around us in the way we communicate, run businesses and live our lives.

Question Response
How has new technology, such as the internet, email
and mobile phones, impacted on your life?

Are there any disadvantages to these technological

advances?

How have these changes encouraged innovation?

2 Working individually, think back over your experiences in the classroom since you started school as a
young child. Identify all the technological changes that have changed the way lessons are organised and
how learning happens.
Ask your family or other older adults for their reflections.

Challenge
Imagine a world ten years in the future. Identify at least three technology changes that you predict will have
an impact on small businesses and their customers.
Write these below and explain how and why they will impact small businesses and the customers.

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