“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.” – Isaac Asimov, “Isaac Asimov’s Book of Science and Nature Questions”, 1988 The Storage Dilemma The picture to the right shows a 5 MB hard drive being shipped out by IBM in 1956. Five megabyte. My first work… Continue reading Christensen, Asimov and the Impact of Disruptive Innovation
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Capitalist’s Dilemma Ignores Unsung Heroes Of Enterprise Innovation
There’s a strong claim in June’s Harvard Business Review from Clayton Christensen and Derek Van Bever: companies are not investing in the kinds of market-creating innovations that lead to substantial new wealth creation, and jobs, because short term gains, produced with dubious metrics, satisfy the markets more easily. Apple’s adaptation of MP3s allied to music… Continue reading Capitalist’s Dilemma Ignores Unsung Heroes Of Enterprise Innovation
The theory of Disruptive Innovation
In the video below, from a lecture at Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford in England, Clayton Christensen explains his theory of disruption, drawing on examples of innovations occurring in the steel industry and from leading companies such as Toyota, Sony and Walmart. Christensen explores how the theory can explain why the economies… Continue reading The theory of Disruptive Innovation
Clayton M. Christensen on Disruptive Innovation
Disruptive innovation, a term of art coined by Clayton Christensen, describes a process by which a product or service takes root initially in simple applications at the bottom of a market and then relentlessly moves up market, eventually displacing established competitors. – See more at: http://www.claytonchristensen.com/key-concepts/#sthash.GjRHug10.dpuf Disruptive innovation, a term of art coined by Clayton… Continue reading Clayton M. Christensen on Disruptive Innovation