“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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Dealing with Disruption–The Next Ten Years
The World Economic Forum have published a new report on innovation, titled Dealing with Disruption. Unlike previous reports, this is not a downloadable PDF, but instead an interactive website available here. It is worth reading though, even in this not-so-user-friendly format. Disruptive innovation is a critical driver of progress. When we look at the past… Continue reading Dealing with Disruption–The Next Ten Years
Endgame for Nokia Mobiles
“This is the end, beautiful friend This is the end, my only friend, the end Of our elaborate plans, the end Of everything that stands, the end No safety or surprise, the end I’ll never look into your eyes, again” – Jim Morrison – The Doors, 1967 The above quote may seem far fetched, but… Continue reading Endgame for Nokia Mobiles
How Mindfulness Cultivates Innovation
Innovation is about taking chances and taking risk and not being afraid to ask yourself new questions. I believe that innovation is about believing that change can happen and as most people are afraid of change, maybe I should rather say it is about evolution. It is looking at where we have been and where… Continue reading How Mindfulness Cultivates Innovation
Disruptive Innovation Explained
A disruptive innovation is an innovation that helps create a new market and value network, and eventually goes on to disrupt an existing market and reshape existing ones. Typically, existing companies develop their products or services by incremental enhancements and cannot make their own organisations think in new ways that would damage the existing value… Continue reading Disruptive Innovation Explained
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
The Man in the White Suit and Disruptive Innovation
Mrs. Watson, Sidney’s landlady: Why can’t you scientists leave things alone? What about my bit of washing when there’s no washing to do? The Man in the White Suit During the 1950s, Ealing Studios in England produced a string of brilliant satirical movies, often with Alec Guinness as the leading actor. The string of movies… Continue reading The Man in the White Suit and 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