In this week’s Thursday Thought, we explore the importance of building capabilities proactively to help businesses navigate disruption and remain competitive. Through insights from Clayton Christensen and Stan Deetz, along with the lessons of the Spartan Warrior Mantra, we emphasize the value of ‘sweating in times of peace’ to avoid future crises. Featuring examples like Toyota’s long-term vision and strategies for strengthening core competencies, this episode offers actionable insights for leaders to prepare their organizations for the future.
Posted 2 years ago Tagged Clayton Christensen Derek Van Bever Derek van Bever Stall Points Innovation Leadership Stall Points
Derek van Bever and team investigated the incidence and consequences of growth stalls in major corporations, then probe the root causes. Examining hundreds of stall points, the authors conclude that the greatest threat to a company’s growth is posed by obsolete strategic assumptions that undermine market position, and by breakdowns in innovation and talent management. This is Stall Points.
Posted 2 years ago Tagged Aidan McCullen Business Clayton Christensen Design Rules Entrepreneurship Harvard Dean Kim Clark HBR Innovation Kim B. Clark Kim B. Clark - The Interaction of Design Hierarchies and Market Concepts in Technological Evolution Kim Bryce Clark Leadership Modularity Technology Undisruptable
Kim Bryce Clark is with us to celebrate the life and theories of his friend Clayton Christensen and, indeed, share some of his theories.
Posted 2 years ago Tagged Aidan McCullen Business Clayton Christensen Efosa Ojomo Entrepreneurship Innovation Leadership Prosperity Paradox Technology Undisruptable
It’s a pleasure to welcome the co-author of The Prosperity Paradox: How Innovation Can Lift Nations Out of Poverty, Efosa Ojomo
Posted 2 years ago Tagged Aidan McCullen Business Clayton Christensen Disruption Innovation Leadership Strategy Transformation
History is replete with examples where bankrupt organisations had all the ingredients they needed to endure, but their perspective biased their evaluation. In many cases, engineers at established firms had invented the same technology that led to their firm’s demise. However, the entrants led the commercialisation of disruptive technologies rather than incumbents because of the relativity problem.
Posted 2 years ago Tagged Aidan McCullen Business Capitalists Dilemma Clayton Christensen Corporate Culture Derek Van Bever Disruption Entrepreneurship Human Potential Innovation Leadership Stall Points Technology Transformation Undisruptable
It is a pleasure to welcome a great friend of Clay Christensen, yet another soul deeply touched by the man, the author of “Stall points” and author of the 2014 paper, The Capitalist’s Dilemma, Derek van Bever.
Posted 2 years ago Tagged Aidan McCullen Business Clayton Christensen Competing Against Luck Entrepreneurship Human Potential Innovation Jobs To be Done Leadership Taddy Hall Technology Undisruptable
Today’s book is a book about progress.
Yes, it’s a book about innovation—and how to get better at it.
But at its core, this book is about the struggles we all face to make progress in our lives.
If you’re like many entrepreneurs and managers, the word “progress” might not spring to mind when you’re trying to innovate.
Posted 2 years ago Tagged Clayton Christensen Clayton M. Christensen HBR How Will You Measure Your Life How Will You Measure Your Life Karen Dillon Karen Dillon Sonosite Clayton Christensen Transformation
In, “How Will You Measure Your Life?”, Clay Christensen and Karen Dillon apply the theories developed by Clayton Christensen to our lives.
Posted 2 years ago Tagged Aidan McCullen Business Clayton Christensen Corporate Culture Disruption Entrepreneurship HBR How Will You Measure Your Life Innovation Karen Dillon Leadership Strategy Technology Transformation
Karen Dillon joins us to share concepts from her book How Will You Measure you Life co-authored with her friend, Clay Christensen
Posted 2 years ago Tagged Clayton Christensen
The genesis of today’s book centred on a question posed years ago to “disruptive technologies” coauthor Clayton Christensen: where do disruptive business models come from? Christensen’s best-selling books, The Innovator’s Dilemma and The Innovator’s Solution, conveyed important insight into the characteristics of disruptive technologies, business models, and companies.