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The “Jobs to be Done” Theory of Innovation

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Understanding the True Job Behind Kodak's Failure to Adapt to Digital Imaging

This chapter explores the concept of the 'jobs to be done' theory of innovation, using the example of Kodak's failure to adapt to digital imaging. It discusses how companies often misunderstand the true job that customers are hiring their products for, and how new technologies have fulfilled those jobs in a different way.

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