After Hours Remembering Clayton Christensen (with Harvard Business School Dean Nitin Nohria)
Jan 29, 2020
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Innovator's Dilemma
- Clayton Christensen observed that dominant players in one generation of technology often fail to lead in the next.
- This "innovator's dilemma" stems from resource allocation habits focused on current successes, making them vulnerable to disruption.
Strength as Weakness
- Companies excel at serving existing customers with known products, which makes them vulnerable.
- Resource allocation mechanisms reinforce this focus, hindering adaptation to new technologies or market shifts.
Disruption's Impact
- "Disruption" has become a ubiquitous term in business, highlighting the threat of unanticipated competition.
- Clayton Christensen's work has made companies more aware of potential disruptors using new technologies.