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Tom Yorton,Kelly Leonard

Competing Against Luck

Win more often by replacing rigid thinking with playful "yes, and" collaboration—because improv isn’t just for comedy, it’s your business’s secret weapon.
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What Will You Learn?

Customers hire products to do jobs, not fulfill demographics – Competing Against Luck by Christensen reveals why understanding jobs-to-be-done predicts innovation success better than any market research.

This comprehensive Competing Against Luck summary and key takeaways explain:

  • Jobs Theory - Uncover the progress people seek in specific circumstances, not product features
  • Hiring Criteria - Identify functional, emotional, and social dimensions of customer jobs
  • Innovation Compass - Let job specifications guide development instead of competitor benchmarking
  • Experience Architecture - Design every touchpoint to help customers make progress



What most summaries miss: Christensen's "job spec" template captures the struggling moment that triggers customers to seek new solutions—the key to breakthrough innovation.

Apply Click.Apply.Grow™ insights: Interview five customers about their struggling moments tomorrow. Map their desired progress. Design solutions for jobs, not features. Companies using Jobs Theory achieve 86% innovation success rate versus 17% average.

Build what customers need to hire.

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About the Author

Tom Yorton and Kelly Leonard are leadership and innovation experts known for applying improv principles to business success.

As former Second City executives and co-authors of “Yes, And,” they teach leaders how to embrace creativity, adaptability, and collaboration.

What sets them apart: They bring the lessons of improvisation into boardrooms.

Organizations applying their methods report greater agility, stronger teamwork, and more innovative cultures.

The improv-to-business pioneers transforming leadership training.

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