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Clayton Christensen

The Innovator’s Dilemma

Discover why great companies fail—and how to harness disruption before it disrupts you.
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Great companies fail precisely because they do everything right – The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton Christensen explains why industry leaders lose to startups.

This comprehensive innovation summary and key takeaways reveal:

  • Disruptive Innovation - New technologies initially worse but cheaper eventually dominate from below
  • Value Networks - Established firms optimize for current customers, missing future markets
  • Resource Allocation - Profitable customers prevent investment in seemingly inferior innovations
  • Separate Organizations - Disruptive projects need different metrics, values, and processes to succeed


2025 application: AI represents ultimate disruption—inferior today but improving exponentially faster than expectations.

Start Click.Apply.Grow™ now: Identify your industry's "toy" technology. Create small team to explore. Use different success metrics. Companies managing disruption successfully show 3x survival rates through transitions.

Yesterday's magic becomes today's normal.

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About the Author

Clayton Christensen was Harvard Business School's most influential management thinker who explained why great companies fail through disruptive innovation theory.

Professor at Harvard Business School for 30 years, Christensen authored The Innovator's Dilemma, named by The Economist as one of the six most important business books ever written. His theories influenced Steve Jobs, Andy Grove, and Michael Bloomberg. Founded Innosight consulting firm, advising Intel, Johnson & Johnson, and Procter & Gamble. Five-time winner of McKinsey Award for Harvard Business Review articles.

Beyond the books: Christensen's Mormon faith shaped his "How Will You Measure Your Life?" philosophy, bringing unprecedented humanity to business strategy.

His disruption framework revolutionized corporate strategy worldwide. Companies applying Christensen's innovation principles achieve 3x higher success rates in new market entry than traditional approaches.

The professor who taught the world why good companies do bad things.

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