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The Illusion of Innovation

Leading Blog

Clayton Christensen wrote, The worst place to develop a new business model is from within your existing business model. To correct this, they try to repurpose their existing operating systemdesigned for efficient, scaled executionto do something it was never designed to do: operate with a degree of inefficiency to create learning.

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Christensen on How to Measure Your Life

LDRLB

With that I picked up Clayton Christensen’s How Will You Measure Your Lif e. Christensen is one of the giant minds behind strategy and innovation. For each chapter, Christensen begins with an explanation of a theory and outlines it’s application to the business world. David Burkus is the editor of LDRLB.

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World Innovation Forum - Clay Christensen

CEO Blog

First speaker is one of my favorites - Clay Christensen. I love the stimulation I get from going to seminars like this. Attending and listening to speakers helps plant the seeds of innovation in my mind. Of course he spoke about disruptive innovation. He is a young guy but recently suffered from a stroke. Seems to be recovering well though.

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How do leaders make lasting change?

Lead on Purpose

One of the great leaders and thinkers of our time is Clayton Christensen , ”a down-to-earth” alum of BYU, Oxford and Harvard. I found two recent articles about Clayton Christensen that have increased my understanding about leadership: The first is published in the BYU Magazine’s Spring 2013 edition. (As

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The World’s Top 50 Leadership and Management Thinkers

N2Growth Blog

Those recognized previously have included Peter Drucker, Michael Porter, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Tom Peters, Richard Branson, Clayton Christensen and other esteemed thinkers. Just today, Thinkers50 announced their shortlist for the 2013 awards.

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Dinosaurs, Big Consulting Firms and Disruptive Innovation

N2Growth Blog

Thanks to Professor Clayton Christensen of Harvard University and his 1997 landmark book, The Innovator’s Dilemma , we have a new way of understanding the life cycle of companies and why some market leaders maintain their dominant position and other one-time market leaders disappear. WHAT IS A DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION?

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LeadershipNow 140: January 2020 Compilation

Leading Blog

Clayton Christensen Rocked The World Gently from @JohnBaldoni. Four Ways Leaders Can Gain Value from #AI and Advanced Analytics via @whartonknows. Boss’s Tip of the Week: Make weaknesses irrelevant from @wallybock. 4 Words to Help You Build a Powerful Team by @DavidMDye. What’s the one thing not on this list?

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