N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

While much has been written about corporate vision, mission, process, leadership, strategy, branding and a variety of other business practices, it is the engineering of these practices to be disruptive that maximizes opportunities. So why do so many established and often well managed companies struggle with disruptive innovation?

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 23, 2018

So to get the most out of innovation processes such as design thinking, truly creative leaders also need to master the social dynamics of… [wait for the punchline}…humor! We have witnessed that skilled leaders, those we call “Stand-Up Strategists”, understand the utility of humor to boost innovation. May the farce be with you.

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CEO Blog

AUGUST 14, 2011

I read a great book by Clay Christensen , Jeff Dyer and Hal Gregersen called The Innovator's DNA - Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators. Start by reading his book - Innovators Dilemma where he explains what disruptive innovation is. I would rate very highly on the innovation chart.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 3, 2019

As president and co-founder of Rose Park Advisors’ Disruptive Innovation Fund with Clayton Christensen, Whitney Johnson utilized the theory of disruptive innovation to invest in publicly traded stocks and private early stage companies. Perhaps innovative thinking among your management team has stalled.

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Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 15, 2015

When it comes to disruptive innovation, the common and natural tendency is to view it from the lens of organizational growth and evolution. But can the power of disruptive innovation also be applied at the individual level to drive personal success and growth, and if so, how exactly do we go about doing that?

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 6, 2024

These technologies are advancing rapidly and redefining the line between human potential and technological innovation. Disruptive Innovations: A Deeper Dive The rise of digital technology has ushered in a new era of disruptive innovations , fundamentally changing traditional business practices, models, and industries.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 29, 2021

We are witnessing the creation of an entirely new paradigm, a fierce wave of technological innovation boosting generations of new businesses and business leaders. The pace of technological applications and innovations has increased significantly in recent years. Innovation is doing new things.” – Theodore Levitt.

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CEO Blog

JUNE 7, 2011

Today I am blogging live at World Innovation Forum (#WIF11). Attending and listening to speakers helps plant the seeds of innovation in my mind. Of course he spoke about disruptive innovation. Disruptive innovation often happens at the low end of the market. I have blogged before at this event.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 12, 2012

Clayton Christensen, Harvard Business School professor and the world’s most influential management guru according to the Thinkers50, lays out his landmark theory about disruptive innovation. To view it, please click here. Christensen is the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School.

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Some other posts you may enjoy: Leadership Biz Cafe Podcast #16 – Heidi Grant Halvorson On Why No One Understands You Leadership Biz Cafe Podcast #17 – Whitney Johnson On Using Disruptive Innovation To Drive Growth Leadership Biz Cafe Podcast #6 – Andrea Kates On Fostering Innovation Leadership Biz Cafe Podcast #12 – Erika Andersen On Leading So People (..)

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Engaging Leader

JANUARY 2, 2014

Nearly two decades ago, Clayton Christiansen changed the way large companies thought about strategy and innovation with his book The Innovator’s Dilemma. The post 070: Big Bang Disruption: Strategy in the Age of Devastating Innovation | with Larry Downes appeared first on Engaging Leader.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 16, 2017

Leadership Biz Cafe Podcast #17 – Whitney Johnson On Using Disruptive Innovation To Drive Growth. Leadership Biz Cafe Podcast #18 – Braden Kelley On How Leaders Can Successfully Drive Change. Leadership Biz Cafe Podcast #12 – Erika Andersen On Leading So People Will Follow.

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Mills Scofield

JANUARY 28, 2014

If you ever wondered about the power of innovation to radically change lives, wonder no more. For Whom Do We Innovate? As an engineer, I''m as enthusiastic about innovation as anyone. I''m learning to measure the success of an innovation not by its profit margins but by its benefit to people on the margins.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

In this mutually beneficial environment, companies can accelerate their learning curves, share risks, and foster a culture of innovation. Promoting Innovation and Creativity: Coopetition creates an environment that fosters innovation by combining diverse perspectives and expertise.

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Next Level Blog

MAY 26, 2020

Innovation – The late, great Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen was famous for coming up with and exploring the idea of disruptive innovation – the impact a small upstart company can have on an industry when it disrupts the competitive landscape by doing something radically new that works.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 26, 2017

Some would say that the term thought leader, once synonymous with futurist and innovator, is more closely aligned with snake-oil salesman today. Their work is widely regarded as being innovative, disruptive, and market altering. They are not the posers, but the players.

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Center for Creative Leadership

AUGUST 24, 2020

When you think about it, the model of disruptive innovation is the exception, not the rule. Many leaders associate the term “innovation” with game-changing disruptions of existing industries or the creation of entirely new ones, like the way Apple’s iTunes helped create a whole new way to sell and distribute music.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 4, 2013

His book The Innovators Dilemma has impacted the business world perhaps more than any other book in recent history. According to Christensen, you keep nimble and respond to up-and-coming innovations at the bottom of the market. Integrity Leadership Purpose change Clayton Christensen Innovation'

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Moreover, the true litmus test for a thought leader is when their unique ideas are implemented in the marketplace, they tend to create disruptive innovation, and often change the way we view the world. Their work is widely regarded as being innovative, disruptive, and market altering.

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Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 17, 2013

The psychologist Jordan Peterson argues that innovators and revolutionaries tend to have a very particular mix of these traits--particularly the last three: openness, conscientiousness and agreeableness. Innovators have to be open. But crucially, innovators need to be disagreeable. The Innovative Leader "Out Thinks".

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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2023

Beyond Disruption : Innovate and Achieve Growth without Displacing Industries, Companies, or Jobs by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne offer up a bold, new idea that will transform how we all think about innovation and growth. Disruption dominates innovation theory and practice. Chan Kim and Renée A.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 20, 2018

He has curated ideas from 45 internationally–known doers and thinkers on the topics of entrepreneurship, innovation, and authentic leadership. Once you understand that existing companies are designed to execute, then you can see why they have a hard time with continuous and disruptive innovation.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 12, 2011

COMPLIMENTARY LIVE AUDIO WEBINAR Co-conductors: Clay Christensen and Hal Gregersen Renowned innovation expert and HBS Professor, Clay Christensen, and Hal Gregersen, INSEAD Senior Affiliate Professor, share secrets to cultivating [.]. Here are the details.

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LDRLB

AUGUST 4, 2011

Clayton Christensen is the genius behind “disruptive innovation” and The Innovator’s Dilemma. His new book, The Innovative University , applies those ideas to the dramatic shift in university education current underway. Innovation christensen innovation university'

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Coaching Tip

APRIL 18, 2017

Today's conventional wisdom says to survive, companies must move beyond incremental innovation and invest in radical, disruptive innovation. In "THE POWER OF LITTLE IDEAS" , Wharton professor David Robertson examines an approach to innovation; one that is neither incremental nor disruptive. Unlocking Innovation.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Justin Fox for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out other articles and resources, and/or sign up for a free subscription to Harvard Business Review’s Daily Alerts, please click here. * * * I’m sitting at DLD, a new-media conference hosted [.]

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

If you cannot turn an idea into innovation, if you can’t put thought into practice, it’s not a game changer. Incremental improvements are good business, while disruptive innovation is great business – a game changer. Disruptive innovation is the game changer that shatters the status quo.

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LDRLB

AUGUST 4, 2011

Clayton Christensen is the genius behind “disruptive innovation&# and The Innovator’s Dilemma. His new book, The Innovative University , applies those ideas to the dramatic shift in university education current underway. As such, this video (and book) caught my idea.

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Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

And it is managers’ ability to innovate, collaborate and adapt to a constantly changing environment that are the leadership skills we most need to develop. Like most large organizations, one of their biggest challenges was creating and innovative and entrepreneurial culture. In this brave new world, the only constant is change.

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 21, 2018

Be a force for change, disrupt, innovate, energize. It refers to a distinctive type of leadership that is passionate, innovative, and takes things by force," Middleton explains. "It Source: Wesley Middleton: Violent Leadership: Be A Force For Change: Disrupt. Ferocious competition. Technological advances.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

We know of the value of disruptive change, described best by Clayton M. Here’s the description (from Wikipedia): A disruptive innovation is an innovation that helps create a new market and value network, and eventually disrupts an existing market and value network (over a few years or decades), displacing an earlier technology.

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LDRLB

JULY 19, 2012

Leading Disruptive Innovation. Description: Disruptive innovation is no longer the exception, it’s the norm. Many leaders, however, are not formally prepared for the fortitude required to lead through the deep uncertainty that characterizes periods of disruptive change. When: July 26, 2012. Duration: 1 hour.

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Mills Scofield

APRIL 24, 2011

(This post continues the summary of fabulous stories and interactions at the 3rd Open Innovation Summit at BW's Center for Innovation & Growth: Practical Challenges of Global Open Innovation featuring P&G on April 21st.) Dean of Research & Innovation at the University of Cincinn [.].

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Mills Scofield

APRIL 25, 2011

(This post ends the summary of fabulous stories and interactions at the 3rd Open Innovation (OI) Summit at BW's Center for Innovation & Growth: Practical Challenges of Global Open Innovation featuring P&G on April 21st.) Chris has been interviewed, quoted, written [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 15, 2011

Dyer is a professor at Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management and co-author of The Innovator’s DNA: Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators, co-authored with Hal B. [.].

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Mills Scofield

JANUARY 12, 2011

Recently, my friend Jackie Hutter and I did a workshop on Leading Indicators for Innovation from 2 aspects: 1) how can you look around you for leading indicators of areas ripe for innovation; and 2) what are leading indicators in your innovation process itself.

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LDRLB

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Could we be ignoring the most fundamental tool that anyone can use to create disruptive innovation and change? Could we be overlooking – even resisting – one of the most essential catalysts of personal and business breakthroughs? Here’s the fundamental problem.

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