Following a quiet though valiant year-long battle with cancer, Clayton Christensen died Jan. 23, 2020. Clay was many things to many people. A renowned Harvard Business School professor (he loved…
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In his latest research, Clay Christensen uses his “Jobs to Be Done” framework tackle America’s chronic disease epidemic.
American Girl doesn’t just sell dolls; it sells stories steeped in periods and places in U.S. history. With its Reese’s Minis, Hershey’s isn’t only marketing candy; it’s selling an easy…
Why do the vast majority of innovations fall so far short of ambitions? Companies have never had more sophisticated tools and techniques in their arsenal. More resources than ever –…
In life, you can do everything right and still fail. Same goes for business. A well run, seemingly thriving company nose dives, succumbing to disruption. It’s the classic innovator’s dilemma…
It’s a sticky subject. Is business education really necessary? Many believe such higher learning still matters – and so do those who teach it. Prominent professors (and their institutions) prepare…
First introduced in 1995 by Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen, disruptive innovation theory is a zeitgeist of modern management thinking. It has inarguably and fundamentally changed how the world…
Management has regressed, believes Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen – in large part because innovation has become a numbers game rather than “substantive discussion about things not known.” But,…
It’s been five years since the U.S. recession was declared over, but Americans haven’t stopped asking: “When will things get better?” The Fed continues to feed more capital into the…
