Christensen Institute
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
But even courses we think of as fundamental—physics, for example—have long been glaring areas where schools haven’t had qualified teachers. In some ways, this use of online learning could be a classic case of a disruptive innovation, which begins as a primitive innovation. She cited A.P. Calculus and Latin as examples.
Daniel Burrus
OCTOBER 19, 2022
But as I have mentioned to clients and colleagues many times over the course of my career: Agility will never set you ahead of disruption; it will only give you momentary peace of mind. A brief example of an organization that capitalized on the 2008 recession in remarkable ways is Lego. Opportunity is everywhere — always !
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Christensen Institute
MAY 11, 2023
Ever since I wrote Disrupting Class in 2008, I’ve been publicly in favor of transforming education, not merely reforming it (although I do work in both spheres). An entire value network disruptively displaced an entire value network. In other words, a system disrupted a system. Here’s a simple example to illustrate why.
100%Open
MARCH 1, 2016
Well in this era of disruption, it’s impossible to imagine what a difference a decade makes. IBM recently showed that disruption has already happened , and is continuing to happen, and shows no sign of slowing down. And how right she was that the difference always is you, and what you choose to do.
Idea to Value
MARCH 12, 2020
There’s a lot of uncertainty and even panic regarding the coronavirus, its current and potential impact on our economy, and of course, its effects on people all around the world. Downturns are prime territory for disruption. That of course means that businesses like discount retailers are likely to triumph over department stores.
Innov8rs
MARCH 6, 2023
Of course, a lot of tough decisions were also made as they had to restructure the organization from the ground up. For example, when the economic crisis hit in 2008-2009, Samsung was leading the consumer-electronic market, but it was lagging behind in technological advancement. However, AWS nicely complemented the company’s growth.
Paul Hobcraft
MAY 7, 2017
Just trying to stay your own course is tough enough but with all the diversity of views it must be even more overwhelming for others who are asked to take on a role within innovation. I have two established businesses, one started in 2000 and one in 2008. Where and who do you turn too must be a real dilemma ?
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