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. Why didn’t IBM see Dell coming? How did Microsoft not keep Google at bay?

Business Model 305

Business Model Blog Disruptive Innovation Brand 305

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2011

pace in the first quarter of 2010. Clayton Christensen's theories of innovation provide us a great lens through which we can understand this seeming paradox. When trying to build new growth businesses, Christensen observes that organizations need to employ an emergent strategy-making process. That was down from 9.7%

GDP 12

GDP Christensen Disruptive Innovation Business Model 12

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

The reality is that many businesses are quick to recognize great ideas, but they often have no plan for how to successfully integrate them into their business model. Moore and Christensen tell us what to do, but their prescription is rarely followed. David Locke Innovation fails because of management, not the innovation.

Blog 384

Blog Innovation Strategic Planning Brand 384

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Consider it a summary of what's on my mind as 2010 comes to a close. Innovation is more than whiz-bang technology; consider different strategic intents (e.g., create a new category, extend current business) or innovation mechanisms (e.g., What is a business model (and how do I innovate one)?

Innovation 16

Innovation Govindarajan Disruptive Innovation Business Model 16

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2013

In 2010, one of us was sitting in a room at the Harvard Business School with Eric Ries and a number of budding entrepreneurs. As Clay Christensen often points out, successful companies are designed to capitalize on sustaining innovations that jibe with their existing business models.

Company 9

Company Ries Maturity Innovation 9