LDRLB

MAY 26, 2014

In that sense, the Christensen solution has become counterproductive; in fact, it’s become dangerous. If it’s a Kickstarter kind of situation, they may be funding, actually, the development of the product before you’ve even put pen to paper. That’s what happened, remember, in the airline industry. What do they do?

Early Adopters 60

Early Adopters Rogers Disruptive Innovation Innovation 60

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2017

Clay Christensen's landmark theory -- in under two minutes. IBM, for example, is partnering with startup Loyyal to develop blockchain infrastructure for loyalty and rewards programs. But the number of airline seats and hotel rooms available for redemption in recent years has been limited by near-record occupancy and load factors.

Loyalty 12

Loyalty Customer Loyalty Travel Hotels 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 13, 2014

But had they looked at themselves from the point of view of their customers, they would have seen that they were really in the transportation and logistics business and would have better understood the challenge, and the opportunities, represented by the growing airline industry. No, it’s to maximize shareholder value.

Levitt 11

Levitt Christensen Competitive Advantage Welch 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Academics offer up at least three answers: Clayton Christensen asserts that a single organization can't house two competing systems; companies seeking to drive disruptive growth therefore need to create spinoff organizations. But companies that follow this approach don't develop a capability to create new growth businesses.

Innovation 14

Innovation Gilbert Govindarajan Christensen 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2016

It’s even become a noun of sorts — uberization — which people use to describe a disruptive change to a staid industry ripe for innovation (though, to be sure, the popularization of the word “disruptive” means that it is often used in ways that the concept’s author , Clay Christensen, didn’t intend).

Organization 8

Organization Airlines Constraint Power 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

Organizations develop processes through repeated problem solving. One of Christensen’s favorite examples is steel minimills, whose electric arc furnaces used scrap steel as their feedstock. In contrast, foreign airlines like Emirates and Singapore Air hold on to their fleets for much shorter times. Several U.S.

Technology 8

Technology Depreciation Christensen Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 31, 2012

R&D and product development launch products that receive tepid responses. In doing research for my book , I found that companies who are attracting buyers in today's hyper-connected world are developing new approaches and competencies that focus on one thing: customers. Find your customer product developers. out of 5 to 4.5.

CEO 8

CEO Airlines Marketing Software 8