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Dinosaurs, Big Consulting Firms and Disruptive Innovation

N2Growth Blog

Thanks to Professor Clayton Christensen of Harvard University and his 1997 landmark book, The Innovator’s Dilemma , we have a new way of understanding the life cycle of companies and why some market leaders maintain their dominant position and other one-time market leaders disappear.

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The 4 Types of Innovation and the Problems They Solve

Harvard Business Review

Or what if — as is the case today — current chip technology is nearing its theoretical limits , and a completely new architecture needs to be dreamed up? Open innovation strategies can be highly effective in this regard, because they help to expose the problem to diverse skill domains. Related Video. Basic research.