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The Persistence of the Innovator's Dilemma

Harvard Business Review

The most punishing innovations, they argued, were the ones that were easy to dismiss at first blush — simple, affordable solutions that took root outside the mainstream market. Academic journals have dissected the disruptive innovation theory and hundreds of thousands of students around the world have seen Christensen's famous model.

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Crack the Leadership Code

Skip Prichard

Daniel Kahneman. In terms of connection, the basis is empathy. It’s in the new that insights, ideas, and innovation comes from. If you’re operating as a know-it-all, you have an underlying belief that that any new stuff really isn’t of much value. I recently spoke with him about his work. We’re blind to our blindness.

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Why Western Digital Firms Have Failed in China

Harvard Business Review

This study uses two rounds of interviewing to identify what the Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman describes as the “inside view” and the “outside view” of the phenomenon. ineffective innovation strategies. failure to fully embed operations in China. 5 Principles for Innovation in Emerging Markets.