To mark the passing of one of the world’s all-time great innovators, some of the leaders of Innosight are reflecting on what Steve Jobs taught the world. He leaves as his legacy a set of lessons about innovation that will continue to inspire us for generations to come. These are just eight of the main takeaways […]… Read More
In this Bloomberg BusinessWeek piece, Mark Johnson discusses how low-end innovators such as TracFone Wireless and Southwest Airlines can stun top-tier players by offering services to consumers who simply need them.… Read More
Tribeca Film Festival creative director Geoffrey Gilmore with founders Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro. I had the chance to attend this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, where Innosight founder Clay Christensen keynoted the annual Disruptive Innovation Awards. The event fit right into the festival’s new ethos, which is about leveraging technology to solve some of […]… Read More
If business were a fable, the scrappy young character would get kicked around by the evil Powers That Be but ultimately win out with perseverance, tenacity, and creativity. Think David versus Goliath or Jack against the Giant. Some real-life stories do turn out that way: Apple displacing Sony in the personal entertainment space or Netflix […]… Read More
In this Forbes piece, Innosight Manager Alex Slawsby and Principal Ned Calder offer advice to the NFL on how to disruptively stave off threats like the economy’s health, poor team performance, and competition from HDTV.… Read More
STAYING AHEAD OF DISRUPTION Beginning life as a disruptive threat to traditional broadcast networks, cable television has in turn been challenged by newer waves of disruption, from YouTube to Netflix to social media to digital advertising models. A semi-autonomous unit of Time Warner, Turner Broadcasting has always aimed to be proactive about tackling threats and… Read More
Innosight’s Clay Christensen teaches aspiring MBAs how to apply management and innovation theories to build stronger companies. But he also believes that these models can help people lead better lives. In this article, he explains how, exploring questions everyone needs to ask: How can I be happy in my career? How can I be sure that my relationship with my family is an enduring source of happiness? And how can I live my life with integrity?… Read More
For what seems like forever, Twitter has been the white-hot startup staring at a critical, unanswered question: How will it translate hype, and seemingly never-ending traffic growth, into profits? Yesterday the company announced its intentions to offer corporations the opportunity to sponsor Tweets. So-called “Promoted Tweets” will appear when people search for particular terms. Only […]… Read More