Burst

Clayton Christensen's 1997 blueprint on how small startups dethrone massive tech giants.

The Innovator's Dilemma — Why Good Management Fails (5/5)

Burst

PART 5/5

One solution is

organizational separation.

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Separate from main business.

Independent teams.

Independent teams.

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Where it worked

Real Examples

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Separate hybrid team.

Separate hybrid team.

Toyota developed Prius.

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Separate hybrid team.

Separate hybrid team.

Toyota developed Prius.

core business.

Independent from its

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New combined format.

New combined format.

Nintendo created Switch.

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New combined format.

New combined format.

Nintendo created Switch.

old consoles.

Separate from

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A separate EV team.

A separate EV team.

Xiaomi built SU7.

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A separate EV team.

A separate EV team.

Xiaomi built SU7.

Phone unit.

Independent from

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All of them untied

to the main business.

Acquisition.

Invest ing.

Partner ing.

Other solutions exist.

Other solutions exist.

Each has trade-offs. None is perfect.

None is perfect.

Each has trade-offs.

Protect the old

from the new.

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The goal is the same:

The goal is the same:

What do we learn?

The Takeaway

Not the

We Learn That

requests.

Not the

roadmap.

Listen to customers.

But watch the edges.

Disruption comes

from the gaps.

- Keep upskilling.

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