Burst

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

The Innovator's Dilemma — Why Good Management Fails (4/5)

Burst

PART 4/5

climb faster.

Disruptors

Incumbents climb.

winning.

they start

 that is

And

where

where

The paradox of success

The Dilemma

Sustaining innovation pays.

Grows the business.

Is right.

Is right.

Feels right.

Feels right.

Leadership rewards it.

Leadership rewards it.

Disruptive innovation threatens.

Small. Low margin.

Leadership ignores it.

Leadership ignores it.

future.

future.

Uncertain

Uncertain

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dilemma

dilemma

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This is the

This

is

the

customers want.

customers want.

Do what

chase the future.

chase the future.

OR

chase the future.

chase the future.

OR

Can't do

both.

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Organizational separation

The Solution?

Separate from main business.

1) Create independent teams.

1) Create independent teams.

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Free from pressure.

Free from biases.

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1) Create independent teams.

1) Create independent teams.

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Small markets = small teams.

2) Match team size to assumed market.

2) Match team size to assumed market.

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No big teams

for untested ideas.

2) Match team size to assumed market.

2) Match team size to assumed market.

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Different metrics. Different processes.

3) Give them their own rules.

3) Give them their own rules.

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Different culture.

Different thinking.

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3) Give them their own rules.

3) Give them their own rules.

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Where it worked

Real Examples

Continued in Part—5

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