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
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One solution is
organizational
separation.
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Separate from
main business.
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
Arrow
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.
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