And read it. The ideas are astounding - a must read, however, the book is quite dense. After reading this interesting piece on business strategy, it is no surprise why executive level management teams enjoy quoting this book. Disabling it will result in some disabled or missing features. Repetitive book, repetitive book (repetitive book), Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2016. Hard-to-predict innovations, and what to do with them, Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2014. He is best known for his study of innovation in commercial enterprises. This book gives you a blueprint for action. Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2017. Well-run companies fail in the face of disruptive technologies because their management policies disincentivize investment in unknown markets. As the pace of technological innovation continues to increase, leaders will be required to anticipate disruptive innovation to survive, and I look forward to reading about how the Innovator’s Dilemma can be addressed in this age of near-constant innovation and rapid technological advancement. Why this happens is the subject of Clayton Christensen's thoughtful Innovator's Dilemma. Actually I think this book should be called "The Incumbent's Dilemma" because the innovator doesn't have a choice but to innovate and find new markets, while incumbents who innovate find themselves displaced even though they seem to be innovating. View technology and business through a new lens, Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2020, Why large companies rarely bring disruptive technologies to market and what to do about it, Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2017. The Innovator’s Dilemma also explains how innovators with “disruptive” technologies on the fringes of the mainstream cannot follow the same rules as existing firms. Clayton M. Christensen writes clearly and analytically, with lot's of examples and research, pleasure to read. Maybe this is why it was so disappointing, or maybe I've just read too many modern case studies of business models to find this engaging. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Attention all future game-changers: If you’re looking to change the world, you can’t follow the world’s rules. For sustaining technologies, incumbents can take second mover approach but for disruptive technologies there are significant first mover advantages which can't be achieved as a second mover. Disabling it will result in some disabled or missing features. Based on sound logic and decades of research the author walks the reader through the process of disruption and why it is so difficult for a large company to successfully lead with disruptive technology. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, See all details for The Innovator's Dilemma, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. I prefer articles to books I must admit, but felt like I really need to read the book said to be the mandatory theoretical background for entrepreneurs in all domains. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, You Need to Read this If Your Business in Involved in Innovation, Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2017. The book showed how difficult it is to create a formula of success with innovation. disruptive technology), but I couldn't really relate any of the examples or theory beyond anything that's already been mentioned by other more recent authors. It is dry and tedious. Good book dating back from the 90s. As a practitioner, I could be pretty hard on it because it's missing application, but I get that it was meant to be more academic in its approach, and I'm big enough to draw my own conclusions about implementation. Good information but I wish I asked someone to read it for me and summarize it in 15min because the author keeps repeating the same idea for the entire book, consuming some potential precious time of the reader. The Innovator's Dilemma is a different book altogether; it's MBA territory and not meant for readers who enjoy a quick but mostly superficial exploration at self-help techniques. !” From what I’ve gather it’s basically this “fail to pivot, or fail to listen to the market and your customers and you yourself will fail” the end. This is a book I will read again. This gives impression that the new technology may not be able to serve the current market. I can’t say this review is for the entire book because I was unable to read past the second chapter - this book for me was so incredibly dull it’s basically just a collection of random facts about tech in history. He suggests some rather less convincing solutions in the book, and expounded further in The Innovator's Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth. Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2016. I nodded my head often while reading. Many of the established firms often chose not to invest in the next smaller disk drive because they did not have enough memory to meet their standards.
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2015. The innovators dilemma, surprisingly infrequently defined in this book, arises by the fact that disruptive innovation, the most deadly form of competition for a technology business, occurs in the least valuable sectors of the market. It was interesting to read about the origins of many terms that I take for granted (i.e. Thoughts so logical you wonder how the managers/CXO's he talks about didn't figure this out by themselves already yesterday. This is highly recommended for Business Management students and corporate people facing ever changing world of business. Prof Christensen’s thesis was that most well-managed companies flounder in the face of disruptive technology precisely because they are well-managed. It was a bit depressing. Christensen’s warnings should be heeded by leaders and managers at all levels of the organization. Notes from Clayton Christenson, The Innovator’s Dilemma, Well, this is a mixed bag, this interesting little book. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Innovator's Dilemma is a thoroughly researched investigation into an age old business phenomenon: How do businesses who were once dominant players in their industry get displaced by smaller, upcoming rivals? We’d love your help. Clayton Christensen's The Innovator's Dilemma is a challenging and enlightening book, which purports to break new ground in the understanding of business and technology but also explores existing principles beneficial to all and not only the entrepreneur or senior manager.

An iPhone or other smartphone. But historically, these disruptive technologies develop and catch up the main stream markets as well and by then its too late for incumbents to react.

We are all familiar with the story of the innovative and nimble startup surpassing the corporate leader with a disruptive technology that the larger corporation was blind to. The subject of this classic is disruptive technology.

You can barely carry on a conversation about technology without someone using the term "disruptive." Seeing this book on pretty much 100% of my CEO clients' bookshelves got my attention. This is the fundamental dilemma in the book, and Christensen’s main purpose is to figure out a recipe for managers to follow to stay successful when disruptive technologies enter the market. The author initially believes that new technologies are constantly emerging and all businesses must continually adapt to stay relevant. I don't read many books, but for some reason this one was a bit of a let down especially after all the fascinating reviews. I would really have appreciated this approach in this book by Christensen. The Innovator’s Dilemma is not a a TRIZ book.