Books by Clayton Christensen

The authors use the theories of innovation developed by Christensen to make predictions about various industries such as healthcare, aviation and education. While the specific predictions may or may not have direct meaning to one's work, they serve as examples of how the innovation theories (refer "The Innovator's Dilemma") can be used in a practical manner. The examples themselves are very fascinating.

Tags: leadership innovation

Wow! What a book! Christensen's insight that organizations cannot produce disruptive innovations to its existing products is both amazing and disturbing at the same time. The book explains how rational and proper behavior on the part of managers can prevent innovation and shows that technical and managerial incompetence does not necessarily lie behind failures of innovation. Reading this book shows how easily we can fall into the trap of blaming people for failures when, in reality, correct processes, proper management and effective people may still lead to bad results because of the underlying rules.

Tags: leadership innovation