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Archives: business disruption

Well, That About Wraps it up for Clayton Christensen

Clayton Christensen’s theory of disruptive innovation is critically examined by Jill Lepore in the New Yorker. If he is wrong, why is the idea of disruption such a compelling one?

  • By David Smith
  • Jun 18, 2014
  • 20 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

The Qwikflip 780: Netflix Trails Only HP in the New Olympic Sport of Corporate Strategy Flipping

The way Netflix unbundled DVD-by-mail and streaming video services, flipped branding strategies, and made it all a public show created a focus on strategic inflection points and betting for the long-term.

  • By Michael Clarke
  • Oct 19, 2011
  • 8 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

The Publishing Partisans — Conservatives, Reformers, and Upstarts

Publishers today fall into 3 broad categories when discussing the role of digital media, and these categories almost have the outlines of political parties. But which party is equipped to lead?

  • By Joseph Esposito
  • Nov 2, 2010
  • 11 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

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