Clayton M. Christensen

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Clayton M. Christensen


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in Salt Lake City, Utah, The United States
April 06, 1952

Died
January 23, 2020

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Clayton Magleby Christensen was an American academic and business consultant who developed the theory of "disruptive innovation", which has been called the most influential business idea of the early 21st century. Christensen introduced "disruption" in his 1997 book The Innovator's Dilemma, and it led The Economist to term him "the most influential management thinker of his time." He served as the Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School (HBS), and was also a leader and writer in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was one of the founders of the Jobs to Be Done development methodology.
Christensen was also a co-founder of Rose Park Advisors, a venture capital firm, and Inno
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Overcoming Barriers to Scaling Innovations Globally

“There’s so much new product innovation happening in each of our regions, but I have to go knock heads together to get them to market each other’s new product ideas, even though they clearly offer significant growth potential across the globe,” a global retail bank CEO recently told us. The bank’s three regional business units had developed several new products that were realizing commercial succe

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“It's easier to hold your principles 100 percent of the time than it is to hold them 98 percent of the time.”
Clayton M. Christensen, How Will You Measure Your Life?

“The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. —Steve Jobs”
Clayton M. Christensen, How Will You Measure Your Life?

“Decide what you stand for. And then stand for it all the time.”
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