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The Disruption Machine
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The Disruption Machine

What the gospel of innovation gets wrong.

Jill Lepore
The New Yorker, 2014
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  • Controversial
  • Innovative
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The concept of disruptive innovation has informed boardroom decisions ever since Clayton M. Christensen introduced it in his now classic 1997 book, The Innovator’s Dilemma. The theory has been guiding discourse on public schools, higher education, health care, and more. Meanwhile, few are questioning the theory’s underlying evidence. In this New Yorker essay, Harvard historian Jill Lepore takes a close look at the origins of the popular theory and provides an opportunity to pause and reflect on one of today’s most widespread yet poorly understood assumptions.

Take-Aways

  • Disruption has become the defining term of the early 21th century.
  • Harvard Business School professor Clayton M. Christensen’s book The Innovator’s Dilemma, introduced the concept of disruption to the public discourse.
  • Christensen’s theory of disruption is based on faulty evidence and flawed reasoning.

About the Author

Jill Lepore is professor of American history at Harvard University and a staff writer at The New Yorker.

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