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=== On Creative Destruction in AI Era ===
=== On Creative Destruction in AI Era ===
<blockquote>"Disruptive technology should be framed as a marketing challenge, not a technological one."</blockquote>
"Disruptive technology should be framed as a marketing challenge, not a technological one."<ref name="ref_1997_p17_1">Clayton Christensen, ''The Innovator's Dilemma'' (1997), p. 17, Harvard Business Review Press</ref>
—Clayton Christensen, ''The Innovator's Dilemma'' (1997), p. 17, Harvard Business Review Press
"The reason why it is so difficult for existing firms to capitalize on disruptive innovations is that their processes and their business model that make them good at the existing business actually make them bad at competing for the disruption."<ref name="ref_2003_p34_1">Clayton Christensen, ''The Innovator's Solution'' (2003), p. 34, Harvard Business Review Press</ref>
 
=== On Network Effects and Platform Monopolies ===
=== On Creative Destruction in AI Era ===
"Companies succeed when they address jobs to be done, not just customer demographics."<ref name="ref_2016_p28_1">Clayton Christensen, ''Competing Against Luck'' (2016), p. 28, HarperBusiness</ref>
<blockquote>"The reason why it is so difficult for existing firms to capitalize on disruptive innovations is that their processes and their business model that make them good at the existing business actually make them bad at competing for the disruption."</blockquote>
=== On Human Capital in Age of AI ===
—Clayton Christensen, ''The Innovator's Solution'' (2003), p. 34, Harvard Business Review Press
"Questions are places in your mind where answers fit. If you haven't asked the question, the answer has nowhere to go."<ref name="ref_2012_p195_1">Clayton Christensen, ''How Will You Measure Your Life?'' (2012), p. 195, Harper Business</ref>
 
=== On Network Effects and Platform Monopolies ===
=== On Network Effects and Platform Monopolies ===
<blockquote>"Companies succeed when they address jobs to be done, not just customer demographics."</blockquote>
"Focus on the job, not the customer."<ref name="ref_2016_1">Clayton Christensen, ''Harvard Business Review'' (2016), September 2016, "Know Your Customers' Jobs to Be Done"</ref>
—Clayton Christensen, ''Competing Against Luck'' (2016), p. 28, HarperBusiness
=== On Intangible Assets and Valuation ===
"Capital is abundant. What's scarce is the knowledge of how to deploy it effectively."<ref name="ref_2019_p89_1">Clayton Christensen, ''The Prosperity Paradox'' (2019), p. 89, Harper Business</ref>


== References ==
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Latest revision as of 21:04, 12 August 2025

Clayton Christensen[edit]

Biography[edit]

American business theorist (1952-2020), professor at Harvard Business School, father of disruptive innovation theory.

School of Thought[edit]

Innovation Theory

Notable Quotes[edit]

On Creative Destruction in AI Era[edit]

"Disruptive technology should be framed as a marketing challenge, not a technological one."[1] "The reason why it is so difficult for existing firms to capitalize on disruptive innovations is that their processes and their business model that make them good at the existing business actually make them bad at competing for the disruption."[2]

On Network Effects and Platform Monopolies[edit]

"Companies succeed when they address jobs to be done, not just customer demographics."[3]

On Human Capital in Age of AI[edit]

"Questions are places in your mind where answers fit. If you haven't asked the question, the answer has nowhere to go."[4]

On Network Effects and Platform Monopolies[edit]

"Focus on the job, not the customer."[5]

On Intangible Assets and Valuation[edit]

"Capital is abundant. What's scarce is the knowledge of how to deploy it effectively."[6]

References[edit]

  1. Clayton Christensen, The Innovator's Dilemma (1997), p. 17, Harvard Business Review Press
  2. Clayton Christensen, The Innovator's Solution (2003), p. 34, Harvard Business Review Press
  3. Clayton Christensen, Competing Against Luck (2016), p. 28, HarperBusiness
  4. Clayton Christensen, How Will You Measure Your Life? (2012), p. 195, Harper Business
  5. Clayton Christensen, Harvard Business Review (2016), September 2016, "Know Your Customers' Jobs to Be Done"
  6. Clayton Christensen, The Prosperity Paradox (2019), p. 89, Harper Business