I'm not big on business books, at least of the airport bookstand variety, but Clayton Christensen's The Innovator's Dilemma and its siblings have been hugely influential on me. Jean McGregor has an interview with Christensen on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of that book. Link: BusinessWeek. --Dennis
dennis, just a note to say amen to this post.
it has been amazing to me to watch christensen's theories take shape and play out (often to my horror) before my eyes.
as you make reference, the second book (innovator's solution) is nearly as good. both should be required reading
by every senior manager, strike that, everyone, in public service of any type, whether they are struggling to solve the
dilemma, engaged in an 'upmarket retreat' or simply trying to find a sensible frame for the accelerating changes as disruptors enter their field.
bl
Posted by: bob lyons | Wednesday, 27 June 2007 at 14:34