The important thing is that over time, scientific progress transforms things that used to have to be dealt with in a problem-solving mode down to the pattern-recognition space; and from pattern recognition into the rules-based mode. This is the mechanism by which less-trained people are enabled to do more sophisticated things. This is always the way disruption happens. It enables a larger population of less-experienced people to do more sophisticated things.
Clayton ChristensenSteve Jobs and Apple taught us that profit is not the ultimate goal, but rather a consequence of something greater.
Clayton ChristensenInnovation simply isn't as unpredictable as many people think. There isn't a cookbook yet, but we're getting there.
Clayton ChristensenYou can talk all you want about having a clear purpose and strategy for your life, but ultimately this means nothing if you are not investing the resources you have in a way that is consistent with your strategy. In the end, a strategy is nothing but good intentions unless it's effectively implemented.
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