Innovation simply isn't as unpredictable as many people think. There isn't a cookbook yet, but we're getting there.
Clayton ChristensenI have been blessed to see visions of eternity; and events in my future that have been important for me to foresee, have been revealed to me.
Clayton ChristensenOne quarter of Medicare beneficiaries have five or more chronic conditions, sees an average of 13 physicians each year, and fills 50 prescriptions per year.
Clayton ChristensenAnother thing I've observed is how critical the role of the CEO is when a technology truly is disruptive. In looking back on companies that have successfully launched independent disruptive business units, the CEO always had a foot in both camps. Never have they succeeded when they spin something off in order to get it off the CEO's agenda. The CEOs that did this had extraordinary personal self-confidence, and almost always they were the founders of the companies.
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