Efficiency innovations provide return on investment in 12-18 months. Empowering innovations take 5-10 years to yield a return. We have ample capital - oceans of capital - that is being reinvested into efficiency innovation. Clayton Christensen amplecapitalefficiency share on social
Innovation almost always is not successful the first time out. You try something, and it doesn't work, and it takes confidence to say we haven't failed yet... Ultimately, you become commercially successful. Clayton Christensen commerciallyconfidencefail share on social
The paradox explored in my book 'The Innovator's Dilemma' is that successful companies can fail by making the 'right' decisions in the wrong situations. Clayton Christensen bookcompanydecision Change image and share on social
Christine and I haven't raised our children. A whole community of selfless Christians has contributed to helping them become faithful, competent adults. Clayton Christensen adultchildchristian Change image and share on social
Management is getting people together to figure out how to transform inputs into outputs. In the process of figuring out the process of how people work together, you've got to figure out who's got what responsibilities, and how do they work together. Clayton Christensen figurehaveinput share on social
People have an idol they want to be like and try to follow what the idols did. But when you do, you find out you're not very successful and you're not very happy. You try to copy these models, and it doesn't yield successful results. Clayton Christensen copyfindfollow share on social
We need to have a better balance between a deliberate strategy and staying open. Because in the end, most of us end up being successful in a career that we never imagined we would be in at the beginning. Clayton Christensen balancebegincareer share on social
During the early stages of an industry, when the functionality and reliability of a product isn't yet adequate to meet customer's needs, a proprietary solution is almost always the right solution - because it allows you to knit all the pieces together in an optimized way. Clayton Christensen adequatecustomerearly share on social
'Disruption' is, at its core, a really powerful idea. Everyone hijacks the idea to do whatever they want now. It's the same way people hijacked the word 'paradigm' to justify lame things they're trying to sell to mankind. Clayton Christensen coredisruptionhijack share on social
A major driver of the cost of healthcare in the United States is a compromise that was reached with the American Medical Association in the 1960s when Medicare was first established. Clayton Christensen 1960samericanassociation Change image and share on social