Tag Archives: Clayton Christensen

The “French perfume” innovation

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Eugene Ivanov

(This post originally appeared on Medium) I grew up in the Soviet Union and know a thing or two about the shortage of goods. The perennial chasing of hard-to-get stuff had instilled in me and my compatriots one simple habit: … Continue reading →

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Dis-r-r-r-uption!

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Eugene Ivanov

My previous post has triggered a number of interesting, often negative, comments in various LinkedIn Groups. My opponents criticized my suggestion that the current state of innovation wasn’t as bad (“broken”) as a few recent articles I referred to were … Continue reading →

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Should We Celebrate Failure Worth A Billion?

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Eugene Ivanov

As every popular topic, innovation is a powerful magnet for clichés. Some of them obliterate more than illuminate. For example, I’m not sure that mixing innovation with DNA is a good idea. Though I kind of understand what Clayton Christensen … Continue reading →

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