The Innovator's Solution

The Innovator's Solution

by Clayton M. Christensen

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Christensen shifts from diagnosing disruption to prescribing strategy: target non-consumption, not existing competitors. The key is creating new markets before disruptors take yours.

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In this collection, The Innovator's Solution references 3 other books and is cited by 3 other books.

It draws on The Innovator's Dilemma, Good to Great and Crossing the Chasm.

It’s picked up by 7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy, The Innovator's Method: Bringing the Lean Start-up into Your Organization and The Lean Startup.

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What This Book Draws On

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The books Christensen references and why each one mattered to the argument.

The direct sequel to The Innovator's Dilemma, extending disruption theory into actionable growth frameworks.

The Innovator's Dilemma

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The Innovator's Dilemma

by Clayton Christensen

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Christensen examines why even great companies are vulnerable to disruption.

Good to Great

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Good to Great

by Jim Collins

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Discusses how disruption theory and Crossing the Chasm complement each other.

Crossing the Chasm

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Crossing the Chasm

by Geoffrey Moore

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The Innovator's Solution is listed in Ries's Recommended Reading as a companion to The Innovator's Dilemma. Ries uses Christensen's later work on how to practice disruption, not just diagnose it.

The Lean Startup

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The Lean Startup

by Eric Ries

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