Clay was named the worlds most influential business management thinker in 2011 and 20. His books are required reading for anyone seeking to harness the power of innovation for progress, transformation, and growth. The hbr s 10 must reads collection 12 books hbr s 10 must reads, p. How innovation can lift nations out of poverty, which focuses on the important role of innovation in the process of creating prosperity across the globe. A disruptive solution for healthcare, harvard business school professor clayton christensen. Clayton christensen, who coined and defined the concept of disruptive innovation often named among the most influential business theories of the 21st century and who regularly applied that. We refer interested readers to christensen, clayton m.
Clayton christensen, harvard business school professor and worldrenowned innovation guru, examines the daily decisions that define our lives and encourages all. Books starting with the classic the innovators dilemma, clayton christensen has written some of the most insightful, influential, and talkedabout business books of the past 20 years. A disruptive solution for health care ebook written by clayton m. In the latest issue of forbes magazine i interviewed the harvard business. He is regarded as one of the worlds top experts on innovation and growth. Christensen has been memorialized in welldeserved tributes from top leaders across the world since cancer tragically ended his remarkable life a few weeks ago christensen influenced millions of people, including many of the worlds most prominent business and civic leaders, with his groundbreaking books, speeches and papers outlining. Steve jobs and apple taught us that profit is not the ultimate goal, but rather a consequence of something greater. By the time i finished the introduction and chapter 1 of the innovators prescription, i recognized there is more truth and insight in those forty pages than in all of those books, articles, and conferences combined. Harvard business school professor clayton christensen is the architect of and the worlds foremost authority on disruptive innovation. Top 25 quotes by clayton christensen of 127 az quotes. His first book, the innovators dilemma, articulated his theory of disruptive innovation.
Clayton christensen beat a heart attack, cancer and a stroke in three years. He is the author of eight critically acclaimed books, including the new york times bestsellers the innovators dilemma, the innovators solution, and how will you measure your life. Christensen in his research on the diskdrive industry and later popularized by his book the innovators dilemma, published in 1997 the theory explains the phenomenon by which an innovation transforms an existing market or sector by introducing simplicity, convenience, accessibility, and affordability. I found this book to be the single most enlightening piece on healthcare. From the worlds leading thinker on innovation and new york times bestselling author comes an unconventional book. Clayton christensen writes a prescription for health care. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the innovators prescription. Christensen mba 1979, dba 1992, harvard business schools kim b. Intermountain names clayton christensen to board of. Creating and sustaining successful growth and also from taking his course at business school, i bought this book to give me a refresher in the. Christensen, the author of such business classics as the innovators dilemma and the new york times bestseller how will you measure your life, and coauthors efosa ojomo and karen dillon reveal why so many investments in economic development fail to generate sustainable prosperity, and offers a groundbreaking solution for true and lasting change.
Karen dillon is a senior research editor on the global prosperity team. We use these models in this book first to explain the root causes for why health care. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Clayton christensen described in his seminal book how incumbents who neglected the lower end of their market could be disrupted by new and. He is best known for his study of innovation in commercial enterprises. The book is the result of a tenyear collaboration between clayton christensena researcher on on innovation and managementand two. A disruptive solution for health care by clayton m. Christensen people go trying seasons as a general rule, when a new industry takes root, and the first products emerge in a wave, almost always the architecture of the product will be proprietary and interdependent in character. When clayton christensens book the innovators dilemma came out in 1997, it disrupted the business world and became an instant classic, named by the economist as one of. First lesson, discover what job consumers are hiring your product to do.
Clark professor of business administration at harvard business school and a coauthor of the prosperity paradox. Clayton christensen, author of the innovators dilemma. A disruptive solution for health care audible audio edition. How disruptive innovation can finally revolutionize healthcare. Clark professor of business administration at the harvard business school. Clark professor of business administration at the harvard business school and cofounder of innosight. In a new book, competing against luck, christensen tackles the opposite challenge. Christensen has spent a large portion of his life working to build the kingdom of god through missionary work. Christensen says about allowing disruptive technologies into the health care space. Christensens the innovators dilemma was a classic text on how companies fail. In addition to his most recent book, competing against luck, he is the author of nine books, including several new york times bestsellers the innovators dilemma, the innovators solution, disrupting class, and and most recently how will you measure your life. Christensen, who was born in salt lake city and spent most of his professional career on the east coast, served on the intermountain healthcare board since 2014. Together, they exhaustively examine the challenges facing health care today and propose a set of clear, innovative, and actionable. Christensen, a harvard professor whose groundbreaking 1997 book, the innovators dilemma, outlined his theories about the impact of.
Risa lavizzomourey, md, president and ceo, robert wood johnson foundation. Christensen, the author of such business classics as the innovators dilemma and the new york times bestseller how will you measure your life, and coauthors efosa ojomo and karen dillon reveal why so many investments in economic development fail to generate sustainable prosperity, and offers a groundbreaking solution for true and. In the innovators prescription, clay christensen applies the principles of disruptive innovation to the broken health care system with two pioneers in the fielddr. Christensens most popular book is the innovators dilemma. Usually, the sustaining innovations improve the products in a few established value areas. Clark professor of business administration at harvard business school. A disruptive solution for health care set off a chain reaction, influencing the way we think about healthcare by explaining why our system is organized the way it is and what it could potentially become. In the innovators prescription, clayton christensen. His first book, the innovators dilemma, articulated his theory of disruptive technology. Robert pearl, christensen says theres only one way to fix this broken system. Christensen is cofounder of innosight, a management consultancy. Clayton christensen on disrupting health care harvard. Professor clayton christensen on health care reform and. When it went to print in 2008, the innovators prescription.
For example, auto companies might continue improving the horsepower or torque of their engines. Clayton magleby christensen april 6, 1952 january 23, 2020 was an american academic and business consultant who developed the theory of disruptive innovation, first introduced in his 1997 book the innovators dilemma, which has been called the most influential business idea of the early 21st century, and which led the economist to term him the most influential management thinker of. Christensen was born in salt lake city, utah in 1952. In january 2019, she and coauthors clayton christensen and efosa ojomo will publish the prosperity paradox. A disruptive solution for health care 9781259860867. After graduating with highest honors in economics from brigham young university, he received an m. Boston harvard business school clayton christensen. Clayton christensen has done it again, writing yet another book full of valuable insights. The revolutionary book that will change the way you do business harperbusiness essentials and the innovators solution.
Christensenwhose bestselling the innovators dilemma revolutionized the business worldpresents the innovators prescription, a comprehensive analysis of the strategies that will improve health care and make it affordable. I encourage you to get the new book, the innovators prescription by professor clayton christensen and his coauthors, dr. By clayton christensen, andrew waldeck and rebecca fogg. Clayton christensen writes a prescription for health care reform. The theory of disruptive innovation was first coined by harvard professor clayton m. Clear, entertaining, and provocative, the innovators prescription should be read by anyone who cares about improving the health and health care of all. The revolutionary book that will change the way you do business collins business essentials clayton m. Professor christensen, towards the end you quote the canadian supreme court justice, beverly mclachlin is saying that access to a waiting list is not access to health care. Clark professor of business administration, acclaimed author and teacher, and the worlds foremost authority on disruptive innovation, died on january 23, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. In todays digital age, business executives collect reams of data as they.
He and his wife, christine, found the work to be uncomfortable and intimidating at the outset, which he recognizes in retrospect was because they were following many of the thoughts and ways of man. He is regarded as one of the worlds top experts on innovation and growth, and his ideas have been widely used in industries and organizations. The innovators prescription free summary by clayton m. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the innovators prescription. The book, written by harvard business school professor clayton christensen and two of his colleagues, jerome grossman and. Clayton christensen describes the health care industry as sick and getting sicker. Having been exposed to christensens theory of disruption in his previous books the innovators dilemma. A disruptive solution for health care kindle edition by christensen, clayton m. He has received numerous awards for his research and writing. Christensen boston, ma is one of the worlds top experts on innovation and growth. Management and innovation lessons in healthcare by clayton. The book explains that health care is not fundamentally dissimilar to other industries where. Christensen is a returned lds missionary and is currently a professor at harvard business sc. The only business book that steve jobs had on his bookshelf was the.