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American business theorist — Harvard Business School — author of The Innovator's Dilemma — who created the disruptive innovation theory — the most influential business theory of the last 30 years.
Whitney Johnson's 2015 guide to applying disruptive innovation theory to personal career development — arguing that intentionally disrupting yourself (taking on new challenges that restart the learning S-curve) is the optimal career strategy.
Clayton Christensen's 1997 theory of disruptive innovation — arguing that established companies fail not from incompetence but from rationally serving existing customers while neglecting low-end entrants that eventually displace them — the most influential business theory book of the last 30 years.
American business author and executive coach — author of Disrupt Yourself — who applies Christensen's disruption theory to personal career development.