The Myth and the Millennialism of “Disruptive Innovation”

 

“My assigning ‘myth’ to ‘disruptive innovation’ is meant to highlight the ways in which the narrative has been widely accepted as unassailably true.  No doubt (as Harvard professor) Christensen has faced very little skepticism or criticism about his theory about the transformation of industries – why, it’s as if The Innovator’s Dilemma were some sort of sacred text.”  Always worth reading Audrey Watters.