Ways to Incorporate Disruptive Innovation as Part of the Management Agenda




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Rick Mueller
Professor, United States

Ways to Incorporate Disruptive Innovation as Part of the Management Agenda

A few days ago I was in a conversation with Adam Hartung, who observed brand managers are constrained, as a matter of practicality, to focusing exclusively on sustaining innovation. They normally don’t focus on entirely new, disruptive innovation.

The thought I explored with him was making brand managers responsible for making some portion of each year’s sales come from markets which are entirely new to that industry. And whether (or not) this would be a good way to incorporate innovation initiatives which would necessarily have disruptive potential.

I’d be curious to know whether you believe this might be an effective way to incorporate disruptive innovation into the development mainstream of large, multi-brand corporations. Or do you see other, better ways to incorporate disruptive innovation as part of the management agenda?

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Charles Alter
Consultant, United States
 

Getting Management Attention for Disruptive Innovation

The dilemma is that the skills that brand managers need for their jobs may not be the skills needed ... Sign up

 
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Rick Mueller
Professor, United States
 

To what Degree Might Productive Efforts (and Initiatives) Be Diluted Through Political Posturing and Infighting?

Hi Charles and thanks so much for leading off this discussion. Let me pose the concern of vested int... Sign up

 
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jaymie , United States
 

Problem with Precise Definition of Disruptive Innovations

In any organization, large and small, without a clear definition of the differences between disrupti... Sign up

 
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Rick Mueller
Professor, United States
 

Defining Disruptive Innovation

Hi Jaymie and thanks and agreed. Note that the requirement is that a given proportion of sales (or r... Sign up

 
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Dr. Eyal Policar
Entrepreneur, Israel
 

Disruptive versus Sustainability - Personalities

Is first and foremost about personalities. A disruptive innovator is usually very creative, visionar... Sign up

 
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Rick Mueller
Professor, United States
 

Perhaps It's Time to Redefine the Job

Thanks Eyal, your concerns, similar to those of Charles Alter earlier in the thread, are clearly sta... Sign up

 
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Mark Fuller
Director, South Africa
 

Innovation You Can Sell

Rick I agree with you entirely. I have used Value Stream teams amongst other tools to drive customer... Sign up

 
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Rick Mueller
Professor, United States
 

Great Example in More Than One Way

Hi Mark and thanks! I think the Yellow Tail wine example you referenced provides excellent guidance ... Sign up

 
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Gandhi Heryanto
Management Consultant, Indonesia
 

Disruptive Innovation is Client / Market Oriented

The term Disruptive innovation was first popularized by Clayton Christensen from Harvard University ... Sign up

 
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Rick Mueller
Professor, United States
 

The Role of Brand Managers in Disruptive Innovation

Yes Gandhi, that is the Disruptive Innovation topic we’re talking about. Operationally, Christensen ... Sign up

 
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Elizabeth Fowler
Student (MBA), United States
 

Company Size Matters for Answering the Question

I agree with @Charles Alter, a marketing person might be better suited for pushing into new areas of... Sign up

 
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Rick Mueller
Professor, United States
 

Indeed Marketing Should Be Involved, But Held Responsible?

Hi Elizabeth and thanks, size does matter, but in firms where the marketing manager is not th... Sign up

 
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Gandhi Heryanto
Management Consultant, Indonesia
 

Disruptive Innovation Responsibility

Rick, as an alternative of Christensen’s recommendation for the responsibility of launching the disr... Sign up

 
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Rick Mueller
Professor, United States
 

Responsibility for both Disruptive and Sustaining Innovation

Hi Gandhi and thanks for the opportunity to make it clear that I am not wedded to the brand manager ... Sign up

   

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