18 Exploiting Discontinuous Innovation

Deep dive – Discontinuous innovation

Posted on March 17th, 2015 by John Bessant

Discontinuous innovation deep dive

Activity – Exploring discontinuous innovation

Posted on January 10th, 2015 by John Bessant

Discontinuous innovation activity

The changing face of the imaging industry

Posted on October 26th, 2014 by John Bessant

This is a case study highlighting changes over time across the sector.  Imaging case You might also be interested to read the responses of players like Fuji, Polaroid and Kodak.    

The Maker revolution

Posted on August 31st, 2014 by John Bessant

New technologies around computer-aided design and manufacturing have finally matured to the point where almost anything you can imagine can be made using technologies like 3-D printing.  In these videos Chris Anderson, of ‘Wired’ magazine, discusses the implications of this new industrial revolution. Video 1 Video 2

Disruptive innovation

Posted on August 31st, 2014 by John Bessant

In these two videos Professor Clayton Christensen explains his theory of disruptive innovation Extended lecture: Short version:  

Search strategies for peripheral vision

Posted on June 23rd, 2014 by Sarah Booth

This report looks at how a variety of companies and public sector organizations are exploring at the edges of their environment.  It describes experiences with a wide range of search strategies to help identify and anticipate discontinuous innovation. Click here to access the report: Twelve searchstrategies

Polaroid

Posted on June 23rd, 2014 by Sarah Booth

The problems which eventually dragged a famous technological innovator down into Chapter 11 bankruptcy are well-described in this presentation by Christian Sandstrom of Chalmers University. It is a good case because it highlights the deep difficulties involved – this wasn’t simply a matter of blindly missing the technological point but a much more challenging issue

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Coloplast

Posted on June 23rd, 2014 by Sarah Booth

Click to view case study: coloplast case updated version

Patterns of Discontinuous Innovation

Posted on June 20th, 2014 by Sarah Booth

Click to view exercise: Patterns of Discontinuity

Evolution of the Bicycle

Posted on June 20th, 2014 by Sarah Booth

This resource looks at the idea of innovation life cycles and patterns of change, using the example of the evolution of the bicycle from many experiments through to the emergence of a dominant design Click to view case study: The evolution of the bicycle