THE DARK SIDE OF INNOVATION (II) [PODCAST S1E8]

This episode is the second part of my two-part audio summary of my book The Dark Side of Innovation. It builds on the first episode where I shared three hair raising tales of firms facing disruption. In this episode you will find the firms that fought and won agains disruption and a lot more.

Dark Side of Innovation is more than Disruption

The Dark Side of Innovation is all about disruption and how to win over disruptive forces. However the reason for my calling it the dark side is two-fold. I explain both the reasons in this episode. Don’t miss the link of the dark side of innovation with the Jungian shadow.

Can you Win Against Disruption?

Although it is an existential challenge when you face disruptive forces, many firms have succeeded against disruption. In my book I distil the lessons of managing disruption from hundreds of companies, in this episode, I extract those learnings into a few dos and don’ts. These are the seven lessons of The Dark Side of Innovation.

Dealing with Disruption

I summarize the process of dealing with disruption. This step by step process helps you anticipate and respond to disruptive forces. Although a majority of my book focuses on how to address disruption, this step by step process is a great companion for managers dealing with disruption.

Key Take Aways

This episode will help you take away the following:

1. Why profit destroying innovations are the dark sid of innovation.
2. Can companies win over disruption?
3. What the key lessons of the book The Dark Side of Innovation?
4. What is the strategic anticipation and response process to deal with disruption?

How to listen?

Go to the The Disruption Management audio course to listen to the entire series of audio lessons on Disruption.