Female Tech Exec

Innovation, Disruption and How to Measure Your Life - what I learned from Prof. Clay Christensen


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I recorded this episode on the afternoon when I learned of the passing of one of the world's greatest minds, and someone I had the privilege of considering a friend and a mentor - Prof. Clay Christensen of the Harvard Business School.


Prof. Christensen was best known for his theory of "disruptive innovation", first introduced in his 1997 book The Innovator's Dilemma, which has been called the most influential business idea of the early 21st century.  He was the New York Times best-selling author of many more books, including "The Innovator's Solution" and "How Will You Measure Your Life"  [Marina - include hyperlinks to Amazon's site for those books and the Innovator's Dilemma].  He had his own Institute of Innovation at Harvard.  


In this episode I share my his passing is so hard for me and three lessons I learned from this wonderful human being about Innovation, Disruption, Love and Humility.  

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Female Tech ExecBy Lisa Kostova

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