Its difficult to imagine America without “American exceptionalism” – that combination of “can-do” attitude, assurance of one’s own destiny, and cockiness that has characterized the “American” spirit. A recent Economist commentary elaborates: Greatness is part of America’s birthright and lexicon. Its 18th-century founders had no doubt that they were embarking on a daring experiment inspired [...]
A few weeks back, I wrote a quick overview of Clayton Christensen’s explanation for how new technologies/products can “disrupt” existing products and technologies. In a nutshell, Christensen explains that new “disruptive innovations” succeed not because they win in a head-to-head comparison with existing products (i.e. laptops versus desktops), but because they have three things: Good [...]