Revisiting “Jobs To Be Done” with Clayton Christensen

HBR IdeaCast

Harvard Business Review

Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Communication, Marketing, Business, Business/management, Management, Business/marketing, Business/entrepreneurship, Innovation, Hbr, Strategy, Economics, Finance, Teams, Harvard

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🗓️ 27 January 2020

⏱️ 26 minutes

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In this repeat episode, we honor the legacy of HBS professor Clayton Christensen, who passed away on January 23, 2020. The legendary management thinker was best known for his influential theory of “disruptive innovation,” which inspired a generation of executives and entrepreneurs. This HBR IdeaCast interview was originally published in 2016.

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0:00.0	When leadership advice feels like buzzwords and platitudes, it's time to get real.
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0:18.3	wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome to the HBR Ideacast from Harvard Business Review. I'm Allison Beard. The business school professor Clayton Christensen died on January 23rd, 2020 at the age of 67.
0:57.0	Christensen is perhaps best known for coining the term disruptive innovation. in his groundbreaking
1:02.7	1997 book The Innovators' Delema.
1:06.2	But his impact went well beyond that.
1:08.7	His theories and research influenced a generation of students,
1:11.7	executives, and
1:13.0	he's remembered by those who knew him personally
1:16.0	as an exceptional colleague, teacher, mentor, and community member.
1:21.0	Christensen was also a great friend of Harvard Business Review. Not only did he
1:25.8	contribute so many important articles and books, but everyone who worked with
1:29.8	him can tell you he was a generous, creative, and kind collaborator.
1:34.7	To honor his legacy, we wanted to revisit our most recent Ideacast interview with him.
1:39.7	It's from 2016 and about his jobs to be done theory.
1:43.4	He was interviewed by HBO editor Amy Bernstein
1:46.2	at an event in London.
1:47.9	It's a great show and we're glad to play one small part
1:51.3	in making sure Clay Christensen's voice continues to inspire business leaders
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