You don’t usually hear the names Utah Jazz and Clayton Christensen used in the same sentence. Dr. Christensen is from Utah, he started at Oxford as the center for the men’s basketball team and he was known as an avid basketball player during his student days. But the connection ends there.
As a student, Dr. Christensen was drawn into management studies. Right now, he is an esteemed Business Professor at Harvard Business School. When he speaks, companies listen. He is credited with coining the term “disruptive innovation,” which is a big mantra in the market.
Without going into too much detail, a disruptive innovation is something that displaces established market leaders.