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Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Short Articles: Clayton Christensen, Guru of ‘Disruptive Innovation,’ Dies at 67 & Disruptive Innovation, Higher Ed and the Legacy of Clayton M. Christensen

ARTICLE 1
Title:
Clayton Christensen, Guru of ‘Disruptive Innovation,’ Dies at 67

Author:
Glenn Rifkin

Published:
The New York Times, 25 January 2020 (updated 27 January 2020)

From the article:
Clayton M. Christensen, a Harvard professor whose groundbreaking 1997 book, "The Innovator's Dilemma," outlined his theories about the impact of what he called "disruptive innovation" on leading companies and catapulted him to superstar status as a management guru, died on Thursday in a Boston hospital. He was 67.

To read this article:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/25/business/clayton-christensen-dead.html


ARTICLE 2
Title:
Disruptive Innovation, Higher Ed and the Legacy of Clayton M. Christensen

Authors:
Edward J. Maloney & Joshua Kim

Published:
Inside Higher ED, 29 January 2020

From the article:
"Over the past year, we have spent much of our time thinking about how the theory of disruptive innovation describes (or does not) the future of higher ed. That may be why the much-too-early death of Clayton M. Christensen, the creator of the theory, feels unexpectedly sad."

To read this article:
https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/blogs/learning-innovation/disruptive-innovation-higher-ed-and-legacy-clayton-m