Ebook: Lead and disrupt: how to solve the innovator''s dilemma

Today''s innovation puzzle -- Explore and exploit -- Achieving balance with innovation streams -- Six innovation stories -- Getting it right versus almost right -- What it takes to become ambidextrous -- Leaders (and their teams) as linchpins -- Leading change and strategic renewal;In the past few years, a number of well-known firms have failed; think of Blockbuster, Kodak, or RadioShack. When we read about their demise, it often seems inevitablea natural part of "creative destruction." But closer examination reveals a disturbing truth: Companies large and small are shuttering more quickly than ever. What does it take to buck this trend? The authors explain how organizations have used an ambidextrous approach to solve their own innovator's dilemma. They contrast these luminaries with companies which - often trapped by their own successes - have been unable to adapt and grow.