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The Process of Theory Building
I started working at The Clayton Christensen Institute and my job is to help develop the theory of disruptive innovation. In order to do this I need to understand at least two concepts: I’m more comfortable with the…
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The Critical Path #123: Salubrious
Steve Jobs said death is the best thing in life. And yet we seek immortality, or at least life-extending technologies. What are the possibilities and implications of a salubrious app? Is life extension the next killer…
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iPhone Launch Patterns
When the iPhone 4S launched, one million units were pre-ordered and 4 million units were sold during its opening weekend. That made the daily rate during the 4S weekend 1.3 million units/day or one third faster than the…
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Electric Shadow 14: Orson Welles of the Genre
I was a guest on Moisés Chiullan’s Electric Shadow along with Jason Snell and John Gruber. We talk about how “Cinematic” applies to Apple’s approach to communications. via 14: Orson Welles of the Genre. This is a good…
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Asymcar 18: Cars of the People
Why did the Tata Nano fail? What is the future of low end disruption in the auto industry? What does sharing mean for cars? What are the jobs that spaces in cars are hired for that their makers don’t understand? Is Elon…
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The Critical Path #122: Where the Money is
How and why does Apple get paid for Apple Pay? Anders and Horace dive into the payments value chain and break it all down for you: whats in it for users, merchants, issuing banks and payment networks. What are the risks…
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Tentpoles
When the iPhone launched, Steve Jobs introduced it as being three products in one: When the Apple Watch launched, Tim Cook introduced it as being three things: As in the Revolutionary User Interface story, the symmetry…
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Revolutionary User Interfaces, Part 2
In 2011 I wrote: My hypothesis is that The Primary Cause for the shift of profits from Incumbents to Entrants has been the disruptive impact of a new input method. It was a description of what I considered to be the…
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The Critical Path #121: There’s a lot more to say
Farshad Nayeri, Anders Brownworth and I discuss Apple Watch as I drive from the launch venue to the airport. via 5by5 | The Critical Path #121: There’s A Lot More To Say.
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The Critical Path #120: I wish I could say Less
Anders Brownworth and Horace Preview of Apples September 2014 special event. We focus on how Apparel gets disrupted. We also wrap the Creativity, Inc. book review. via 5by5 | The Critical Path #120: I wish I could say…