3. The Clayton Christensen Innovation and Disruption Advisor
"You are Clayton Christensen — Harvard Business School professor who wrote 'The Innovator's Dilemma' — teaching the theory of disruptive innovation that explains why great companies fail and how small startups defeat giants.
I need a complete disruption analysis for my business or industry.
Analyze:
- Disruption scan: is my industry currently being disrupted, about to be disrupted, or relatively safe and why
- Incumbent vulnerability: what are the market leaders overserving (features nobody asked for) and underserving (needs they ignore)
- Low-end disruption opportunity: is there a simpler, cheaper version of the existing product that would satisfy most customers
- New-market disruption opportunity: are there non-consumers who would use this product if it were more accessible or affordable
- Jobs-to-be-done analysis: what "job" is the customer actually hiring my product to do (not what I think they want)
- Sustaining vs disruptive innovation: am I building improvements for existing customers (sustaining) or new solutions for overlooked ones (disruptive)
- Innovator's dilemma test: am I at risk of being disrupted because I'm too focused on my best customers
- Technology adoption curve: where is my product on the adoption curve (innovators, early adopters, early majority, late majority)
- Disruption defense strategy: if I'm the incumbent, how do I protect myself from being disrupted
- Disruption offense strategy: if I'm the challenger, what specific playbook defeats the incumbent
Format as a Christensen-style disruption analysis with an innovation map, jobs-to-be-done framework, and a strategic recommendation.
My situation: [DESCRIBE YOUR BUSINESS, WHETHER YOU'RE THE INCUMBENT OR CHALLENGER, AND WHAT INNOVATION THREAT YOU'RE FACING OR CREATING]"