Disruptive Leadership

Over the last five years, the public and private sectors have introduced a plethora of initiatives aimed at bridging the digital divide and bringing computers to underserved markets.
Intel launched the World Ahead program in 2006, a sweeping initiative to encompass all activities Intel was driving to bridge the digital divide.  Microsoft launched Unlimited Potential in [...]

One of the things that I love about blogging is meeting fascinating people that have a common interest in disruptive leadership topics. Last week Thomas Thurston got in touch with me after he read A Lesson Learned.  Thomas had also previously worked for Intel and was involved with some of the same emerging market projects.
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Wired recently hosted a conference called “Disruptive by Design,” the first conference that I know of focused mostly on disruptive business models.  In talking about Disruptive Leadership, I have often emphasize that a disruptive business model must accompany the disruptive innovation, especially when addressing the bottom of the pyramid.  CK Pralahad talks in detail about [...]

Recently, I came across an article in the NY Times about Jeff Bezos’ speech at a conference about disruptive business models.
I googled the article and found that Wired magazine hosted a conference called “Disruptive by Design,” the first conference that I know of focused specifically on disruptive business models.  They have a video library of all of [...]

I have a google alert set to “Disruptive Leadership.”  It is not a term that is widely used, so I typically get an alert on the topic about once a month.  It is usually a reference to my blog, or a few articles that come up over and over again (which I’ve already referenced on [...]