Disruptive Strategy | Disruptive Innovation Theory Course

Disruptive Strategy with Clayton Christensen

Harness the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Craft Winning Strategies

Disruptive Strategy enables you to make innovation a reality. Created by Clayton Christensen, who coined the theory of disruptive innovation, this online course will equip you with the skills and techniques needed to develop executive-level strategy, organize for innovation, and discover customer jobs to be done.

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What You'll Learn

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Become fluent in disruptive innovation theory
Assess new opportunities and potential threats
Discover jobs to be done and develop frameworks to better understand customer needs
Acquire techniques for executive-level strategy development
Organize for innovation and maintain a disruptive scope
Gain confidence articulating complex viewpoints

About the Professor

Professor Clayton Christensen - Disruptive Strategy

Clayton Christensen is the Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, and is regarded as one of the world’s top experts on disruption, innovation, and growth strategy. He has twice been named the world’s most influential business thinker and is the author of several books, including The Innovator’s Dilemma, which lays out his theory of disruption, The New York Times bestseller How Will You Measure Your Life? focused on achieving happiness in your personal life, and The Prosperity Paradox, which explores how innovation can help lift nations out of poverty.

Who Will Benefit

Innovative Leaders

Align your resources, processes, and financial strategy to position your business for growth.

Forward-Thinking Strategists

Assess opportunities and learn how to better determine what profitability looks like as your industry evolves.

Aspiring Entrepreneurs

Discover what causes customers to buy your products and why, and predict when disruption will happen.

Program Structure

Disruptive Strategy consists of 30 to 35 hours of material delivered over a six-week period. You can complete the coursework on your own time while meeting regular deadlines. In addition, two group exercises and an individual final paper are required for course completion.

January 2020

Length: 6 Weeks
Program Dates: 1/22/20 – 3/4/20
Cost: $1,600
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April 2020

Length: 6 Weeks
Program Dates: 4/1/20 – 5/13/20
Cost: $1,600
Application Deadline: March 23

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June 2020

Length: 6 Weeks
Program Dates: 6/17/20 – 7/29/20
Cost: $1,600
Application Deadline: June 8

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August 2020

Length: 6 Weeks
Program Dates: 8/26/20 – 10/7/20
Cost: $1,600
Application Deadline: August 17

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The HBS Online Advantage

World-class faculty
Edge-of-your-seat online learning
Global peer collaboration and networking
Real-world, case-based learning

Harvard Business School Online offers a unique and highly engaging way to learn vital business concepts. Immerse yourself in real challenges faced by seasoned leaders across a variety of industries, including Bill Hambrecht, founder of WR Hambrecht & Co.; Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google; Joe Tucci, chairman and CEO of EMC; and Ryan Caldbeck, founder of equity crowdfunding platform CircleUp. Wrestle with the same issues they faced, while problem-solving and engaging with learners from around the world.

Stories from Our Learners

The framework of Disruptive Strategy helps you to make strategic thinking something that you do every day, as opposed to an exercise to get a strategic plan put together.

Rajneesh Gupta,
Vice President of Strategy, M&A, and Analytics of the ProTax Group
The Disruptive Strategy class was so very engaging, you really feel like you know Clay Christensen by the end of the class. And more than that, you really feel like you know your peers.

Jessica Shaffer,
AVP