September/October 2003

INNOVATING FOR GROWTH: NOW IS THE TIME
by Michael E. Raynor and Clayton M. Christensen

Now might seem an odd time to talk about growth. Some signs are promising, but corporate planning is complicated by unknowns involving economic prospects, capital markets, geopolitics, terrorism and pandemics. Shouldn't we be hunkering down and just trying to survive? In a word, these authors say "No." Reprint # 9B03TE01

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About the Authors

Michael E. Raynor
Michael Raynor is an Adjunct Professor at the Richard Ivey School of Business. He is a Distinguished Fellow with Deloitte Research in Boston, and the coauthor, with Clayton Christensen, of [em]The Innovator's Solution[/em]. His latest book is [em]The Strategy Paradox: Why Committing To Success Leads to Failure (And What To Do About It)[/em]. Doubleday, 2007.

Clayton M. Christensen
Clayton M. Christensen is the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.

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