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Nov 2018
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11. Exploring Disruptive Innovation & S-...

Innovation Roundtable
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In his role as a professor of Innovation Management at IMD, Bill Fischer looks closely at the role of managerial choices in anticipating disruption. During the Innovation Roundtable® Summit 2017, he sat down with us to discuss what disruptive innovation means for incumbents today and tomorrow, the role managerial choices play in this picture, and the importance of building a culture of innovation dedicated to customer-centricity and open innovation.

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