disruptive innovation reframed 17.10.14
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Alex Ryan and I presented a novel theory of disruption at the RSD3 conference in Oslo on 17 October 2012TRANSCRIPT
Disruptive Innovation Reframed: Insurgent Design for Systemic Transformation
Alex Ryan Senior Systems Designer Government of Alberta [email protected]
Michael Dila Design Insurgent & Chief
Unhappiness Officer [email protected]
Christensen’s Theory of Disruptive Innovation
Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place.
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Sustaining)Innova-ons)
Christensen’s Theory of Disruptive Innovation
Measure'of'P
erform
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Disrup've*Innova'on*
Disruption of the Music Industry
IXI#prototype,#1979#3.5$minutes$of$digital$music$storage$$Compared$with$the$Sony$Discman:$< Lower$quality$< Smaller$capacity$< Less$convenient$$
Impact of the Digital Music Revolution
How Design Thinking is Different
Tradi&onal*Management* Design*Thinking*
Underlying*Assump&ons*
Ra#onality,+objec#vity+Reality+as+fixed+and+quan#fiable+
Subjec#ve+experience+Reality+as+socially+constructed+
Method* Analysis+aimed+at+proving+one+“best”+answer+
Experimenta#on+aimed+at+itera#ng+toward+a+“beAer”+answer+
Process* Planning+ Doing+
Decision*Drivers* Logic+Numerical+models+
Emo#onal+insight+Experien#al+models+
Values* Pursuit+of+control+and+stability+Discomfort+with+uncertainty+
Pursuit+of+novelty+Dislike+of+status+quo+
Level*of*focus* Abstract+or+par#cular+ Itera#ve+movement+between+abstract+and+par#cular+
HOLD UP!
UPSIGHT 1
UPSIGHT 2
SACRED
5 IS THE LONELIEST #
THIS IS NOT DISRUPTION
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SYSTEMIC IMPLICATIONS
DISRUPTION IS IRREVERSIBLE
KILLER BUSINESS MODELS
DISRUPTING HEGEMONY
DISRUPTION AS EMERGENCE
DESIGNING FOR ECOSYSTEMS
INSURGENT DESIGNERS