Disruption is the discipline everyone quotes and few have studied: the pattern by which capable incumbents watch their markets get taken by entrants they had every resource to beat. AI is running the pattern at unprecedented speed, which makes the old question urgent again in every boardroom: how do organizations see the shift before it is a crisis, and change before change is forced?
This specialty covers the future of work, technology disruption, business-model innovation, and AI transformation: the study of how markets get remade and how organizations survive it on the right side.
Who anchors this specialty?
Jim Harris anchors Disruptive Innovation with singular standing: author of the #1 international bestseller Blindsided!, published in 80 countries, ranked among North America's top ten speakers by Association magazine, and named TEC Canada Speaker of the Year for AI presentations delivered to CEO audiences. Two decades of disruption thinking, now aimed at AI's compression of it.
What engagements do disruption specialists take?
Flagship keynotes via AI & Disruptive Innovation and The Future of Work & AI, executive strategy sessions, board education, and leadership immersion through the executive retreat programs.
How do you engage this specialty?
Events through the keynote booking page; strategy and advisory via the contact page. Adjacent discipline: AI Strategy & Transformation; full map at the specialties index.
Do you study or lead disruption?
Vetted innovation researchers and transformation leaders can apply for membership.