"Disruption theory does not, and never will, explain everything about innovation specifically or business success generally. Far too many other forces are in play, each of which will reward further study. Integrating them all into a comprehensive theory of business success is an ambitious goal, one we are unlikely to attain anytime soon.”
Disruptive innovation is an evolving theory, one that is “in danger of becoming a victim of its own success” and “widely misunderstood … its basic tenets frequently misapplied.”
The methodologies and best practices of content marketing, content strategy, and intelligent content as strategic parts of a customer experience strategy are in a similar space: widely misunderstood and evolving. Content as part of an overall business strategy has no done state. There is no finish line. It’s a process. No approach will ever explain everything there is to know about content and its effective management. We know what we know only because we keep moving, striving to improve, seeking to understand distinctions, learning from our failures and successes.
With “cause for hope,” Christensen and his co-authors point out that “as an ever-growing community of researchers and practitioners continues to build on disruption theory … we will come to an even better understanding of what helps firms innovate successfully.” I share Christensen’s sentiment of hope in the kindred area of content strategy in marketing. I point to you, the practitioners of content. You are the true innovators who will lead the profession to more evolved practices and theories.
You will further the ideals of content strategy innovation.
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Experiences: The 7th Era of Marketing
The New Book, by Robert Rose & Carla Johnson