The Innovator’s Dilemma Explained: Why Great Companies Fail

The Innovator’s Dilemma reveals an astonishing paradox in business: successful companies tend to fail not because they do anything wrong, but because they do everything right. The theory explains why giants like Blockbuster collapse while disruptors like Netflix rise, showing how the S-curve of innovation and seemingly inferior technologies can reshape entire industries—an idea first introduced by professor Clayton Christensen. JOIN us as a Youtube member for special perks: ❤️ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-RKpEc4eE9PwJaupN91xYQ/join SUPPORT our mission to create free video lessons on Patreon: ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/sprouts FOLLOW us on facebook: 👍 https://www.facebook.com/sprouts.schools/ DISCOVER more Sprouts Channels and our other projects here: ✨ https://bio.link/sprouts 1,000 THANKS to our patrons and members who made this video possible: 🙏 Abigail Bossio, abril!!, Alfred Holzheu, Andreea Manolica, ArkiTechy, Arlene Weston, azad bel, Binoy Pillai, Bradley Kilmovitch, Braincuriosities, Carmina Marinca, Cedric.Wang, Christoph Becker, Coach Moteib, deanme9, Dr. Matthias Müller-Mellin, Duane Bemister, Eva Marie Koblin, Frank Fox, Gerardo Enrique Nieto, glenys, Granson, Heart of Texas Play Therapy, LLC, Izzy, Jeffrey Cassianna, Jessica Ng Wun, Joanne Doyle, Jose Manuel Rodrigues, Karen Byrne, Kevin Deasy, Leonel, Liam Dalling, Linda Kinkead, Lorena, Lucia Simone Winston, Marcel, Mathias Hemetsberger, Mezes.Macko, Michael Paradis, Michel Kuhne, Muhammad Humayun, MzE, Oweeda Newton, Pablo, Patson_Lim, Rajko Damjanac, Raúl, Raymond Fujioka, sameerr M, scripz, Sigrid, SleepySl0th, Stefan Gros, Super Mario, The Wermat Productions, Yvonne Rivers, 헤롱 헤롱 and all the others.Thank you! To join them visit www.patreon.com/sprouts COLLABORATORS Script: Jonas Koblin Cartoon artist: Pascal Gaggelli Producer: Selina Bador Voice artist: Matt Abbott Coloring: Sasalux Editing: Peera Lertsukittipongsa Sound Design: Miguel Ojeda Publishing: Vijyada Songrienchai SOUNDTRACKS Tarantella - Adieu Adieu Quite Quaint - Jack Pierce Midnight Mischief - Jonathan Boyle A Toy's Day Out - Shaun Frearson Music Monetization ID: Z2P1P4KFI0MZSKFY On https://sproutsschools.com, you will also find: - Links to all our sources - Ideas for a classroom projects for each video - The full script, core graphics and additional resources - The video without background music (good for divergent minds) Chapters 00:00 The paradox 00:20 Blockbuster's blindspot 01:20 Netflix's breakthrough 01:44 Why leaders fail 02:40 The S-curve 03:25 Disruptive jump 03:46 What do you think? 04:11 Ending 04:25 Patrons credits #sproutsschools #innovatorsdilemma #disruptiveinnovation #businessstrategy #claytonchristensen #blockbuster #netflix #scurve