The case for the “HUMBLE INCUMBENT”: Preparing for disruption in legacy organizations

"Within the growing body of literature about disruption today, there is substantial focus on the daunting business model challenges faced by legacy organizations—those formed before the digital age—and calls for greater boldness, audacity, and agility on the part of leadership.

Andreas Schotter and I teamed up with Lee Ann Del Carpio and Paul Kinsinger’s research to explore what leaders in those incumbent organizations are thinking and practicing as they try to prepare for disruption to hit their industries.

"Within the growing body of literature about disruption today, there is substantial focus on the daunting business model challenges faced by legacy organizations—those formed before the digital age—and calls for greater boldness, audacity, and agility on the part of leadership.

Andreas Schotter and I teamed up with Lee Ann Del Carpio and Paul Kinsinger’s research to explore what leaders in those incumbent organizations are thinking and practicing as they try to prepare for disruption to hit their industries.