223: Dartmouth Professor Scott Anthony | Every Innovation Has Heroes

Meikles & Dimes

Scott D. Anthony is a clinical professor at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business where he researches and teaches about disruption. Scott previously spent more than 20 years at Innosight, a consultancy founded by Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen, serving as Innosight’s elected managing partner. Scott has lived in the UK and Singapore, held board roles at public and private companies, given keynote addresses on six continents, and worked with CEOs at numerous global organizations. Thinkers50 named Scott one of the world’s most influential and innovative thinkers. And Scott recently published his 9th book, called Epic Disruptions.

In this episode we discuss the following:

• Scott’s key insight that every innovation has heroes, plural. While Julia Child is one of the most well-known chefs, her first cookbook had two additional coauthors.
• Even Scott’s book has multiple heroes, as it was his publisher that suggested the topic.
• Scott’s insight on the shadow of innovation. Questioning the status quo and innovating can create winners and losers.
• Scott’s advice that if we want to get better at innovation, we need to find ways to get to intersections. Attend trade shows in different industries, read magazines from different fields, and meet with people from all over the world.