Nate’s Notes 223: Dartmouth Professor Scott Anthony | Every Innovation Has Heroes

I really appreciate 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.

And I thought it was especially interesting that even Scott’s book has multiple heroes, as it was his publisher that suggested the topic.

I also appreciated Scott’s insight on the shadow of innovation. Questioning the status quo and innovating can create winners and losers.

Finally, I love 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.

In summary, every innovation has heroes. And Scott provided some great insight into how we can get better at innovating. All simple ideas. Please take them seriously.

Scott Anthony Bio:

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 9^th book, called Epic Disruptions.