Program areas at Clayton Christensen Institute
The Education Research team's mission is to apply theories of disruptive innovation to produce research and recommendations that help transform education systems from their current monolithic, factory-model designs into student-centric systems that allow every learner to realize his or her fullest human potential. The education team publishes or collaborates on research papers, white papers, and case studies. Its staff delivers speeches, presentations, and testimonies; authors blogs and contributed articles published in various news outlets and journals; and is interviewed by various media to educate the public about its research findings. It also maintains its social media channels to further disseminates its research findings to various audiences.
The Institute's Healthcare Research team's mission is to apply the theories of disruptive innovation to identify and promote solutions to the problems confronting healthcare in the United States. The Team's research tackles these seemingly intractable problems, unveils new insights, shapes industry conversations, and shifts mindsets to create healthier futures for all. They use unique frameworks, novel business model compasses, and strategy roadmaps to identify and promote more effective innovation.
The Global Prosperity Research team's mission is to facilitate and accelerate economic development across the globe by changing the broken conversation about how to alleviate poverty and to provide an actionable framework for generating prosperity. Its research has uncovered that a specific type of innovation, Market-Creating Innovation, creates a domino effect of sustainable economic development. The team aims to provide stakeholders with the tools they need to find, build, and scall these powerful innovations across the globe. Team members disseminate their work through various channels, including books, research papers, blogs, videos, and conferences.
The Institute's Executive Education program is designed to train participants in the theory of disruptive innovation and related business theories and to help students apply these theories in real world situations.
The Institute's External Relations team works with the Institute's researchers across all research areas, assisting them with planning and structuring research projects; editing and publishing articles, blogs, papers, and other publications; and ensuring that the Institute's works receives maximum exposure in various media and social media outlets.