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Clayton Christensen's theory of disruptive innovation explains why great companies fail by doing everything right and has found applications far beyond business into military strategy, religion, and personal development. His framework provides a universal pattern that brings clarity to complex problems, creating a common language that helps people reach consensus quickly, even in seemingly unrelated fields.

• The Pentagon applied Christensen's theory to terrorism, viewing the U.S. Department of Defense as the incumbent and non-nation states like Al-Qaeda as disruptors
• Disruptive innovations typically start as simpler, cheaper alternatives that improve over time and eventually displace established players
• Christensen showed emotional vulnerability when discussing critics who misunderstood his theory, particularly a critical New Yorker article
• He used a powerful metaphor comparing heaven to a warehouse of truths and insights that God can only distribute when humans ask questions
• The conversation explores how religion, journalism, and AI all follow patterns of disruption
• Disruption theory applies not just to business models but to personal lives and social structures
• The most powerful ideas can be applied universally, not just in specific domains

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