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Christensen Institute Innovation Summit — From Insight to Foresight: Designing What Comes Next

Hosted by Clayton Christensen Institute

Thursday, September 24, 2026

9:00 AM–5:00 PM ET

About

Join the inaugural Christensen Institute Innovation Summit: a closed-door, curated assembly designed to use Clayton Christensen's evolving frameworks not just to understand disruption, but to anticipate it. On September 24, 2026, the Institute will convene 150–200 cross-sector leaders for a one-day assembly that moves from applying rigorous innovation theory to something harder and rarer: using it to see what's coming before it's obvious. The day is structured in three stages — Insight, System, Foresight — each building toward a sharper answer to the question every serious leader is quietly asking: where does my industry break next, and am I positioned ahead of it? What to expect: - Practical tools drawn from Disruptive Innovation Theory, Jobs to Be Done, and value network analysis, applied to strategic decisions. - Structured cross-sector conversations with leaders navigating the same forces from different vantage points. - A forward-looking plenary that uses theory (not trend-watching) to forecast where markets and systems are about to shift. - A tangible summit artifact: a framework and signal test attendees keep and use long after the day ends. - An evening to start: a pre-event VIP dinner bringing together a select group of attendees the night before. Who attends: innovation strategists and transformation executives; founders building at the edge of established markets; system shapers in education, healthcare, and global prosperity; long-horizon investors and capital allocators; and the next generation of leaders shaping what disruption looks like. Seating is deliberately capped. This is a curated room, assembled for depth over scale. Times listed are approximate pending the host's published agenda.

Host

Clayton Christensen Institute

Location

David Rubenstein Treehouse, Harvard University

135 Western Ave, Allston, MA 02134

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  • Innovation
  • Strategy
  • Enterprise
  • Education
  • Executives
  • Founders
  • Investors