Paul Michelman

MIT SMR editor in chief Paul Michelman kicks off the Disruption 2020 virtual event. On April 21, 2020, MIT Sloan Management Review celebrated its special spring issue on disruption, featuring Clayton Christensen’s last interview. Paul Michelman, editor in chief of MIT SMR, kicks off the virtual event alongside co-moderator and guest editor Karen Dillon. About the Authors Paul Michelman (@pmichelman) is editor in chief of MIT Sloan Management Review.

By Paul Michelman5 minute Read When it comes to working from a home office, those who quote George Constanza and The Offspring have it all wrong. As usual, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards said it right. The key to satisfaction as a home-based worker is not to “keep ’em separated,” but to “let it bleed.” In a home swarming with electricians, plumbers, Sheetrockers, and circuit-blowing power drillers, I was continually on the move, perpetually seeking silence, solace, and a functioning outlet.

Column The Innovator’s Legacy advertisement Last spring, the editorial team at MIT SMR began kicking around ideas for a special issue with longtime Clayton Christensen collaborator Karen Dillon. The topic? The future of disruptive innovation. Christensen introduced his landmark theory in 1995 and further popularized it in his 1997 book The Innovator’s Dilemma and subsequent works.