If you are after a good overview of disruptive/discontinuous approaches to innovation, then look no further than the UK organisation Advanced Institute of Management.Β It has compiled an Executive Briefing that is comprehensive in its coverage of the field. The blurb reads:
In a fast moving world, one of the biggest challenges facing organisations is dealing with discontinuous innovation (DI).Β This briefing documentΒ focuses on at what some leading organisations are doing in this area it suggests 12 different strategies for developing a search capability to detect triggers of discontinuous innovation. These strategies are also useful for more conventional innovation, and all organisations should employ some at least, if they aim to remain both competitive and durable.
The Futures approach we use at Innovaro with clients such as Shell and GM (Europe) is referenced, although not quite in the full context.
Direct download of the PDF is also available.