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Taddy Hall

Senior Partner, Innovation
Outdoor photo of Taddy Hall, Senior Partner of Innovation at LippincottOutdoor photo of Taddy Hall, Senior Partner of Innovation at Lippincott

A best-selling author and global innovation authority, Taddy drives growth through new product development and systematic improvements to innovation processes.

He has collaborated with Harvard Business School’s Clayton Christensen for the last 20 years. Their latest endeavor and best-selling book, “Competing Against Luck,” digs deep into the science of innovation and the theory of Jobs to be Done.

What did school actually teach you?

That the most valuable lessons occur outside the classroom.

Do you have a mantra or a favorite quote?

“Fortune favors the bold.”

What is your favorite art movement?

The Italian Renaissance for showing us the transformational power of beauty and ideas.

Being a Lippincott’er means doing what I love everyday with people I learn from constantly.

Have you made any significant left turns, u-turns or corkscrews in life?

After I finished business school I moved to Chile — with no Spanish or job. It was the best decision I have ever made.

Who would you change places with for a day?

My 7-year-old.

What’s your favorite breakfast food?

Ice cream.

  • Education

    M.B.A., Harvard University
    B.A., Yale University

  • Work Experience

    SVP Innovation and Global Leader, Breakthrough Innovation Project, The Nielsen Company
    COO, Meteor Technologies
    CSO, The Advertising Research Foundation

  • Career Achievements

    Co-author of the bestseller, “Competing Against Luck” with Clay Christensen
    Frequent writer and contributor in publications such as Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, HuffingtonPost and more

  • Connect

    LinkedIn

Insights

  • People walking on the zebra crossing in all directionsPeople walking on the zebra crossing in all directions

    Article

    In search of innovation: hunting for the right kind of white space
  • Article

    The innovation of ‘huh?’
  • Sense Perspective

    Jobs-Based Innovation

    Jobs-based innovation replaces traditional models of backward-looking data correlation with deeper insights about why people do what they do. By understanding the jobs that people are struggling to perform, companies can systematically design better products, services and relationships to get them done.

  • Article

    The quest for growth and what’s driving CEOs

    If you want to grow and innovate, focus on creating customers, not managing earnings.

  • Article

    Data shouldn’t drive all your innovation decisions

    Revealing innovation insights requires small, not big, data.

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