The 3 characteristics of disruptors | Malcolm Gladwell | WOBI

What really make people disruptive? In this talk at WOBI, Malcolm Gladwell shares the 3 characteristics of successful disruptors. Creativity, conscientiousness and a last character trait you wouldn't expect.

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About the speaker:

Malcolm Gladwell has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1996. He has written five books, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (2000), Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (2005), Outliers: The Story of Success (2008), What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures (2009), a collection of his journalism, and David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants (2013). All five books were on The New York Times Best Seller list. He is also the host of the podcast Revisionist History.

[ProudAnselmo]

Wouldn't theses characteristics also apply to many unsuccessful entrepreneurs? I don't know if this describes a "disruptor" any more than it also describes your basic dime-a-dozen kook.