Storytelling and rich, interesting detail abound in this book about 11 innovations ranging from the printing press to Julia Child and the Art of French Cooking to the iPhone. The author was a student and colleague of Clayton Christensen, his research, and his leadership in strategy and innovations. using the premise of "history may not repeat, but it often rhymes", Anthony tackles misunderstandings about disruption, how innovation is created and achieved, the qualities of the leaders driving the disruption, and impact through the generations. His premise is that innovation is "predictably unpredictable", but there are clear patterns "on the road to success".

The stories are compelling while he builds a case for each example to answer four questions: Who does is? Is it random? Is it accelerating? Is it a universal good?

This is a deeply interesting and compelling read in the age of AI Evolution/Revolution. It isn't always good. What struck me the most is how people, society, and government policy evolves and changes to to be able to better live -make sense of in our lives - with the disruption and the changes to status quo.