https://myles-innovation.com/tags/innovators-dilemma/Recent content in Innovator's Dilemma on MYLES — Strategy & Innovation ConsultingHugoenFri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://myles-innovation.com/blog/mechanical-engineer-innovators-dilemma/Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://myles-innovation.com/blog/mechanical-engineer-innovators-dilemma/<h2 id="the-best-engineers-build-the-wrong-products">The Best Engineers Build the Wrong Products</h2> <p>There is a particular kind of strategic failure that is almost exclusive to engineering-led companies, and it is both the most understandable and the most damaging. The best mechanical engineers in a company — the ones who genuinely understand their product domain — are the most resistant to the innovations that will eventually displace their products. This is not a paradox. It is the logical consequence of deep expertise applied to the wrong problem.</p>