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Innosight is a strategy consultancy within Huron Consulting Group, advising enterprises on business strategy. [1] Innosight was founded in 2000 [2] by Harvard Business School professor Clayton M. Christensen [3] and senior partner Mark W. Johnson. [4] Innosight uses methods based on the concept of disruptive innovation, a theory defined by Christensen in his book The Innovator's Dilemma . [5] The company headquarters is located in Lexington, MA, with additional offices in Singapore and Switzerland. [6] Scott D. Anthony is the firm's managing partner. [7]

In 2018, the company launched a new online platform called Innosight X. [8]

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