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Editorial Reviews
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"...a remarkable book...filled with a wealth of actionable insights into how to inspire and manage innovation...a must-read." -- Innovation Tools, May 2003
"...an easy read...a good synthesis of tools, checklists, and examples...readers will find this book worth their while." -- Journal of Product Development and Innovation Management, 2003
"...provides some arresting ideas for those who want to draw inspiration from the workplace." -- Financial Executive
"...wealth of insights and advice...most sensible, straightforward, and usable tools...to come my way in quite some time." -- The Futurist, March/April 2003
"One of the Top 10 Business Reads" -- The Globe and Mail, December 11, 2002
"This is a clear-headed book that explains innovation in practical terms." -- The Globe and Mail, September 2002
"usable tool for effective change-making to come my way in quite some time I recommend it." -- Futurist, Lane Jennings April 2003
..breaks down the barriers of conventional thinking, helping readers embrace a superior level of innovation that business leaders crave -- BIZLIFE, November 2002
Clear-headed book that explains innovation in practical terms and offers a sensible formate for building innovation in your workplace. -- Toronto, Ontario Globe & Mail, Sept. 4, 2002
Product Description
Breakthrough innovation is a prerequisite for success in almost any organization, yet the actual management of innovation has only recently begun to receive the attention it deserves. Here, innovation thought leader Elaine Dundon offers a "how-to" prescription for building creative and strategic innovation skills at all levels of an organization (rather than focusing on decision-making levels only) -- and explains how to produce measurable results that translate directly to the bottom line.
"...a remarkable book...filled with a wealth of actionable insights into how to inspire and manage innovation...a must-read." -- Innovation Tools, May 2003
"...an easy read...a good synthesis of tools, checklists, and examples...readers will find this book worth their while." -- Journal of Product Development and Innovation Management, 2003
"...provides some arresting ideas for those who want to draw inspiration from the workplace." -- Financial Executive
"...wealth of insights and advice...most sensible, straightforward, and usable tools...to come my way in quite some time." -- The Futurist, March/April 2003
"One of the Top 10 Business Reads" -- The Globe and Mail, December 11, 2002
"This is a clear-headed book that explains innovation in practical terms." -- The Globe and Mail, September 2002
"usable tool for effective change-making to come my way in quite some time I recommend it." -- Futurist, Lane Jennings April 2003
..breaks down the barriers of conventional thinking, helping readers embrace a superior level of innovation that business leaders crave -- BIZLIFE, November 2002
Clear-headed book that explains innovation in practical terms and offers a sensible formate for building innovation in your workplace. -- Toronto, Ontario Globe & Mail, Sept. 4, 2002
Product Description
Breakthrough innovation is a prerequisite for success in almost any organization, yet the actual management of innovation has only recently begun to receive the attention it deserves. Here, innovation thought leader Elaine Dundon offers a "how-to" prescription for building creative and strategic innovation skills at all levels of an organization (rather than focusing on decision-making levels only) -- and explains how to produce measurable results that translate directly to the bottom line.
Using field-tested concepts and practical examples, and featuring easy-to-apply processes and concrete thinking tools, this straight-talking book provides a broadly applicable guide to innovation -- one that's not limited to a specific industry sector. Today's most comprehensive, one-stop innovation resource, it describes:
* The three necessary components of innovation -- creative, strategic, and transformational thinking * Methods for applying innovative thought to existing products, processes, and business models * 90 great innovations and 90 trends to consider
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Without creativity, there is no innovation. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
innovation systems architecture, simple big idea, discovering new connections, diverse thinking styles, transformational thinking, seeking stimuli, uncovering insights, innovation champions, idea distinctly, identifying ideas, future destination, unrelated stimuli, innovation output, innovation environment, innovation capacity, innovation efforts, innovation team, most profitable customers, diverse stimuli Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Innovation Goalposts, Passion Killers, Implement This Creative-Connections Powertool, Extraordinary Strategy, Nine-Step Innovation Process, Southwest Airlines, Innovation Group, Innovation Rut, Holistic Approach, Kraft General Foods, Path Option, Revolutionary Innovation, Walt Disney World, Dell Computer Corporation, Hush Puppies, Innovation Styles, Silicon Valley, Six-Step Selling Process New!
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Without creativity, there is no innovation. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
innovation systems architecture, simple big idea, discovering new connections, diverse thinking styles, transformational thinking, seeking stimuli, uncovering insights, innovation champions, idea distinctly, identifying ideas, future destination, unrelated stimuli, innovation output, innovation environment, innovation capacity, innovation efforts, innovation team, most profitable customers, diverse stimuli Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Innovation Goalposts, Passion Killers, Implement This Creative-Connections Powertool, Extraordinary Strategy, Nine-Step Innovation Process, Southwest Airlines, Innovation Group, Innovation Rut, Holistic Approach, Kraft General Foods, Path Option, Revolutionary Innovation, Walt Disney World, Dell Computer Corporation, Hush Puppies, Innovation Styles, Silicon Valley, Six-Step Selling Process New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Leading the Revolution by Gary Hamel on page 163, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Whack on the Side of the Head by Roger Von Oech on page 22, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Birth of the Chaordic Age by Dee W. Hock on page 143, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization by Peter M. Senge on page 127, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- A Whack On the Side of the Head by Roger Von Oech on page 22, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Innovation Training (ASTD Trainer's Workshop) by Ruth Ann Hattori in Back Matter
- Successful Manager's Handbook: Develop Yourself, Coach Others by Susan H. Gebelein in Back Matter
- The Truth About Being a Leader by Karen Otazo in Back Matter
- info-Line Innovation at Work by Katherine E. Holt in Back Matter
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