Innovation
Innovation
Innovation—pioneering new ways of thinking and developing improved processes and products—is critical to business success. What is particularly needed is “breakthrough,” or radical, innovation—that which offers wholly...
In a sense, all people are farmers; marking their turf, planting seeds, nurturing them, and preparing for the harvest. People follow a deeply rooted agricultural-like process in their daily lives, hoping that the...
In Idea Agent, innovation leadership consultant Lina M. Echeverría explores the best ways to direct creative employees in a competitive business environment in order to deliver breakthrough innovation...
In Idea Stormers, Bryan W. Mattimore provides techniques to channel the creative thinking of groups to find solutions to business challenges. Mattimore, an innovation consultant, has decades of...
Imagination is an immensely powerful tool; when tapped, both individuals and companies have almost limitless access to creativity, innovation, and competitive advantages. The future of society relies heavily on...
As B. Joseph Pine II and Kim C. Korn explain in Infinite Possibility, the predominant offering in today’s economy is experience. Society has progressed from agrarianism, industrialization, and the...
Today, many American companies are highly risk averse and are taking a short-term view of business. Greater focus on innovation is needed to make companies more competitive. In Innovate the Pixar Way,...
Innovation is Everybody’s Business by Robert B. Tucker discusses how employees at any level, in any organization or industry can make themselves invaluable by championing innovation. With routine tasks...
Innovation X by Adam Richardson offers a new way to view innovation. He believes that the problems that today’s businesses must innovatively solve have grown in scope and complexity. Richardson labels...
Business breakthroughs are the key to long-term profitability, but innovation consultant Soren Kaplan argues that they do not arise from conventional marketing plans. In fact, managerial mindsets actually get in the...
