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Innovation is a top priority for all kinds of organizations, of all sizes and shapes, throughout the world. But innovation doesn’t happen only at the executive level. People within an organization come up with great ideas that can propel the company forward. All too often, however, would-be innovators find that the organization is unreceptive to their new ideas. They are stymied by bureaucracy, power dynamics, or countless other barriers to innovation. They find themselves lost in a labyrinth that blocks them everywhere they turn.
William Duggan—a leading expert on innovation and strategic thinking—offers a guide to navigating the maze from idea to implementation. He provides practical advice on communicating new ideas effectively, getting buy-in from others, winning allies, and overcoming resistance or outright opposition to innovation. Duggan focuses on the strategy and tactics of building support within the organization, exploring the crucial takeaways from research in psychology about how people react to new ideas. This book includes a series of interviews with successful corporate innovators as well as analysis of historical cases that combine lively storytelling with actionable insights. For anyone in an organization who has been frustrated with the lack of innovation, Corporate Innovator delivers an essential roadmap for going from idea to action.
Introduction: The Labyrinth
Part I. Lessons
1. New Ideas: A Theory of Action
2. The First Step: Innovative Thinking
3. Saqqara: The Idea Hierarchy
4. Tunnel Vision: The Curse of the Core
5. The Ally Maze: Up, Down, Across
6. False Friends: The Tyranny of Teams
7. Mind Games: War of the Words
8. The Company as Ally: Pluribus vs. - Unum
9. Meeting of the Minds: Uncommon Sense
10. Are You an Innovator?
Part II. Examples
11. Brown Johnson: Dora the Explorer
12. Joan Affleck: CRUISE
13. Lloyd Trotter: The Innovation Matrix
14. Sara Holoubek: Innovation Competitions
15. Fran Korten: The Working Group
16. Alice Paul: Insider/Outsider
17. General Patton: Room to Maneuver
18. Ella Baker: Organization Innovator
Conclusion: The Minotaur
Bibliography
Περιγραφή
Innovation is a top priority for all kinds of organizations, of all sizes and shapes, throughout the world. But innovation doesn’t happen only at the executive level. People within an organization come up with great ideas that can propel the company forward. All too often, however, would-be innovators find that the organization is unreceptive to their new ideas. They are stymied by bureaucracy, power dynamics, or countless other barriers to innovation. They find themselves lost in a labyrinth that blocks them everywhere they turn.
William Duggan—a leading expert on innovation and strategic thinking—offers a guide to navigating the maze from idea to implementation. He provides practical advice on communicating new ideas effectively, getting buy-in from others, winning allies, and overcoming resistance or outright opposition to innovation. Duggan focuses on the strategy and tactics of building support within the organization, exploring the crucial takeaways from research in psychology about how people react to new ideas. This book includes a series of interviews with successful corporate innovators as well as analysis of historical cases that combine lively storytelling with actionable insights. For anyone in an organization who has been frustrated with the lack of innovation, Corporate Innovator delivers an essential roadmap for going from idea to action.
