Innovation for the Fatigued: How to Build a Culture of Deep Creativity

ISBN-13: 9780749484088 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 224 str.

Alf Rehn

Opis

Get innovation back on track in your company with this antidote to fads and incrementalism by refocusing on getting ideas to take root using courage, empathy and imagination.

Recenzje

"More than ever, innovation has become a prime success factor, yet we all have experienced some kind of fatigue as the term has become a cliché. In this book, Alf Rehn looks critically at the evolution of innovation practices throughout the past decades and teaches us new techniques on how to embrace innovation 4.0. An absolute must-read for anyone who wants to succeed, or just survive, in today's world." Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, author of 'The Project Revolution' and 'The Focused Organization', and named World's Leading Champion of Project Management by Thinkers50

Spis treści

• • Chapter - 01: Introduction - Between the shallows and the deep blue sea;
  • Chapter - 02: Of yawns and broken windows - How ideas die in the modern corporation;
  • Chapter - 03: Respect, reciprocity, responsibility and reflection - Crafting innovation cultures from the ground up;
  • Chapter - 04: The imagination premium - Pushing beyond fatigue, thinking beyond boundaries;
  • Chapter - 05: Innovative by design - Diversity and the trouble with monocultures;
  • Chapter - 06: Making innovation resilient - Meaning, purpose, ambition, courage;
  • Chapter - 07: Time, velocity, slack - Working at the speed of innovation;
  • Chapter - 08: Pulling it all together - From 'innovation' to innovation

O autorze

Alf Rehn is a noted thought leader and professor in the fields of innovation and creativity. Having appeared on Thinkers50 Guru Radar in 2016, he is currently professor of innovation, design and management at the University of Southern Denmark. He is a popular international strategic adviser and professional speaker who has delivered close to 1,000 keynotes worldwide, advised Fortune 500 companies and was the first Westerner to keynote on innovation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. A best-selling author, he has been featured in The Financial Times, The Sunday Times and Harvard Business Review.