The Soft Edge by Rich Karlgaard With a forward by Tom Peters (author of “In Search of Excellence”) and an afterword by Clayton Christensen (“The Innovator’s Dilemma”), Rich Karlgaard writes a book that rivals these authors in depth of perception as relates to determining factors for success in the enterprise. He does so by adding,
Large enterprises are rapidly adopting innovation as a necessary tool to react to competitive pressures, capture new business opportunities or to streamline their operations. Many are creating structured innovation programs aimed at exploring major transformations in their business models. Others are using innovation as an incubator of ideas to target their specific business challenges or objectives.
Crossing the Chasm, by Geoffrey A. Moore This is one of those classic works of business prose that you’re all but certain to come across in everyday business conversations. And if you haven’t read it, you’re likely to get that meaning-infused eyebrow twitch from your conversation partner, suggesting you might want to “get with the
You’ve heard these. Most likely you’ve even promoted them in your own team activities. Most of them seem hard to dispute and are widely accepted as dogma. Seems hard to argue with any of these: Teams are more creative than individuals To stimulate creativity, get rid of rules and processes Striving for quality is better
I recently participated in an insightful session which focused on the essential elements of an innovation challenge. An innovation challenge is the statement and criteria which drive an innovation effort. It turns out that, without a well-constructed challenge, one which takes into consideration all of the dynamics of the requirement, the innovation results produced, if