The Innovation Playbook: A Revolution in Business Excellence

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John Wiley & Sons, Aug 31, 2010 - Business & Economics - 256 pages
A complete roadmap to a revolution in business excellence founded on innovation

Author and successful innovator Nicholas Webb believes we need a revolution in business excellence founded on innovation. In The Innovation Playbook, you will learn why innovations fail, the five rules of customer connectivity, the power of "real open" innovation and customer co-creation, the secret formula for reducing product and market risk, the magic of Future-casting, and so much more.

  • Includes an abundance of anecdotes and examples of successful-and unsuccessful-innovation
  • Shares the 56 ways in which innovations fail
  • Learn the success secrets of "Innovation Superstars"
  • Reduce innovation failure and build speed to market

Includes online training a ($150.00 value) that will help you put the theory into practice, The Innovation Playbook will prepare you to get your CIS Certification, as well as to implement a successful innovation culture in corporate life.

 

Contents

Title Page
WHATS WRONG WITH INNOVATION TODAY
The Danger of Safety
The Critical Role of Leadership
Whats Mything in Innovation Today
Anatomy of an Innovation Superstar
Creating Net Customer Value
Door?
The RealOpen Innovation Framework
Forge
Creating a Digital Innovation Culture
Dancing with the Innovation Superstars
About the Author
The Wheels Keep Falling

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About the author (2010)

Successful inventor and author of the bestselling book. The Cost of Being Sick, NICHOLAS J. WEBB is the founder and President of Lassen Innovation, a full-service management and innovation consulting firm. As a Certified Management Consultant® he provides consulting services to Honeywell and ITW Allergan as well as some of the country's top universities. Webb and his inventions have appeared on ABC, NBC, and Fox News. Nicholas Webb is also the author of the upcoming book,The Digital Media Innovation Playbook.

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