In this book, one in a series of anthologies of articles previously published in the Harvard Business Review, the reader is provided with eight brilliant analyses of how to establish and then nourish innovative thinking enterprise-wide. All of the articles are first-rate. One of this volume’s greatest benefits is derived from sharing a variety of perspectives provided by a number of different authorities on the same general subject, in this instance, “the innovative enterprise.” Readers will especially appreciate the provision of an executive summary which precedes each of the articles. Also of interest is the “About the Contributors” section which includes suggestions of other sources to consult. These are some of the key questions to which the contributors respond: “Which ‘time pressure’ situations yield creativity? Why?” (Amabile, Hadley, and Kramer) “What are the most effective ‘tough-minded ways’ to ‘get innovative’”? (Pearson) “How to break out of - and stay out of -- the ‘innovation box’”? (Wolpert) “What causes an R&D ‘machine’ to ‘sputter’ and how to repair it?” (Peebles) “What does the ‘discipline of innovation’ require of both individuals and organizations?” (Drucker) “How can research help to ‘reinvent’ an organization?” (Brown) “If ‘creativity is not enough,’ what else is needed?” (Levitt) Those who hold this book in high regard are urged to check out other Harvard Business Review on volumes such as those on Culture and Change, Effective Communication, Innovation, Knowledge Management, Organizational Learning. Other books to check out include Thomas Kelley and Jonathan Littman’s The Art of Innovation and The Ten Faces of Innovation, Teresa Amabile’s Creativity in Context, Evan Schwartz’s Juice, Jane Fulton Suri’s Thoughtless Acts?, Michael Michalko’s Cracking Creativity, and Making Innovation Work co-authored by Tony Davila, Marc J. Epstein, and Robert Shelton.
In this book, one in a series of anthologies of articles previously published in the Harvard Business Review, the reader is provided with eight brilliant analyses of how to establish and then nourish innovative thinking enterprise-wide. All of the articles are first-rate. One of this volume’s greatest benefits is derived from sharing a variety of perspectives provided by a number of different authorities on the same general subject, in this instance, “the innovative enterprise.” Readers will especially appreciate the provision of an executive summary which precedes each of the articles. Also of interest is the “About the Contributors” section which includes suggestions of other sources to consult.
These are some of the key questions to which the contributors respond:
Those who hold this book in high regard are urged to check out other Harvard Business Review on volumes such as those on Culture and Change, Effective Communication, Innovation, Knowledge Management, Organizational Learning. Other books to check out include Thomas Kelley and Jonathan Littman’s The Art of Innovation and The Ten Faces of Innovation, Teresa Amabile’s Creativity in Context, Evan Schwartz’s Juice, Jane Fulton Suri’s Thoughtless Acts?, Michael Michalko’s Cracking Creativity, and Making Innovation Work co-authored by Tony Davila, Marc J. Epstein, and Robert Shelton.
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