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| Author | : J. Jerry Kaufman |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 272 |
| Release | : 2006-04-07 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 0471773654 |
Practical techniques to help any organization innovate andsucceed In this groundbreaking book, internationally acclaimed authorsdemonstrate that innovation can be mastered via systematic andreplicable methods. Following careful instructions and guidelines,readers discover how to foster the ingenuity that resides withinall organizations and how it can be most efficiently andeffectively used to create value. At the core of this book is the Function Analysis Systems Technique(FAST). FAST is a powerful mapping technique that graphicallymodels projects, products, and processes in function terms andidentifies function dependencies. It is an organized structureideally suited to exploring complex issues. Readers start withbasic concepts and then move on to more advanced concepts usingFAST to help their organizations survive and prosper in today'sglobal economy. Topics include: * Problem-solving techniques * Function analysis * Function Analysis Systems Technique (FAST) * Dimensioning the FAST model * Attributes and the FAST model * Enabling innovation * From competency to capability Practical examples and case studies are provided throughout thebook to assist the reader in applying the principles of FAST totheir own organizations. Stimulating Innovation in Products and Services is based on theauthors' many years of experience advising clients in a variety ofindustries, including oil and gas, aerospace, health care, andman-ufacturing. Its practical focus assists all engineers,scientists, and managers who want to foster innovation within theirorganizations. Extensive use of case studies makes this an idealcoursebook for MBA students.
| Author | : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. Science and Technology Committee |
| Publisher | : The Stationery Office |
| Total Pages | : 60 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9780108473432 |
The Science and Technology Committee reports its findings on the use of public procurement as a tool to stimulate innovation. In 2009-10, public procurement was valued at over £236 billion, approximately 15% of GDP. Government is "the single largest customer" in the UK. This magnitude of expenditure provides enormous potential to stimulate innovation and encourage economic growth - a potential which, according to the Committee, is not being realised. Too often, the public sector falls back on tried and tested solutions and new ideas are stifled by a culture of risk-aversion and overly burdensome procurement processes. Having investigated departments across the board and the Department for Transport in particular, the Committee calls for a "root and branch" change in attitude towards adopting innovative solutions throughout the public sector. It wants the Government to find innovative procurement solutions to achieve better value for money, promote economic growth, and encourage the translation of scientific research into innovative goods and services. The report also recommends appointing a Minister to have overall charge of procurement and innovation, and a Minister within each department with specific responsibility for innovation and procurement in relation to departmental spend.
| Author | : Peter Oeij |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 413 |
| Release | : 2017-07-01 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 3319563335 |
This book focuses on workplace innovation, which is a key element in ensuring that organizations and the people within them can adapt to and engage in healthy, sustainable change. It features a collection of multi-level, multi-disciplinary contributions that combine theory, research and practical perspectives. In addition, the book presents new perspectives from a number of nations on policies with novel theoretical approaches to workplace innovation, as well as international case studies on the subject. These cases highlight the role of leadership, the relation between workplace innovation and well-being, as well as the do’s and don’ts of workplace innovation implementation. Whether you are an experienced workplace practitioner, manager, a policy-maker, unionist, or a student of workplace innovation, this book contains a range of tips, tools and international case studies to help the reader understand and implement workplace innovation.
| Author | : 3M Company |
| Publisher | : 3m Company |
| Total Pages | : 246 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : 3M Company |
| ISBN | : |
A compilation of 3M voices, memories, facts and experiences from the company's first 100 years.
| Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007). Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 132 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Steen Høyrup |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 450 |
| Release | : 2012-05-31 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 1137014768 |
Presents research in Employee-Driven Innovation, an emergent field of study that meets the demand for exploiting new innovative potentials in organizations. There is a growing interest in creating new knowledge in innovation, emphasizing human resources and social processes. The authors intend to take the global lead in research on these areas.
| Author | : David A Owens |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 311 |
| Release | : 2011-10-07 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 1118129024 |
A framework for overcoming the six types of innovation killers Everybody wants innovation—or do they? Creative People Must Be Stopped shows how individuals and organizations sabotage their own best intentions to encourage "outside the box" thinking. It shows that the antidote to this self-defeating behavior is to identify which of the six major types of constraints are hindering innovation: individual, group, organizational, industry-wide, societal, or technological. Once innovators and other leaders understand exactly which constraints are working against them and how to overcome them, they can create conditions that foster innovation instead of stopping it in its tracks. The author's model of constraints on innovation integrates insights from the vast literature on innovation with his own observations of hundreds of organizations. The book is filled with assessments, tools, and real-world examples. The author's research has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, London Guardian and San Jose Mercury News, as well as on Fox News and on NPR's Marketplace Includes illustrative examples from leading organizations Offers a practical guide for bringing new ideas to fruition even within a previously rigid organizational culture This book gives people in organizations the conceptual framework and practical information they need to innovate successfully.
| Author | : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| Publisher | : OECD Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 132 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : |
This study defines the aims and tools of a new innovation policy and identifies examples of good policy practice recently implemented in OECD countries.
| Author | : Avner Engel |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 512 |
| Release | : 2018-10-16 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 1119383234 |
A guide to systems engineering that highlights creativity and innovation in order to foster great ideas and carry them out Practical Creativity and Innovation in Systems Engineering exposes engineers to a broad set of creative methods they can adopt in their daily practices. In addition, this book guides engineers to become entrepreneurs within traditional engineering companies, promoting creative and innovative culture around them. The author describes basic systems engineering concepts and includes an abbreviated summary of Standard 15288 systems' life cycle processes. He then provides an extensive collection of practical creative methods which are linked to the various systems' life cycle processes. Next, the author discusses obstacles to innovation and, in particular, how engineers can push creative ideas through layers of reactionary bureaucracy within non-innovative organizations. Finally, the author provides a comprehensive description of an exemplary creative and innovative case study recently completed. The book is filled with illustrative examples and offers effective guidelines that can enhance individual engineers' creative prowess as well as be used to create an organizational culture where creativity and innovation flourishes. This important book: Offers typical systems engineering processes that can be accomplished in creative ways throughout the development and post-development portions of a system's lifetime. Includes a large collection of practical creative methods applicable to engineering and other technological domains Includes innovation advice needed to transform creative ideas into new products, services, businesses and marketing processes Contains references and notes for further reading in every section Written for systems engineering practitioners, graduate school students and faculty members of systems, electrical, aerospace, mechanical and industrial engineering schools, Practical Creativity and Innovation in Systems Engineering offers a useful guide for creating a culture that promotes innovation.
| Author | : Gijs van Wulfen |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 291 |
| Release | : 2016-05-13 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 1317158504 |
Really new products and services are scarce, yet the need for them is huge. That's why Innovation is an important managerial instrument - but many of us struggle with how to approach it. Gijs van Wulfen's Creating Innovative Products and Services is an essential read for anyone involved in new product or service design, brand development, new business development or organizational development because it 'unfuzzies' the front end of innovation with practical tools, effective checklists and an inspiring innovation route map. Gijs van Wulfen explains how to: ¢ Build a committed ideation team, compile a concrete innovation assignment and identify opportunities; ¢ Explore trends, technology and potential customers, then choose the most positive opportunities and customer insights to transfer to the next step - raise ideas; ¢ Develop twelve new promising innovative product or service concepts; ¢ Check the concepts in qualitative research among potential clients and improve them; ¢ Work the best into a tangible mini business case per product idea, and present them for decision making and adoption in the regular stage gate development process. The effective 5-step FORTH method presented in this book, will jump start your product and service innovations. The success of this practical approach is highlighted in a case study of one of the largest insurance companies in The Netherlands: Univé VGZ IZA Trias and is suitable for both business-to-consumer and business-to-business markets. Creating Innovative Products and Services has been written for directors, managers, advisors and innovation specialists in organisations who are responsible for, or involved in, product innovation. In it you will find practical guidance through every stage.
