The innovation formula : the 14 science-based keys for creating a culture where innovation thrives.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Imber, Amantha, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organizational change.

Organizational sociology.

Technological innovations.

Technological innovations--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Milton, QLD : Wiley, 2016.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

A practical guide to innovation strategies based on fact, not feeling The Innovation Formula delivers strategies for building a culture where innovation can thrive, based on actual scientific research. Author Amantha Imber holds a PhD in organisational psychology, and has been called upon by a multinational roster of forward-thinking companies—such as Google, Disney, LEGO and Virgin—to improve innovation at all levels. In this book, she shares her strategies and helps you tap into a substantial body of scientific research to help further innovative practice within your own company. For example, rewarding failed innovations can actually be a critical aspect of building an innovation culture. It's rarely done, but it fosters creative thought by signaling to people that failure is tolerated and is a necessary ingredient in the pursuit of innovation. This kind of practical, easily implemented strategy is the lynchpin of cultural change. This guide shares fourteen separate, yet interconnected strategies for improving your company's innovation culture, and provides illustrative examples of real-world companies who are putting these plans into action. Business innovation guides tend to focus on how one company does it. But it's not your company, and just because it worked for Google or Apple doesn't mean that it's right for you. This book is different; these techniques are based on science, not gut feeling, and can apply to any organisation, at any level. Delve into the science behind successful culture shift For best results, reward innovation, whether or not it succeeds Learn the critical elements that foster organisation-wide creativity Implement practical strategies based on evidence, not anecdotes Fostering a culture of innovation means making your company a safe space for new ideas. Over 95% of business leaders surveyed get it wrong, because intuition cannot compete with data. The Innovation Formula gives you a science-based framework for turning your organisation into one where innovation survives and thrives.

Contents:

The Innovation Formula: THE 14 SCIENCE-BASED KEYS FOR CREATING A CULTURE WHERE INNOVATION THRIVES; Contents; About the author; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Innovation Culture Audit; Part I Individual-level factors; Chapter 1 Challenge: The Goldilocks factor - finding the level that's just right; Key points; Chapter 2 Autonomy: Should you loosen the reins?; Key points; Chapter 3 Recognition: Money or medals, which works best?; Key points; Part II Team-level factors; Chapter 4 Debate: Walking in stupid, and other ways to fuel innovation; Key points

Chapter 5 Team supportiveness: 'What did you say you were called?' and other factors that influence teamworkKey points; Chapter 6 Collaboration: How to get people working with the un-usual suspects; Key points; Part III Leader-level factors; Chapter 7 Supervisor support: When 'nice' isn't enough; Key points; Chapter 8 Senior leader support: How not doing what's expected can reap results; Key points; Chapter 9 Resourcing: In for a penny, but not necessarily in for a pound; Key points; Chapter 10 Goal clarity: Why blue-sky thinking is for the birds - it's an innovation killer; Key points

Part IV Organisation-level factorsChapter 11 Risk-taking: Failing for success; Key points; Chapter 12 Cohesion: We're all in this together; Key points; Chapter 13 Participation: The workplace isn't Hollywood - why we don't need stars; Key points; Chapter 14 Physical environment: Turning up the background noise, and other strategies for enhancing innovation; Key points; What Now?; References; Index; Advert; EULA

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 1, 2016).

ISBN:

9780730326670

0730326675

OCLC:

925392633