Innovation is a state of mind : simple strategies to be more innovative in everything you do / James O'Loghlin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Loghlin, James, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creative ability in business.

Creative thinking.

Organizational change.

Organizational effectiveness.

Technological innovations.

Success in business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (139 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Milton, Queensland : Wiley, 2016.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

A modern framework for practical innovation—from individual ideas to an innovative organisational culture Everyone says that innovation is important. The problem is that no one tells you how to be innovative. Innovation is a State of Mind sets out a step-by-step guide to creating innovative ideas and putting them into action. You'll learn how to generate more ideas with greater potential, how to grow and evaluate them, test their effectiveness and then implement the ones that are going to improve your business. Author James O'Loghlin has worked with over a thousand of Australia's best inventors and innovators in the eight years he hosted ABC-TV's The New Inventors . He studied what they do differently and how they are able to identify and take advantage of opportunities that the rest of us miss. Packed with engaging stories and a good dose of humour, this insightful guide helps you to make innovation a part of what you do every day. Change your thinking and identify overlooked opportunities Step around common roadblocks to innovation Generate better ideas, and find the ones that will improve your business Create a culture where innovation is part of everyone's job Harvest innovative ideas from the entire staff and find the ones that will make a difference Innovators see things differently. They solve problems that the rest of us can't, and create solutions to problems that we never noticed we had. Getting stuck in routine and procedure is the death knell for modern business. Most companies undervalue and underuse the creative potential of their people, because they underestimate the impact of continuous innovation. Innovation is a State of Mind shows you how to think like an innovator and create a culture of innovation, so you can stay out in front of the future of business.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

About the author

Preface

Introduction: What is innovation and why do we need it?

Part I: A process for innovation

Chapter 1: Think

Prioritise thinking

What do you think about? Identifying opportunities for innovation

Habitual thinking

Eight ways to break out of habitual thinking

Four reasons why we don't think enough

Chapter 2: Value

Ideas are like balloons

Hold the phone

Listen sometimes, don't listen sometimes

Chapter 3: Use

Do the next thing

Find the end point of each idea

Bring in other people

Sometimes you need to persist

Chapter 4: How to pitch an idea

Why a pitch is important

Who should pitch?

What are you trying to achieve?

What you say

How you say it

Chapter 5: Innovation in your own life

Think

Value

Use

What about you?

Part II: Creating an innovative organisation

Chapter 6: How success and growth can discourage innovation

The role of management

Outsourcing creativity

Chapter 7: How do you get people to think?

Make it clear it's part of the job

Quantity not quality

Chapter 8: If you think innovation is important, act like it's important

Innovation campaigns

Tell people what you want them to do

How much direction do you give?

What if someone says 'I can't'?

Chapter 9: Valuing ideas

Pitch ideas to a person, not an email address

Thank people for bad ideas

Chapter 10: Using ideas

Set up a process

Chapter 11: Reach right down

Conclusion: The adventure of innovation

Notes

Introduction

Chapter 1

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 7

Acknowledgements

Index

Advert.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 8, 2016).

ISBN:

9780730324416

0730324419

9780730324409

0730324400

OCLC:

923734608