Solving the innovation mystery : a workplace whodunit / Steve Gladis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gladis, Stephen D., author.

Contributor:

Association for Talent Development.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Success in business--Psychological aspects.

Success in business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (101 pages)

Place of Publication:

Alexandria, Virginia : ATD Press, [2016]

Summary:

"There isn't a CEO on the planet who hasn't considered the importance of innovation. In the face of global competition and the explosion of technology, innovation is today's business imperative. How else does a company remain both productive and adaptive? In Solving the Innovation Mystery: A Workplace Whodunit, leadership authority Steve Gladis deftly solves the innovation equation. He gets at the slower moving truth of how innovation actually happens and shows just why we must resist the hero tale and the mirage that is the eureka moment. Delve into the experimentation, failure, and learning that make innovation possible as you get to the heart of innovation's collaborative nature. Then solve your own innovation equation by understanding how to fuel your company's innovation engine systematically, paving a straight path to commercializing creative business solutions. Solving the Innovation Mystery: A Workplace Whodunit delivers an entertaining tour de force part theory, part story as Gladis tracks private investigator Roland Epps and executive coach Dana Glass to illustrate his innovation thesis that a safe, trusting culture is essential for creativity to thrive and for innovation to take root."--Page [4] of cover.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

DISCLAIMER

Dedication

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Foreword

Introduction

Executive Summary

1. It's More Than Eureka: The Basics of Innovation

The Creative Process

Three Data Points

Creativity Versus Innovation

Why Is Innovation Important to Leaders?

The Story: Innovative Investigations

Enter the Executive Coach

2. The Innovation Equation Part 1: Start With Talent

Diversity

Engagement

Mindset

The Story: The Team of Differences

3. The Innovation Equation Part 2: Environment

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory

The Motivation Pyramid

The Motivation Matrix

What Innovative Leaders Can Do for People

What Innovative Leaders Can Do for Teams

What Innovative Leaders Can Do for Organizations

The Story: The Motivation Matrix

The Story: The Case of the AWOL Inventory

4. The Innovation Equation Part 3: The Process

The Coach-Approach Model

Action Learning

Entrepreneurship

The Story: Sowing Seeds but Growing Pains, or Questions, Questions, Questions

5. The Innovation Equation Part 3: The Process Continues

The 5Ps Innovation Development Process

How to Coach the 5Ps

The Story: The Agency Innovates, or Time to Pivot

Epilogue

Appendix: Case Study

About the Author

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781607281160

1607281163

OCLC:

960907199