The lean innovation cycle : a multi-disciplinary framework for designing value with lean and human-centered design / Michael Parent.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parent, Michael, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Management.

Organizational change.

Six sigma (Quality control standard).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 pages)

Edition:

1st.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York ; London, England : Routledge, [2022]

Summary:

Currently, businesses are forced to be more innovative than ever before. Organizations must be sensitive to global trends -- such as digitization, globalization, and automation -- and at the same time build resilience and flexibility to combat unexpected changes in customer demand. The coronavirus pandemic is just the most recent and pronounced example of this new-normal business necessity. Amidst the disruption, many businesses are caught not knowing how to proceed. How ought one pursue or achieve innovation for the company? Are there different innovation strategies? Why might a business leader choose one over the other? The Lean Innovation Cycle addresses these concerns by introducing a new multidisciplinary framework for both thinking about and pursing innovation. By taking key concepts from the quality management practices of Lean and Six Sigma, the framework augments these tools and disciplines by incorporating other problem-solving and design techniques, including Human-Centered Design. The result is a view of innovation that many business leaders will find fits nicely into their existing paradigm of strategy and operational discipline. After the introduction of the framework, the book turns to understanding the differences, advantages, and tradeoffs in pursuing Lean Innovation in lieu of traditional, technologically driven innovation approaches. To this end, the book considers issues of sustainability, organizational strategy, and competitive advantage. The result is a thought-provoking dialogue that informs the reader about the key considerations of how best to pursue innovation within their business and the business environment, as well as the circumstances that might make one innovation strategy more congruent to an organization's culture, goals, and objectives than the other.

Notes:

<P> </P><P>Chapter 1: Lean Innovation and the Lean Innovation Cycle</P><P>Chapter 2: Hoshin Kanri</P><P>Chapter 3: The Gemba</P><P>Chapter 4: Customer Driven Analysis</P><P>Chapter 5: Ideation</P><P>Chapter 6: Kaizen</P><P>Chapter 7: Differences between Innovation Approaches</P><P>Chapter 8: Sustainable Innovation</P><P>Chapter 9: Innovation and Organizational Strategy</P><P>Chapter 10: Innovation and Competitive Advantage</P>

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Parent, Michael The Lean Innovation Cycle

ISBN:

9781003206347

1003206344

9781000578737

1000578739

OCLC:

1308494175