2 options
Building a Culture of Innovation : A Practical Framework for Placing Innovation at the Core of Your Business
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Beswick, Cris.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Creative ability in business.
- Corporate culture.
- Diffusion of innovations.
- New products.
- Technological innovations--Management.
- Technological innovations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (229 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Kogan Page, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A practical guide to leading a cultural change programme to unlock the innovation potential in your business.
- Contents:
- Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: So you think your organization innovates?; Invention versus innovation; Why innovation?; The drivers of change; The culture of innovation; Next Generation Organizations; Pointing the way towards innovation; Overcoming barriers to innovation; In summary; References; 2 Understanding where you are today; Why not simply buy innovation?; Know thyself - the cultural assessment; Innovation maturity; The strategic innovation decision; Owning the innovation agenda; In summary; References
- 3 Building an innovation leadership teamIf it's not on the top team's agenda, it's not going to be in the culture; Aligning strategy with the organization's appetite for innovation; The key drivers of innovation; Making your innovation strategy and vision your own; Positioning innovation for everyone; Building leadership team agreement; Creating capability; Leading through change; In summary; References; 4 Designing the future; Shaping the vision; Defining the values; Translating values into competencies; Shaping the journey; Dual operating system; Employee engagement; Creating alignment
- Benefits of changeIn summary; References; 5 Communication and people engagement; Developing engagement; Employee-led engagement programmes; The engagement plan; Innovation agents (i-agents); The communication and engagement plan; Creating the communication plan; Innovation launch event; In summary; References; 6 Building innovation aptitude; Leadership - its criticality to success; Leaders need to build a compelling vision; Leading outwards; Why leaders need to engage HR; Identifying and engaging intrapreneurs; The structure to support innovation ecosystems; How will innovation be measured?
- Deciding on relevant metricsDesigning your innovation process; In summary; References; 7 Embedding a culture of innovation; Embedding change; Too short, too sharp, too shallow; Moving change forward; Early stage challenges; Innovation people; Hiring for cultural fit; Evolving innovation; In summary; References; 8 Conclusion; Reference; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780749474485
- 0749474483
- OCLC:
- 930489421
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.