The science of serendipity how to unlock the promise of innovation in large organisations
"Innovation. The word might make you think of Silicon Valley. But innovation isn't the sole province of start-ups. They didn't invent it, and they're not always the ones from which we can best learn. As Matt Kingdon argues in The Science of Serendipity, it's corporate innova...
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| Language: | English |
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Chichester
Wiley
2012
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Introduction. The Real Heroes of Innovation.
- The Protagonist. 'Captain One Minute, Pirate the Next': The qualities innovators need to succeed in a corporate environment.
- The Quest for Provocation. The Deliberate Management of Inspiration: Tackling the unknown, finding new insights to solve old problems and challenging the status quo.
- Making Ideas Real. The Innovator's Favourite Weapon: A philosophy and approach for developing, validating and selling ideas.
- Collision Course. Creating Space for Serendipity: How the physical environment can be used to promote innovation.
- Battling the Corporate Machine. Navigating Naysayers and the Inevitable Organisational Barriers: How corporate innovators succeed ; A Call to Arms ; Thanks ; Sources ; Index