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The idea-driven organization : unlocking the power in bottom-up ideas
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In their much-anticipated sequel to the bestseller Ideas Are Free (over 50,000 copies sold), Alan Robinson and Dean Schroeder explain that employee ideas are no longer a "nice-to-have" but rather t...
In their much-anticipated sequel to the bestseller Ideas Are Free (over 50,000 copies sold), Alan Robinson and Dean Schroeder explain that employee ideas are no longer a "nice-to-have" but rather the very lifeblood of competitiveness, culture, and strategy. Their new book shows how to align every part of the organization around generating and implementing ideas at the front line.
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- Creator
- Alan G. Robinson, Dean M. Schroeder
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- Books
- Language
- English
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- 1st edition
- San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., [2014]
- �2014
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- 1 online resource (xiii, 190 pages) : illustrations
- text file
- ISBNs
- 9781626561250, 1626561230, 1626561257, 1523088702, 9781626561243, 1626561249, 9781626561236
- OCLC
- ocn870994787, ocn856973683
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- English
- Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 THE POWER IN FRONT-LINE IDEAS; The Clarion-Stockholm Hotel; The Impact of Front-Line Ideas: The 80/20 Principle; Creating an Idea-Driven Organization; Why Are Idea-Driven Organizations So Rare?; Realigning the Organization for Ideas; Effective Idea Processes; Getting More and Better Ideas; Idea Systems and Innovativeness; 2 A DIFFERENT KIND OF LEADERSHIP; Why Leaders Are Often Blind to Front-line Ideas; Fighting Back; Key Points; 3 ALIGNING THE ORGANIZATION TO BE IDEA DRIVEN: Strategy, Structure, and Goals; Strategy and Goal Alignment; Structuring for Ideas
- Key Points4 ALIGNING THE ORGANIZATION TO BE IDEA DRIVEN: Management Systems; Budgeting and Resourcing the Idea Process; Aligning Policies and Rules; Aligning Processes and Procedures; Aligning Evaluation and Reward Systems; Conclusion; Key Points; 5 HOW EFFECTIVE IDEA PROCESSES WORK; The Kaizen Teian Process; Team-Based Processes; Facilitation; Escalation; The Electronic Suggestion Box Trap; Key Points; 6 IMPLEMENTING A HIGH-PERFORMING IDEA SYSTEM; Step 1 Ensure the leadership's long-term commitment to the new idea system
- Step 2 Form and train the team that will design and implement the systemStep 3 Assess the organization from an idea management perspective; Step 4 Design the idea system; Step 5 Start correcting misalignments; Step 6 Conduct a pilot test; Step 7 Assess the pilot results, make adjustments, and prepare for the launch; Step 8 Roll out the system organization-wide; Step 9 Continue to improve the system; Key Points; 7 WAYS TO GET MORE AND BETTER IDEAS; Problem Finding; Creating a Problem-Sensitive Organization; Key Points; 8 FRONT-LINE IDEAS AND INNOVATION
- Innovations Often Need Front-Line Ideas to WorkFront-Line Ideas Create Capabilities That Enable Innovations; Front-Line Ideas Can Transform Routine Innovations into Major Breakthroughs; Front-Line Ideas Can Open Up New Opportunities for Innovation; Setting Up an Idea System Removes Many of the Barriers to Innovation; Bringing It All Together; Conclusion; Key Points; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z; About the Authors