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Building a Culture of Innovation A Practical Framework for Placing Innovation at the Core of Your Business
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- Summary
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A practical guide to leading a cultural change programme to unlock the innovation potential in your business.
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- Format
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- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- 1st ed
- London : Kogan Page, 2015
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (229 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9780749474485, 0749474483, 0749474475
- OCLC
- ocn930489421
- Description based upon print version of record.
- English
- 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