Innovation is a state of mind : simple strategies to be more innovative in everything you do

Innovation is a state of mind : simple strategies to be more innovative in everything you do /

Everyone says that innovation is important. The problem is that no one tells you how to be innovative. Innovation is a State of Mind sets out a step-by-step guide to creating innovative ideas and putting them into action. You'll learn how to generate more ideas with greater potential, how to gr...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: O'Loghlin, James (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Milton, Qld. : John Wiley and Sons Australia, Ltd, 2016
Subjects:
Creative ability in business.
Creative thinking.
Organizational change.
Organizational effectiveness.
Technological innovations.
Success in business.
Organizational Innovation
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • About the author
  • Preface
  • Introduction: What is innovation and why do we need it?
  • Part I: A process for innovation
  • Chapter 1: Think
  • Prioritise thinking
  • What do you think about? Identifying opportunities for innovation
  • Habitual thinking
  • Eight ways to break out of habitual thinking
  • Four reasons why we don't think enough
  • Chapter 2: Value
  • Ideas are like balloons
  • Hold the phone
  • Listen sometimes, don't listen sometimes
  • Chapter 3: Use
  • Do the next thing
  • Find the end point of each idea
  • Bring in other people
  • Sometimes you need to persist
  • Chapter 4: How to pitch an idea
  • Why a pitch is important
  • Who should pitch?
  • What are you trying to achieve?
  • What you say
  • How you say it
  • Chapter 5: Innovation in your own life
  • Think
  • Value
  • Use
  • What about you?
  • Part II: Creating an innovative organisation
  • Chapter 6: How success and growth can discourage innovation
  • The role of management
  • Outsourcing creativity
  • Chapter 7: How do you get people to think?
  • Make it clear it's part of the job
  • Quantity not quality
  • Chapter 8: If you think innovation is important, act like it's important
  • Innovation campaigns
  • Tell people what you want them to do
  • How much direction do you give?
  • What if someone says 'I can't'?
  • Chapter 9: Valuing ideas
  • Pitch ideas to a person, not an email address
  • Thank people for bad ideas
  • Chapter 10: Using ideas
  • Set up a process
  • Chapter 11: Reach right down
  • Conclusion: The adventure of innovation
  • Notes
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 7
  • Acknowledgements
  • Index
  • Advert.

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