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| The Innovator's Toolkit: 50+ Techniques for Predictable and Sustainable Organic Growth | 
 enlarge | Authors: David Silverstein, Philip Samuel, Neil Decarlo
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 40442
Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 384
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Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 7.7 x 1.2
ISBN: 0470345357
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.4063
EAN: 9780470345351
ASIN: 0470345357
Publication Date: October 27, 2008
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Product Description
An innovation guide for business leaders, managers, and new product developers The Innovator's Toolkit explains all the fundamental tools and concepts anyone involved in innovation should be familiar with--especially methods and strategies for improving products and services and developing new ones. This book is written in an easy-to-use reference format that helps readers understand why, when, and how to apply each tool. The tools and techniques in this book are organized around a four-step innovation methodology--define, discover, develop, and demonstrate--that takes readers through problem identification, then flows into idea generation, idea selection, and, finally, idea implementation. Constant innovation is a necessity for business success today; The Innovator's Toolkit presents an effective plan for achieving it.
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Innovator's Toolkit - Finally a "how to" for Innovation January 2, 2009
People frequently ask me to recommend reading materials on innovation. There are many good publications which describe "what" innovation is but until now there has been little available on the "how to" of innovation. The Innovator's Toolkit now fills that gap. This product is an easy to follow, practical toolkit that can be used without extensive training and handholding.
The Innovator's Encyclopedia January 2, 2009
The current recession is a great opportunity for innovation because you do not have the luxury of time or money to waste on bad ideas. Prosperity depends on innovation and the commercialization of ideas. The Innovator's Toolkit is designed to change the way you think and produce predictable and sustainable organic growth. The book teaches the Design, Discover, Develop and Demonstrate systematic innovation process which allows anyone to be innovative. Readers will learn: How to properly identify and scope problems that require innovative thinking; How to apply the systematic innovation roadmap for innovation; Methods for developing innovative solutions; How to evaluate and select the best solution to a problem; How to establish a creative environment in your organization
The authors scoured the innovation literature for the very best methods and tools. My only wish is that the book was published a year earlier when I was charged with creating practical innovation training for my company. By applying Silverstein's, Samuel's and DeCarlo's creative thinking strategies anyone can be creative and innovative. The book will change your perspective, and expand your ability to see what was not visible before.
Innovator's Toolkit Review December 22, 2008
This is an excellent summary of innovation tools. I did feel that many of the tools were repackaged TRIZ concepts, but despite that it is an excellent introduction, as well as a great reference on how to perform many important tools. I did appreciate their comments on several tools where it would be best to have a expert facilitate using the tool.
 Craftman Sized Tool Chest of Innovation December 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Lots of people know they need to "innovate." It's a big buzz word, and many books and magazine articles have been written on the subject. Many of those books are mostly case studies, some with list of innovation systems, charts and tools to help. The Innovator's Toolkit gives you a Craftsman sized set of tools to help you innovate in many circumstances.
They work around a four-step process (define, discover, develop, and demonstrate) to help define the problem, and then find ways to solve it. There is a wealth of ways to brainstorm and create solutions, and I'd maybe say too many, but I'm not sure you can have too many tools. The authors have collected many systems that give you lots of options when faced with a problem for your company or organization. And these systems look as if they will be useful to both high-level strategic planning and practical team based issue. It should be on the bookshelf of any owner or manger that wants to be able to find problems before they arise and effectively grow their business.
It's about time! December 2, 2008
The Innovator's Toolkit is a book that has been sorely needed to help an innovation starved nation understand the full spectrum of innovation and creativity tools needed to survive in these challenging times. I highly recommend this book to senior executives and process improvement managers that are looking for the right tools to create the forward momentum in product and process development.
Steven Ungvari
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