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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781040203321

Autore

Richardson Adam <1968->

Titolo

Innovation X [[electronic resource] ] : why a company's toughest problems are its greatest advantage / / Adam Richardson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, CA, : Jossey-Bass, c2010

ISBN

0-470-58349-5

1-282-48287-4

9786612482878

0-470-58347-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (259 p.)

Disciplina

658

658.4/063

658.4063

Soggetti

Technological innovations - Economic aspects

Industrial productivity - Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Innovation X: Why a Company's Toughest Problems Are Its Greatest Advantage; Contents; Introduction; Prologue; Chapter 1: Living in an X-Problem World; Chapter 2: The Innovation X Framework; Chapter 3: Immersion; Chapter 4: Convergence; Chapter 5: Divergence; Chapter 6: Adaption; Chapter 7: Strategy; Chapter 8: Organization; Chapter 9: Truths; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A fresh approach to succeeding with innovation, grounded in insights about rapidly changing customers, competitors and technologies  Written by a director at the award-winning global innovation firm frog design, this vital book shows business leaders and managers how to accomplish truly effective innovation in today's disruptive climate. Richardson shows how business is filled with ""X-problems""- tough new challenges that present massive innovation opportunities, but also risks. Thriving in a world of X-problems requires harnessing four specific approaches: Immersion, Convergence, Div