Innovation Excellence

JANUARY 14, 2020

The best strategy & innovation books deliver new insights, examples and tools for reinventing business. I’ve recently written about the disruptive change and innovation upending markets like product packaging, travel and hospitality, management consulting, construction, healthcare, and manufacturing.

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Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

As you may know, as a noted (ahem) blogger and voracious reader, I am sometimes asked to review books on strategy and innovation. Even after choosing some books to review, I often find myself asking - did the book actually meet my criteria? Thinking, with the subtitle "The Unconventional Approach to Breakthrough Ideas".

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

He’s the author of numerous books and an expert on how lean principles can be used to drive innovation. His latest book, What a Unicorn Knows , is available on Amazon and reveals the secrets to building high growth startups. Here’s a Q&A with Matt that highlights the key points in the book. It’s a virtuous cycle.

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Mills-Scofield

JANUARY 29, 2024

For years, many of my clients, founders I’ve advised, and mentees have asked me to write a book; it took one of them to push me to do it*. So, I wrote a book , Value Proposition: Positioning for Success , on continually creating, testing, and building compelling value propositions that meet or exceed real customers’ real needs.

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Leapfrogging

MAY 2, 2024

Keynote Speakers for Team Unity Importance of Team-Building Keynote Speakers Keynote speakers on team-building strategies are a pivotal element for your corporate events, conferences, and leadership programs. Conflict Resolution Strategies to address and resolve disputes effectively.

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Stephen Shapiro

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Given my last post about my next book generated so much interest, I’ve decided to document my journey here in the hopes that it benefits others. This is book number 7. Although I have published books as far back as 2001 (with an even earlier one from 1996 when I was at Accenture), I am always learning something new.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

In today’s fast-paced business environment, crafting and leading an effective executive team offsite has emerged as a pivotal strategy for fostering alignment, stimulating innovation, and bolstering organizational resilience. Selecting the Right Venue The venue for your offsite plays a significant role in contributing to its success.

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Innovation Excellence

JANUARY 9, 2019

There’s a big trend when it comes to business strategy books and it’s all about business models In my work advising executives from both big companies and startups, I get insight into what’s on the minds of some of the most strategic, innovative leaders in the planet. There are a few consistent and common themes,

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Jeffrey Phillips

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Since I am an innovation consultant, working with Fortune 500 companies to build innovation capacity, and I regularly blog on this site about innovation topics, I often have the opportunity to review new books about innovation. In this blog, I am going to be reviewing the book Built to Innovate by Ben Bensaou.

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Phil McKinney

JULY 2, 2023

As an avid reader, I have delved into countless business and leadership books, each with its own unique perspectives and insights. One book I read when it first came out was "Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs" by John Doerr. Order from Amazon

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InnovationTraining.org

AUGUST 30, 2021

Innovate to grow with these innovation book recommendations. Does your organization have a comprehensive innovation strategy or plan for the year? These innovation-focused book recommendations will help teach you the skills and techniques needed to grow your business and improve your company’s innovation efforts.

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Idea to Value

AUGUST 20, 2020

In today’s episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with Michael Raynor, Managing Director for the Deloitte US Strategy group, and author of numerous groundbreaking books on innovation, including The Innovator’s Solution and the Strategy Paradox. 00:07:30 – Why you cannot use disruption as a strategy.

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Stephen Shapiro

MAY 8, 2023

It is for this reason that I have been writing my seventh book. Note that this book will not be formally released for another year. If you are involved with innovation, strategy, or leadership for a large organization and would like a pre-release copy, please contact us. It is the antidote to this nonstop pivoting.

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InnovationTraining.org

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Check out these popular JTBD book recommendations. These Jobs to be Done books cover the skills and techniques of this framework in an easy to follow and understand way. Check out our lists of innovation books and design thinking books to read. Looking for even more literary choices to help you innovate? Get it here.

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Leapfrogging

OCTOBER 11, 2022

It’s a more empowering lens, especially for the internal business functions focused on employee engagement, communication, culture, and strategy. Build a strategy that’s so compelling people won’t want to quiet quit at all. Moving Forward With Your Quiet Quitting Strategy. Your Business Strategy May Be.

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Stephen Shapiro

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Yesterday I submitted the manuscript for my next book to early readers. Although this is book number seven, I am using a different strategy than I have in the past. The big influencers were two books I read on the writing process: Write a Must Read by AJ Harper is a truly fantastic book.

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InnovationTraining.org

DECEMBER 12, 2022

These books can help you become a better learner. In this blog, we’ll share some of the most highly rated books about learning how to learn. These answers can help us develop the right strategies to make learning an efficient part of our everyday lives. Find it on Amazon. Learning How to Learn. Find it on Amazon.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2024

The author, who wrote a book on mental health and work last year, explores several key ways organizations haven’t gone far enough in implementing a culture of well-being. Companies are investing in — and talking about — mental health more often these days. But employees aren’t reporting a corresponding rise in well-being.

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Innov8rs

APRIL 17, 2024

Innov8rs | Dreaming big and balancing the books by taking a different approach to R&D budgeting at Siemens Energy. Furthermore, the allocation of R&D funds involves navigating the intricate interplay between different types of innovation, each requiring different investment strategies. Imagine you have a piggy bank.

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Innovation Excellence

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Recently I had the opportunity to interview Whynde Kuehn, author of the new book Strategy to Reality. Whynde is a recognized global thought leader and a long-time pioneer, practitioner and educator in digital transformation, strategy execution and business architecture, a foundational discipline for enabling […].

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Tullio Siragusa

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

How to Be a Valuable Team Player During Times of Change: Strategies for Success In today’s constantly evolving business world, change is inevitable. Books on Being a Team Player During Times of Change There are many books that can provide valuable insights and strategies for being a team player during times of change.

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Stephen Shapiro

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

One week from today, my 6th book, Invisible Solutions , will be released. I’ve been asked, “How long did it take to write the book?” December 2 – 10, 2018, I locked myself in a hotel room and started working on the book. In fact, upon reflection, the book took nine years to write and publish.

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Kainexus

OCTOBER 25, 2021

When you're thinking about rolling out Strategy Deployment in your organization, it can be intimidating to know exactly where to start, what pitfalls to avoid, and how to set yourself up for success right from the beginning. Listen to this Post and Subscribe to the Podcast :

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Rmukesh Gupta

JULY 17, 2020

In his most recent book Humanocracy, he lays out the case against bureaucracy and instead argues that we need to embrace what he calls “ Humanocracy ” as in build human centric organisations. The second third of the book is a case study about two organisations which have been successful in rethinking their management of their businesses.

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Idea to Value

MAY 27, 2019

To survive and thrive established companies have to choose between two sets of strategies – tart-up or start-up. Tart-up strategies. Tart-up strategies assert that a fix is definitely in order but it doesn’t have to be a big change. Start-up strategies. The focus is on quality, excellence, exceptional client care.

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Idea to Value

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

In this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Alex Pang, founder of Strategy and Rest, a consultancy devoted to helping companies and individuals harness the power of rest to shorten our workdays, while staying focused and productive. Links mentioned in this episode: Strategy & Rest: [link].

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InnovationTraining.org

MARCH 5, 2020

This InnovationTraining.org guest article from Tendayi Viki is a selection from his latest book, Pirates In The Navy. Leadership support needs to go beyond just words that encourage innovation to doing the following: Strategic Guidance : Leaders must provide innovation teams with an innovation strategy that makes explicit where to play.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 20, 2016

It’s that time of year when organizations close the books for the current year and start focusing on the next. As you work through your annual planning, it’s important to consider your annual innovation strategy as well. Preparing Your Annual Innovation Strategy. Systematizing Your Innovation Strategy.

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Articles from GroundControl

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

We have listed our top 5 books on innovation from 2020 that you must read! This book is valuable to read, regardless of the experience and knowledge that you already have on experimentation. Our favourite part of the book is the sequencing of experiments. You want to learn the most relevant information within limited time.

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Leapfrogging

MAY 2, 2024

The Role of Corporate Speakers in Team Building Corporate speakers play a pivotal role in team building by imparting valuable insights and strategies that can transform a group of individuals into a cohesive unit. Lower Turnover Rates A sense of belonging reduces the desire to leave the company.

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Digital Tonto

JULY 2, 2017

Making change happen takes more than just passion and fervor, but strategy, organization and discipline. Related posts: Summer Reading List: 17 Great Books Every Innovator Should Read. Summer. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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The Inovo Group

MAY 30, 2019

Well-respected Harvard Business School professor and HBR contributor Gary Pisano has weighed in on the topic of large company innovation in his new book ‘Creative Construction’. This book is a worthwhile, albeit high-level, treatment of the topic with a rich set of descriptions and examples. Gary Pisano, PhD. The Big Picture.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 30, 2021

Overview: Sustainability approaches and innovation strategy go hand-in-hand, yet too often are seen as separate targets. Often you’ll find that the goals you most need innovation strategy for are ones that lend themselves to sustainability. Incorporating Into Goals. There’s more to sustainability than just helping nature.

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Rmukesh Gupta

JULY 17, 2020

In his most recent book Humanocracy, he lays out the case against bureaucracy and instead argues that we need to embrace what he calls “ Humanocracy ” as in build human centric organisations. The second third of the book is a case study about two organisations which have been successful in rethinking their management of their businesses.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 4, 2021

Perry wrote the highest-selling book on internet advertising, the Utlimate Guide to Google Ads , and has since spent his time refining the 80/20 Pareto principle into strategies to help companies focus on the parts of their business which bring the most reward. Book: [link]. 00:22:00 – The 2,700 Dollar espresso machine.

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