Global Innovation Science Handbook

Global Innovation Science Handbook

A GROUNDBREAKING GUIDE TO THE ART, SCIENCE, TOOLS, AND DEPLOYMENT OF INNOVATION<div><br>NEW: Honorable Mention in the Engineering and Technology Category for the <b>PROSE (The American Publishers Award for Professional and Scholarly Excellence) award</b>, 2015. proseawards.com/current-winners.html.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><br> <br><i>"It has never been more important to educate people and organizations how to out-imagine, out-create, and out-innovate....The insight and experiences captured by [this book] make an important contribution toward reaching this goal."</i> -- From the Foreword by Deborah Wince-Smith, President, Council on Competitiveness<br> Developed by the editors of the <i>International Journal of Innovation Science</i> and featuring contributions from more than 40 innovation experts and thought leaders, <i>Global Innovation Science Handbook</i> presents a proven approach for understanding and implementing innovation in any industry.<div></div><div><br> <br>This pioneering work is based on a defined body of knowledge that includes intent, methodology, tools, and measurements. It challenges the popular paradigm that "learned" innovation is impossible, and lays out a systematic process for developing innovation skills. Each chapter can be independently read and utilized in the daily practice of innovation. Real-world case studies from financial, government, and education sectors illustrate the concepts discussed in this definitive resource.<br> <b><i>Global Innovation Science Handbook</i></b><i> covers:</i> <br><ul> <li>Preparing for innovation--establishing a framework and creating a culture for innovation </li><li>Key innovation concepts, such as creativity, neuroscience, biomimetics, benchmarking, and ethnography </li><li>Creativity tools, including Kano analysis, storyboarding, absence thinking, Lotus Blossom, SCAMPER, and others </li><li>Techniques essential to innovation science, such as Six Thinking Hats, mind mapping, social networks, market research, and lead user analysis </li><li>Innovation radar, indices, and other measurements </li><li>Idea management--the process of creating, screening, exploring, and evaluating ideas to bring those most valuable from concept to reality </li><li>Innovation methodologies, including TRIZ, Brinnovation, crowdsourcing, Eureka, stage gate, and others </li><li>Deployment--a life-cycle approach involving inspiration, strategy, organization, excellence, culture, measurement, protection of intellectual property, and launch </li><li>Case studies featuring cutting-edge technological innovations in finance, government, and education</li></ul> </div>