Getting innovation right : how leaders leverage inflection points to drive success
Seth Kahan
| Year of publication: |
2013 ; First edition
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| Authors: | Kahan, Seth |
| Publisher: |
New York, NY : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated |
| Subject: | Innovationsmanagement | Innovation management | Strategisches Management | Strategic management | Führungskräfte | Managers | Innovation |
| Extent: | Online-Ressource (1 online resource) |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Introduction; Chapter 1 Pursue and Leverage Inflection Points; Four Targets for Innovation Strategy; Growing Your Base; Getting a Bigger Buy; Improving Loyalty; Increasing Market Prominence; Inflection Points Defined; Negative Inflection Points; Positive Inflection Points; Using Inflection Points to Create Success; Three Inflection Point Tactics; The Turnaround; Seeing Around the Curve; Success Rules; Chapter 2 Build Innovation Capacity; Three Forces That Jeopardize Innovation; Operational Pressures; Innovation Stress Changing Market ForcesThe Innovation Foundation; Leadership; Talent; Idea Management; A Sturdy Foundation Supports Success; Success Rules; Chapter 3 Collect Intelligence; The Three Areas of Focus for Intelligence; Customers; Market Conditions; Organizational Capabilities; The Eight Steps of an Intelligence Effort; Step 1. Define Scope; Step 2. Determine Goals; Step 3. Consult Data Sources, News Media, and Trend Experts; Step 4. Conduct Interviews with Key Stakeholder Groups; Step 5. Secret Shopping; Step 6. Iteratively Share Results and Receive Direction Step 7. Due Diligence for Controversial, High-Value, and High-Risk IssuesStep 8. Format and Present Results for Maximum Impact; Use an External Provider for Intelligence; Six Guidelines for Working with an Intelligence Agent; The Eight Elements of an Intelligence Contract; Success Rules; Chapter 4 Shift Perspective; Working the Angles; Pivoting for Success; Change Your Assumptions; Four Techniques for Shifting Perspective; Isolate and Examine the Steps in Your Value Chain; Become Your Competition; Seek Out and Highlight Weak Spots; Look to Creative Deviants; A New Way of Seeing; Success Rules Chapter 5 Exploit DisruptionThe Four Forces of Disruption; Customers Are Facing Challenges; Industries Are Upending; Competition Is Fierce; New Business Models Are Proliferating; Turn Turmoil to Advantage; When Customers Are Facing Challenges . . .; When Industries Are Upending . . .; When Competition Is Fierce . . .; When New Business Models Are Emerging . . .; The Opportunity Window; Build Flexibility and Responsiveness; Build a Customer-Value Mind-set; Scan for Trouble Brewing-Be Ready; Simulate Rapid Response Scenarios; Read and Share Success Stories Make Responsiveness a Leadership CompetencyValue Assessments; Value Assessment Process; Value Assessment Protocol; Stage 2 Value Assessment; Stage 2 Value Assessment; Understand Disruption to Exploit It; Success Rules; Chapter 6 Generate Value; The Innovation Profit Cycle; The Facets of Value; The Three Types of Added Value; More Value; Better Value; New Value; Value Objects and Value Drivers; Questions to Identify Value Drivers; The ValueGram; Creating New Value; Seven Sources of New Value; The Subjective Nature of Value; Success Rules; Chapter 7 Drive Innovation Uptake The Four Thresholds of Engagement Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web 1303 |
| ISBN: | 978-1-118-46144-0 ; 978-1-118-46143-3 ; 978-1-118-46142-6 ; 978-1-118-37833-5 ; 978-1-118-37833-5 |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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