The innovation pyramid : a strategic methodology for impactful problem solving

"The Innovation Pyramid is a learnable, repeatable, non-linear, iterative, knowledge-based methodology for producing innovations. Most other books on innovation either focus on assembling an innovation team with the right combination of innate abilities or they focus on developing an individual's creativity skillset. The Pyramid is the missing methodology necessary to becoming a serial innovator; a guide that integrates creation and adoption. A methodology, with assessment throughout, that segments innovation development into four distinct yet interrelated development levels (1) root-cause problem identification, (2) solution formulation, (3) execution plan development and (4) implementation. A methodology that takes both the innovation creator's and adopter's point-of-views into account for if there is no adoption, there is no impact; no impact, no innovation. Section I of this book, describes this over-arching guide to innovating. Section II of the book details the creativity-based DOC (Diverge Organize Converge) Process essential to implementing The Innovation Pyramid methodology. The book's appendices further detail techniques useful in broadening the use of the DOC Process"--