Leading Innovation
, by Carr-Ruffino, Norma, Ph.D.
- ISBN: 9780558835781 | 0558835783
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 8/18/2010
Leading Innovationweaves together information about what leaders must do to establish team cultures that allow creativity and innovation to thrive#x13;and how these leaders become role models by developing and expanding their own innovative skills. #xA0; Innovative leaders must lead teams and organizations through paradigm shifts in a global high-tech network economy that demands continuous innovation. They lead teams through the Innovative Process, using both rational mind and creative mind. They break through typical mindsets to recognize new patterns, connecting the dots and making sense in new ways. They cross boundaries of all types, linking things that "don#x19;t go together" to create innovations. They work on visualizing the not-yet seen and intuiting the next new thing. They develop future scenarios, compelling stories about how current trends may affect an organization#x19;s future. They find their personal passion, which in turn fuels the motivation needed to keep innovating and learning. They use emotional skills for negotiating the Innovative Process, gathering support for bringing creative ideas to fruition as profitable innovations. #xA0; Leading Innovation is a book that takes students through the steps to building these skills and mastering these tasks, which are required of today#x19;s leaders.
How This Book Can Change Your Life ix
1 Creativity & Innovation: New Leadership Tasks & Skills 1
Creativity Showcase 1: Business Leaders Speak Out on Innovation 2
Creativity and innovation: what’s the difference? 3
New jobs calling for new skills 6
New leadership tasks and skills 7
Your creative potential: realities and myths 10
How to break through creativity blocks 18
Creativity Showcases 2: The Sundance Institute 22
Case Study: Kid Fun 24
Self-Awareness Opportunities 25
Guidelines for Writing a Case Study 32
References 34
2 Leading Change in a Global High-Tech Network Economy 37Thrive on paradigm shifts, the results of breakthrough innovations 39
Understand the high-tech life cycle, paradigm shifts in action 43
Creativity Showcase: Cloud Computing: The Next Big High-Tech Thing? 53
Network economy: new rules of the business game 54
Boost your team’s high-tech net savvy 59
Case Study: Jay-Kim Website Service 69
Self-Awareness Activities 70
References 71
3 Rational Skills and the Innovative Process 73Myths & realities about creativity & the Innovation Process 74
Myths & realities about the rational mind 76
Typical rational mind activities 77
Rational mind, creative mind: the balance 79
The Innovative Process: 7 stages 82
Beyond rational: imaginative opportunity-finding & problem-solving 90
Creativity Showcase: Create ways to rev up slow business 93
Boost your rational skills 94
Creative Techniques using rational skills 100
Case Studies: Come Fly with Me; Career Focus Inc.; Morrison Sportswear 103
Self-Awareness Opportunities 107
References 112
4 Quantum Creativity: Expanding the Realm of Possibility 115New physics: see a new world 115
New biology: experience life anew 122
How much of this is real? 130
Creating through the power of thinking-feeling 132
Creating through the power of imagination: creative visualization 136
Self-Awareness Opportunities 137
References 137
5 Intuitive Skills: Maximizing Creative Potential 141
Myths and realities about intuition 142
Intuitive decision making 143
How you receive intuitive information 145
Intuitive skills 150
How to boost intuitive skills 153
Intuitive blocks and remedies 161
Advanced intuitive techniques 166
Creativity Showcase: Curitiba, Brazil, A U.N. Model City 169
Creative techniques using intuitive skills 172
Case Studies: Entertainment Inc;, Dorothy’s Business Venture 177
Self-Awareness Opportunities 179
References 187
6 Sensory Skills: Imagining, Visualizing, Sensing 191Myths and realities about inner sensory skills 192
Sensory skills: outer and inner 192
Creativity Showcase 1: Swimming with Dolphins 195
Imagination: inner visual thinking 197
Creativity Showcase 2: Alessi Italian Design 200
Imagination: the power of creative visualization 201
Allow RVL to increase your creativity 205
How to boost your sensory skills 207
Creative techniques using sensory skills 211
Case studies: Art Rock; Asiana 215
Self-Awareness Opportunities 217
References 225
7 Future Scenarios: Recognizing Trends & Opportunities 227Myths and realities about change, stories, future 228
The Future Scenario Process: Why Stories? 229
Seven steps to writing future scenarios 231
Examples: draft report and 3 future scenarios 244
Creative Techniques for building story-writing skills 250
Self-Awareness Opportunities 251
References 252
8 Pattern Recognition Skills: Connecting Dots, Making Sense 253Uses of pattern recognition 253
Creativity Showcase 1: Ray Kurzweil, King of Pattern Recognition 256
Connecting the dots: sensemaking 257
Pattern recognition tools 261
Personal pattern recognition skills 263
How to boost your pattern recognition skills 267
Creativity Showcase 2: CASA, Patterns of Consumer Behavior 272
Creative techniques using pattern recognition skills 273
Case Studies: Fast Print; Synex 275
Self-Awareness Opportunities 276
References 282
9 Leading an Innovative Corporate Culture 285
Barriers to an innovative corporate culture 285
Innovative corporate culture 288
Structure for Innovation 289
Creativity Showcase 1: Nike’s “Big-I Kitchen” 294
Leadership Tasks 294
Creativity Showcase 2: Target vs Walmart Culture Wars? 296
Who? Hire and retain for innovation 298
Where? Locate for innovation 300
Create an innovative team culture 302
Learn from creative conflict and clashes 304
Case Studies: Andy & Barbara; Corporate Culture Clash M&A 311
References 313
10 Cross-boundary Skills: Connecting, Linking, Relating 315Myths and realities about cross-overs 315
Cross-boundary skills 316
Creativity Showcase 1: Soil & Flea Market Metaphor 320
Seek opportunities to innovate across boundaries 322
How to boost cross-boundary skills 328
Creativity Showcase 2: Nature’s Basic Rules of Survival 329
Creative techniques using cross-boundary skills 336
Case studies: Eclipse Salon in Burlingame; Lightning Bats
Self-Awareness Opportunities 344
References 346
11 Leading Teams in the Innovative Processes 349
Big I and little i: two types of innovation 349
Creativity Showcase 1: Team Improvisation 352
Lead teams in the innovative process 353
Who? Roles people play on creative teams 364
Find ways to give customers a better experience 369
Creativity Showcase 2: Interface Carpet, Lean-Thinking Innovation 370
Creativity Showcase 3: Flickr and Hidden Opportunities 373
Beyond the work team: start new creative collaborations 373
Creative Techniques using innovative thinking 382
Case Study: Foster Realty, New Location or Old? 384
References 385
12 Motivational Skills: Tapping Passion, Purpose, Meaning 387Myths and realities about motivation 388
Spark team motivation: leadership tasks 390
Motivational skills 394
How to boost personal motivation 396
Creativity Showcase: Pentagram, Career Choices 406
Creative techniques using motivational skills 407
Case studies: Steven’s New Career; Career Change; Sell the Business? 409
Self-Awareness Opportunities 412
References 418
13 Emotional Skills: Boosting People Skills & Intuition 421
Myths and reality about emotion 421
What is emotional intelligence? 424
Emotional skills 425
Emotional intelligence in organizations 430
Creativity Showcase: Village Homes, Creating Community 433
How to boost emotional skills 434
Creative techniques using emotional skills 452
Cases Studies: American Tours; Video Game Commerical 455
Self-Awareness Opportunities 456
References 459
14 Negotiation Skills: Selling Creative Ideas 464Overcome typical reactions to innovations 464
Sell rational mind and creative mind 466
Use persuasive principles 471
How to negotiate: basic strategies 476
Creativity Showcase: The Language of Negotiation 491
Case Study: Erica Negotiates to Buy a Business 492
References 493
Wrapup: A Final Word on Innovative Leadership 497What is included with this book?
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