The innovation imperative : why innovate? -- The innovation portfolio : what to innovate -- The innovation voices : how to innovate -- The innovative mind : who innovates -- Price, cost, value -- Hidden costs, hidden benefits -- Tradeoffs : optimizing and eliminating them -- Cost functions :...

Successful innovation-the key to competitive growth and profit-rests on disciplined management of the innovation process, from idea inception to customer service. This book answers, first, the key questions: Why innovate? What to innovate? How to innovate? and Who innovates? It then provides ten...