This book is based on the findings, issues and questions related to an ongoing decade-old research project named the Innovation Lab (<a href="http://www.innovation-lab.org">www.innovation-lab.org</a>). The research project focuses on discontinuous innovation in more than thirteen countries, most of which are European, and provides useful...

This book illustrates that, although innovation has always mattered in economic development, simply increasing expenditure in creating knowledge may not be the answer: we need to look at the whole system through which such knowledge translates to value creation.

In a fast moving world, one of the biggest challenges facing organisations is dealingwith discontinuous innovation (DI). Most organisations understand that innovation isan organisational imperative. They learn to listen to customers and constantly evolvetheir existing products and services,...

pt. I. The need for innovation : painting the canvas -- pt. II. The winds of change : what drives innovation -- pt. III. Innovation : but not as we know it -- pt. IV. The good, the bad and the ugly -- pt. V. The 11th hour -- pt. VI. The roles of 'big brother' and education -- pt. VII. It's about...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the importance of leadership in an innovative organization. Design/methodology/approach – The paper looks at how leaders can support innovation with the organization. Findings – The paper suggests that there are three phases of the...

Innovation is at the top of many CEO’s agendas. To increase the odds of success, leaders need to understand why they should collaborate with outsiders and how to do it effectively. There are two major benefits of engaging “outsiders”: they challenge company‐internal assumptions, and they...