Innovation by design - how any organization can leverage design thinking to

Why are some organisations more innovative than others? How can we tap into, encourage and exploit the natural innovation within our organisations that is so vital to our future success? Now more than ever, companies and institutions of all types and sizes are determined to create more innovative organisations. In study after study, leaders say that fostering innovation and the need for transformational change are among their top priorities. But they, also, report struggling with how to engage their cultures to implement the changes necessary to maximise their innovative targets. In INNOVATION BY DESIGN, authors, Thomas Lockwood and Edgar Papke, share the results of their study of some of the world's most innovative organisations, including: · The 10 ways leaders can create and develop effective cultures of innovation. · How to use design thinking as a powerful method to drive employee creativity and innovation. · How to exploit the natural influence of the collective imagination to produce the “pull effect” of creativity and risk taking. · How leaders can take the “Fifth Step of Design” and create their ideal culture. INNOVATION BY DESIGN offers a powerful set of insights and practical solutions to the most important challenge for today's businesses - the need for relevant innovation.