Demonstrates why outstanding companies that had their competitive antennae up, listened astutely to customers, and invested aggressively in new technologies still lost their market dominance. Drawing on patterns of innovation in a variety of industries, this book argues that good business practices can, nevertheless, weaken a great firm.

A guide to managing creativity in a business environment. It demonstrates how to boost morale, productivity and consumer satisfaction - while having fun in the process.

A guide to fostering creativity and business innovation, this title shows how an individual can become an experienced architect, storyteller, caregiver or cross-pollinator... just four of the ten characters that can be adopted in different situations to create a broader range of solutions to business problems.

Looks at innovation history, including the software and Internet Age, to reveal how ideas truly become successful innovations - truths that people can apply to various challenges. Using examples from the history of technology, business, and the arts, this book teaches how to convert the knowledge you have into ideas that can change the world.

Reveals that innovation is not as unpredictable as most managers have come to believe. This book argues that while the outcomes of past innovations seem random, the process by which innovations are packaged and shaped within companies is very predictable.

First appearing in the 1980s, this comprehensive reference covers the history of the spread of new ideas, for academics and professionals alike.

Users, aided by improvements in computer and communications technology, increasingly can develop their own new products and services. This title looks closely at this emerging system of user-centred innovation. It argues that manufacturers should systematically seek out innovations developed by users.

When a disruptive innovation is launched, it changes the entire industry and every firm operating within it. This book argues that it is possible to predict which companies will win and which will lose in a specific situation - and provides a practical framework for doing so.

Deals with 'what, when and why'; with policies and decisions; opportunities and risks, structures and strategies; staffing, compensation and rewards. In addition to managers in various types of business, this title is intended for lecturers and students of management and business studies.

Examines why creativity and insight are incredibly vibrant at the intersection of domains, disciplines, cultures and fields and tells us how to get to those places. This book reveals the core principles that reign when divergent concepts are combined.

The biography of an idea: that many of the problems we face - from teenage delinquency to traffic jams - behave like epidemics and are capable of sudden and dramatic change due to their inherent volatility. The author explores the ramifications of this, offering a way to view the world.

Explores both the benefits and disadvantages of the developments in global communication. The author discusses the annoyance and dangers of BlackBerrys in meeting rooms, hands-free kits in conversation, and using a phone or iPod whilst driving.

Challenges what you thought you knew about competing in the crowded market place. Based on a study of 150 strategic moves spanning more than a hundred years and thirty industries, the authors argue that lasting success comes from creating 'blue oceans': untapped new market spaces ripe from growth.

This guide throws out old marketing ideas to make way for the special realities of the hi-tech market. Based on a modern model and offering practical insights, this edition has been updated to include coverage of the Internet and World Wide Web.

Urging you to put a Purple Cow into everything you build, and everything you do, to create something truly noticeable, this book is a manifesto for anyone who wants to help create products and services that are worth marketing in the first place.

The information revolution has made for a radically more fluid knowledge environment, and the growth of venture capital has created inexorable pressure towards fast commercialisation of technologies. Companies that don't use the technologies they develop are likely to lose them.

The knowledge, resources, and computing power of billions of people are self-organizing into a massive collective force. This book investigates how small businesses can achieve success by using a dynamic ecosystem of partners to co-create and peer-produce value in a networked economy.

You've read the headlines: industry after industry battered by globalization, deregulation, and commoditization. The Darwinian struggle to deliver profitable products and services keeps getting more brutal as competitive advantage gaps get narrower and narrower. This book helps you understand your company's role in its market ecosystem.

An engaging and incisive look at today's top business leaders -- visionary and creative mavericks who are changing the way we do business. Inspiring and accessible, 'Mavericks at Work' is for anyone who wants to succeed in business -- from the entry-level employee to the CEO.