The eye for innovation
Subtitle: recognizing possibilities and managing the creative enterprise
By: Robert Price.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780300108774
Subjects: Control Data Corporation -- History.; Technological innovations -- Management.; Information technology.; Creative ability in business.
First sentence: This is the story of a company, Control Data, and the lessons learned from its incubation, operation, trials, and successes, as it grew to become one of the premier corporations in the information technology world.
Description: Innovation is synonymous with problem solving, and the basic elements of innovation apply to any business, says Robert M. Price in this essential guide for managers of organizations large or small. Distilling a set of practical principles from his forty years of experience as a pioneer in the computer industry, the author shows that innovation can be learned and practiced by everyone, that it can offer solutions to everyday problems as well as high-profile ones, and that it provides opportunities to solve business problems while meeting a variety of human needs.

Former CEO of Control Data, Price weaves the history of this uniquely innovative company with fresh thinking about innovation itself—what it means to the people in an organization, the products, and the processes. He avoids simplistic prescriptions and clearly explains seven fundamental principles of innovation beginning with “innovators are made, not born.” He illustrates these principles with fascinating real-life examples. His book offers both the practical tools and the inspiration to everyone with an interest in effective management practice and in building organizations that creatively and continuously respond to ever-changing social and market needs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.