Lean innovation
Subtitle: understanding what's in today's economy
By: Barry L. Cross
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Boca Raton
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781466515260; 9781466515253
Subjects: Technological innovations; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS; Structural Adjustment
Description: Do these comments sound familiar? We would love to be more innovative, but we don't have the resources Innovation works in some companies; we just aren't that creative We get some good ideas, but nothing ever happens with them Unfortunately, they reflect the general perception and environment for innovation in many firms today. In Lean Innovation: Understanding What's Next in Today's Economy, Barry Cross explores how to use Lean to free up resources from within the organization to support and 'fund' innovation and inspire a culture of creativity. Easy to read and humorous, Cross' stories reson.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The need for innovation; title: What's lean got to do with it?; title: An innovation framework; title: Innovation culture; title: Generating ideas; title: Refining ideas; title: Spreading ideas; title: Back to culture.