Let me share with you some of the challenges…you might face as you begin to use…your new creativity skills.…Even though companies want innovation,…you should still expect to hit some resistance…to your new ideas.…After all, innovative ideas, by their very nature,…are risky.…They're likely to cause some form…of change and people are naturally…fearful of change.…A new, disruptive innovation might be seen…as a threat to someone's job or their status…in the organization.…
People worry that a highly innovative project…might steal away some of their resources…in terms of budget and manpower.…Even the leaders within your company…may resist change.…They might worry about the riskiness…of a project and whether or not it's going to work.…No one wants to be responsible for a failed project.…Your customers might resist innovative ideas…and the change that goes along with it.…A new product or service might cause them…to have to change their habits.…
An innovative product might require…special training or customer support.…Your innovative idea might cause them…
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7/3/2014In the bonus chapter, Drew shares insights from his own career and answers tough questions on resistance to innovation, innovation and leadership, and the difference between generating vs. executing innovative ideas.
- Define innovation.
- Explain the principle of function follows form.
- Describe the closed-world principle.
- List characteristics of innovative products and services.
- Explain the subtraction technique.
- Identify techniques for breaking structural fixedness.
- Apply task unification.
- Identify types of dependencies.
- Build a pilot program.
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 18s
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1. Understanding How Innovation Occurs
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The closed-world principle4m 16s
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2. Using the Subtraction Technique
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Functional fixedeness2m 26s
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The subtraction technique2m 59s
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Subtraction in action4m 8s
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Addressing common challenges2m 22s
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3. Using the Division Technique
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Structural fixedness2m 32s
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The division technique2m 43s
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Division in action3m 3s
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Addressing common challenges2m 17s
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4. Using the Multiplication Technique
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The multiplication technique4m 23s
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Multiplication in action4m 39s
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Zooming in and zooming out4m 51s
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Addressing common challenges2m 31s
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5. Using the Task-Unification Technique
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Task unification in action4m 14s
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Addressing common challenges2m 45s
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6. Using the Attribute Dependency Technique
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Types of dependencies4m 12s
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Addressing common challenges1m 57s
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7. Innovating at Work
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Running ideation workshops4m 13s
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Which technique to use3m 26s
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Creating digital innovations5m 12s
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Involving customers5m 49s
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Evaluating ideas5m 10s
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8. Mastering Innovation
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Building a pilot program3m 56s
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Next steps3m 7s
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Bonus: Interview with Drew Boyd
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About Drew2m 9s
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On innovation as a skill1m 52s
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On resistance to innovation3m 31s
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On innovation vs. strategy3m 36s
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On trends in innovation3m 26s
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On innovation as competition2m 32s
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On innovative companies2m 43s
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How do you start innovating?3m 44s
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