Innovation at Work: 55 Activities to Spark Your Teams Creativity

More and more organizations are realizing that the only hope for survival in an ultracompetitive landscape is through innovation: developing new and better products and servicesand creating efficient processes for delivering them. Designed for managers, team leaders, and trainers looking to promote innovation at work, the book is packed with 55 activities to help participants:

Employ visioning and brainwriting processes to achieve breakthroughs

Cultivate a sense of curiosity and inquisitiveness

Utilize methods of deep observation

Build networks for open source innovation and creative collaboration

Use images to spark ideas and connections

Develop out-of-the-box techniques for problemsolving

Deal with failure successfully and productively

Spot trends and determine the next step

innovation at work contains worksheets, questions, and case studies to inspire discussion as well as assessments for determining managers openness to innovation. Innovation isnt just about the next iPod, and its not just for scientists. This handy book provides readers with a roadmap for fostering creativity and innovation in any team in any industry.