{"product_id":"the-innovators-toolkit-isbn-9781118298107","title":"The Innovator's Toolkit","description":"\u003cb\u003eA compendium of tools and techniques that every innovator needs\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Innovator's Toolkit\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential companion for every innovator, innovation team leader, operations manager, and corporate change agent who needs to drive organic growth. Written and presented in an easy-to-use reference format, the book helps users understand why, when, and how to apply each technique for maximum benefits and results. The fifty-plus tools and techniques in this book are organized around a framework for identifying innovation opportunities, generating new and unusual ideas, selecting the best ideas for further refinement, and implementing new solutions that better meet customer expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThis revised second edition includes significant updates to nearly two dozen techniques\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAlso offers several brand new techniques, including Idea Harvesting and Treatment, Seventy-six Standard Solutions, and Six Thinking Hats\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis updated and revised edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Innovator's Toolkit\u003c\/i\u003e simply helps innovation leaders, managers, and specialists do their jobs better than ever before—giving them more confidence, greatly reducing the chance of expensive failures, and packing more practical innovation knowhow under one cover than ever before.\u003c\/p\u003e  DOWNLOADABLE EXHIBITS xiii  \u003cp\u003ePREFACE xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eP A R T I Define the Opportunity 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 1 Jobs to be Done 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHighlight the human need you’re trying to fulfill\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 2 Job Mapping 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetermine how customers are getting jobs done\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 3 Outcome Expectations 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGive customers more of what they desire\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 4 Value Quotient 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentify opportunity gaps in the marketplace\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 5 Ethnography 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObserve your customers to uncover unarticulated needs\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 6 Scenario Planning 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaint visions of possible change\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 7 Heuristic Redefinition 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDraw a picture of your system and its parts to focus ideation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 8 Nine Windows 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking at your opportunity through nine different lenses\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 9 Job Scoping 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBroaden or narrow your innovation focus\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 10 Stakeholder Management 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGet key influencers involved and on your side\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 11 Cognitive Style 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeverage the diversity of your exploiters and explorers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 12 Project Charter 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKeep your innovation team focused and on track\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 13 Innovation Financial Management 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstantly improve your assumption-to-knowledge ratio\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eP A R T II Discover the Ideas 99\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 14 Resource Optimization 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMake sure you use all available resources\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 15 Functional Analysis 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScrutinize your system for innovation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 16 Trend Prediction 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearn from evolution’s genetic code\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 17 Creative Challenge 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSacrifice the sacred cows\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 18 HIT Matrix 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompare existing solutions to spark new breakthroughs\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 19 SCAMPER 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAsk eight important questions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 20 Brainwriting 6-3-5 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEncourage equal opportunity ideation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 21 Imaginary Brainstorming 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGet silly for the sake of creativity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 22 Concept Tree 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeverage current ideas to generate many ideas\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 23 Random Stimulus 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse an unrelated picture or word to spawn new ideas\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 24 Provocation and Movement 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBust through the roadblocks in your thinking\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 25 Forced Association 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHone in on solutions from other industries\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 26 Structured Abstraction 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuide your innovation using 40 proven principles\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 27 Separation Principles 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSplit your innovation problem in four ways\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 28 Substance Field Analysis 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearn how substances interact with fields to form solutions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 29 Biomimicry 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeek nature’s eons of experience to find answers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 30 KJ Method 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGroup and organize ideas by their natural affinities\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 31 Idea Sorting and Refinement 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganize and shape ideas to improve their yield\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 32 Six Thinking Modes 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluate your solution ideas in six different ways\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eP A R T III Develop the Designs 215\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 33 Functional Requirements 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentify what customers want in your solution\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 34 Axiomatic Design 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransform what customers want into the best products and services\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 35 Function Structure 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentify how the solution functions in its whole and its parts\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 36 Morphological Matrix 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenerate solution concepts by combining design alternatives\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 37 TILMAG 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePair ideal solution elements to create new design concepts\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 38 Work Cell Design 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfigure the workspace for flow and optimization\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 39 Paired Comparison Analysis 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRank design concepts against each other in pairs\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 40 Pugh Matrix 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluate all your design concepts to create the invincible solution\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 41 Process Capability 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePredict the performance of your new solution\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 42 Robust Design 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMake your design insensitive to uncontrollable influences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 43 Design Scorecards 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelop a dashboard to track your design and its underlying processes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 44 Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnticipate what can go wrong with your solution before it does\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 45 Mistake Proofing 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstall measures to prevent human and system error\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 46 Discrete Event Simulation 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisualize and test your innovation through computer modeling\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 47 Rapid Prototyping 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMake a fast 3D model of your solution to explore its viability\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eP A R T IV Demonstrate the Innovation 315\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 48 Prototyping 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMake a fully functioning model of your new product to test and perfect it\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 49 Piloting 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplement your solution on a limited basis to work out any problems\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 50 SIPOC Map 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentify the key inputs and outputs of your process\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 51 Process Map\/Value Stream Map 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlesh out the details of your process\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 52 Measurement Systems Analysis 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMake sure you know your measurements are valid\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 53 Design of Experiments 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalyze input and output variables to identify the critical few\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 54 Conjoint Analysis 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompare solution attributes to cull out customer preferences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 55 Process Behavior Charts 360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMonitor process performance to keep the new solution in control\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 56 Cause \u0026amp; Effect Diagram 367\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvestigate the root causes of performance problems\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 57 Cause \u0026amp; Effect Matrix 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentify the key input-output relationships in need of attention\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUE 58 Control Plan 374\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnsure that your new solution becomes commercialized as planned\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eACKNOWLEDGMENTS 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eINDEX 383\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVID SILVERSTEIN\u003c\/b\u003e is founder\/CEO of BMGI, an international firm specializing in innovation, performance improvement, and strategy. A highly regarded public speaker and executive coach, Silverstein has been featured in the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal, Worth\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eInvestor’s Business Daily, ComputerWorld, Chief Learning Officer, Chief Executive,\u003c\/i\u003e Forbes.com, and \u003ci\u003eBusinessWeek\u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eD\u003csmall\u003eR\u003c\/small\u003e. PHILIP SAMUEL\u003c\/b\u003e is Chief Innovation Officer of BMGI. A frequent public speaker and thought leader in the field of strategy and innovation, he has become a trusted advisor for executives in a variety of industries. Dr. Samuel is also coauthor of \u003ci\u003eDesign for Lean Six Sigma: A Holistic Approach to Design and Innovation\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNEIL D\u003csmall\u003eE\u003c\/small\u003eCARLO\u003c\/b\u003e is a veteran author, editor, and publishing coach whose work has ranged from Lean Six Sigma to corporate finance to strategy—partnering with such firms as BMGI, McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, and many others. DeCarlo is also coauthor of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eSix Sigma For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley).    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuccess with organic growth takes a lot more than great ideas. It requires managers and employees who can skillfully and consistently execute a solid system for innovation. \u003ci\u003eThe Innovator’s Toolkit\u003c\/i\u003e offers fifty-plus tools and techniques that anyone involved with innovation should know—including strategies for improving products and services, and methods for developing new ones. You’ll learn how to identify innovation opportunities, generate new and unusual ideas, select the best ideas for further refinement, and test new solutions for their chances of success in the marketplace. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Innovator’s Toolkit\u003c\/i\u003e offers a practical framework for making innovation predictable and sustainable. Neatly organized within a four-step innovation methodology—define, discover, develop, and demonstrate—you’ll learn how to apply such techniques as Jobs to be Done, Ethnography, Trend Prediction, Biomimicry, Six Thinking Modes, Work Cell Design, and dozens of others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis easy-to-use reference, now in its \u003ci\u003eSecond Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, has been significantly revised to address the evolving needs of innovators in any industry, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA new introduction that shows why so many fail at innovation—and how you can succeed\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSeveral new techniques that help reduce the risks of innovation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUpdated exhibits and examples to make the techniques more readily understandable, useable, and current\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoost your team’s confidence, greatly reduce the chance of expensive failures, and give yourself the means to move innovation mountains in your organization.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990265413861,"sku":"NP9781118298107","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118298107.jpg?v=1761787121","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-innovators-toolkit-isbn-9781118298107","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}