The Other Side of Innovation: Solving the Execution Challenge (Harvard Business Review (Hardcover))

A much needed text on innovation execution Jeff Lopes When it comes to innovation in a large company finding great ideas is the easy part- especially when you're fortunate enough to be surrounded by thousands of the most knowledgeable, intelligent, and hard working people in your field. The hard part is taking those ideas and translating them into new business efficiently and without harming the ongoing operations that make your company great today.For anyone involved in an innovation effort this book is almost as therapeutic as it is inspirational and instructional. The author was not only able to very clearly identify and articulate many of the struggles involved in a successful innovation e. "Tremendously applicable, regardless of industry or seniority" according to Boston Doc. It's been my experience that books on innovation tend to "miss." They are typically either so rooted in specific case studies that drawing any general conclusions is impossible (the whole point of the exercise), or they feel like they were written by a life coach as opposed to a business strategist who has sat in the war room, fired, hired, and solved.This book is neither of those things. What it is, is absolutely superb. Vijay Govindarajan is less a student of innovation than he is of the people, business engines, corporate realities, and interconnectedness that ties them all together. He writes simply and unpretentiously, and avoids the p. "Time to give execution its due!" according to Marilyn Blocker D/B/A Innovation Outcomes. I agree with many of the reviewers of this book who were pleased to see a book about the less-exciting aspect of innovation: execution. Although not as exhilarating a topic as the fuzzy front end of innovation, execution is CRITICAL!!!As a seasoned consultant, I can say with some authority that execution is a challenge for at least 90% of my clients, and certainly with the engagements that I've been involved with. Many times organizations believe that their efforts should focus on the important first step of problem identification and then fall short on implementation.The implementation stage typically involves barrier analysis--and foresig

Most are rubbish. The Other Side of Innovation is packed with clear recommendations about how to put its findings into practice” - Research Technology ManagementHow do companies generate new ideas? And how do they turn those ideas into products? Hardly a week passes without someone publishing a book on the subject. But The Other Side of Innovation: Solving the Execution Challenge is rather good In their new book the authors address two subjects that are usually given short shrift: established companies rather than start-ups and the implementation of new ideas rather than their generation.” The Economista veritable how-to guide for CEOs and entrepreneurs.” Inc. MagazineExcellent in-depth case studies” well-written book” Summing

But without execution, Big Ideas go nowhere.In The Other Side of Innovation, Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble reveal how to execute an innovation initiativewhether a simple project or a grand, gutsy gamble Drawing on examples from innovators as diverse as Allstate, BMW, Timberland, and Nucor, the authors explain how to: Build the Right Team: Determine who’ll be on the team, where they’ll come from, how they’ll be organized, how much time they’ll devote to the project, and how they’ll navigate the delicate and conflict-rich partnership between innovation and ongoing operations. By contrast, execution seems like humdrum, behind-the-scenes dirty work. Give innovation leaders a tough but fair performance evaluation.Practical and provocative, this new book takes you step-by-step through the innovation execution processso your Big Ideas deliver their full promise.. Companies can’t survive without innovating. Manage a Disciplined Experiment: Decide how team members can quickly test their assumptions , translate results into new knowledge, and measure progress. But most put far more emphasis on generating Big Ideas than on executing themturning ideas into actual breakthrough products, services, and process improvements.That’s because ideating” is energizing and glamorous