{"product_id":"fearless-innovation-9781119579526","title":"Fearless Innovation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs Innovation just an overused buzzword? A waste of time? A mere marketing ploy?  Author Alex Goryachev has a simple, resounding response to such questions: No! The Fourth Industrial Revolution is driving change at an unprecedented pace, level, and intensity that is impacting businesses across industries, not to mention our everyday lives. We are rapidly blurring the physical and the digital, transforming the way we live and, in some sense, what it even means to be human. Whether we run a startup or multinational, a nonprofit or academic institution, a city or a whole country, we need to embrace this change to not just survive but thrive under these new realities.    In Fearless Innovation, Cisco's Managing Director of Innovation Strategy and Programs explores how, no matter their function, leaders and managers can cut through the noise to understand change and deliver real results.    Goryachev's actionable, consistent, and timeless innovation principles offer a blueprint to driving g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: From Buzzword to Reality xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Innovation is Now or Never 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDon’t Join the Dying Breeds 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWork with Change, Not Against It 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnow When to Take Action 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary: Innovation Waits for No One 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 No Leadership = No Strategy = No Innovation 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecognize How Dysfunction and Stagnation Begin 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTake Responsibility 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAsk Questions 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClarify and Publish Employee Sentiments, Goals, and Strategy 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary: Lead, Strategize, Innovate 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 If You Can’t Measure It, You Can’t Manage It 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGet Real About Innovation 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFind the Metrics 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncentivize Innovation through Radical Transparency 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTime It Right 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary: Metrics Matter 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Innovation is \u003ci\u003eNot \u003c\/i\u003eDisruption 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStop Thinking “Disruptively” 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStart Thinking Pragmatically 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGet Back to the Basics 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary: The Pen is Mightier than the Program 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 The Lonely Innovator Myth 89\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTreat Innovation Like a Team Sport 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFoster Diversity and Inclusion 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary: Innovation is a Team Sport 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Innovation Wants to Be Free 111\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCome Together 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTake Co-Innovation to the Next Level 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary: The Freedom of the Ecosystem 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Outcomes Must Be Orchestrated 135\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDon’t Let Innovation Get Lost 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHire a Chief Innovation Officer 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePut Governance Processes into Action 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuild Innovation Teams 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary: Orchestrating Invisible Innovation 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Communicate, Communicate, Communicate 153\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvest in Communications Skills and Capabilities 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStart Internally 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreate Dialogue Externally 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary: Discover, Listen, Act 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Business as Usual 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 183\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407089475927,"sku":"9781119579526","price":18.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119579526.jpg?v=1730498141","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fearless-innovation-9781119579526","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}