The Art Of Innovation
Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America's Leading Design Firm
Published on 17. March 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-78125-614-5 (ISBN)
Description
There isn't a business that doesn't want to be more creative in its thinking, products and processes. In The Art of Innovation, Tom Kelley, partner at the Silicon Valley-based firm IDEO, developer of hundreds of innovative products from the first commercial mouse to virtual reality headsets and the Palm hand-held, takes readers behind the scenes of this wildly imaginative company to reveal the strategies and secrets it uses to turn out hit after hit.
Kelley shows how teams:
-Research and immerse themselves in every possible aspect of a new product or service
-Examine each product from the perspective of clients, consumers and other critical audiences
-Brainstorm best when they are focussed, being physical and having fun
The Art of Innovation will provide business leaders with the insights and tools they need to make their companies the leading-edge top-rated stars of their industries.
Kelley shows how teams:
-Research and immerse themselves in every possible aspect of a new product or service
-Examine each product from the perspective of clients, consumers and other critical audiences
-Brainstorm best when they are focussed, being physical and having fun
The Art of Innovation will provide business leaders with the insights and tools they need to make their companies the leading-edge top-rated stars of their industries.
Reviews / Votes
On nearly every page, the story of some upstart invention is recounted in patter that's as good as a skilled magician's ... Almost like visiting an IDEO workshop in person * Wired * In light of all the books on the market about creativity, it takes a certain amount of chutzpah to call your book The Art of Innovation. Yet Kelley makes a good case ... Practical, clearly written, and highly detailed * USA Today * Tom Kelley has unlocked the magic box of innovation for corporate America ... If you're trying to create product lust, The Art of Innovation shows you how to do it -- Bruce Nussbaum * BusinessWeek *More details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
261 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78125-614-5 (9781781256145)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
06/2016
Profile Books Ltd
€11.49
Available for download
Person
Tom Kelley is the best-selling author of Creative Confidence, The Art of Innovation and The Ten Faces of Innovation as well as a partner at the renowned design and innovation consultancy IDEO. As a leading innovation speaker, Tom has addressed business audiences in more than thirty countries. Tom is an Executive Fellow at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley and holds a similar role at the University of Tokyo.