Books & Reports
Books, Book Chapters & Reports
The Innovation Wave: Meeting the Corporate Challenge
By Bettina von Stamm, 2002
Focusing on the future challenges companies face in being continously innovative, this book is based on a combination of world class talks given at the Innovation Exchange (IE) conference in November 2001. Through interviews with various companies, the book identifies the best and worst practices in innovation strategy. Three main topics are discussed in detail: trends, challenges, and paradoxes. Utilizing practical and academic knowledge, with a strong reliance on real–world applicability, the book will help readers build innovation performance into their companies.
Managing Innovation, Design and Creativity, 2nd edition
By Bettina von Stamm, 2008
Innovation is the major driving force in organisations today. With the rise of truly global markets and the intensifying competition for customers, employees and other critical resources, the ability to continuously develop successful innovative products, services, processes and strategies is essential. While creativity is the starting point for any kind of innovation, design is the process through which a creative idea or concept is translated into reality. Managing Innovation, Design and Creativity, 2nd Edition brings these three strands together in a discussion built around a collection of up–to–date case studies.
Managing Innovation, Design & Creativity (Chinese)
By Bettina von Stamm, 2007
Innovation is the major driving force in organisations today. With the rise of truly global markets and the intensifying competition for customers, employees and other critical resources, the ability to continuously develop successful innovative products, services, processes and strategies is essential. While creativity is the starting point for any kind of innovation, design is the process through which a creative idea or concept is translated into reality. Managing Innovation, Design and Creativity, 2nd Edition brings these three strands together in a discussion built around a collection of up–to–date case studies.
Now available in China.
The Future of Innovation
By Bettina von Stamm and Anna Trifilova, 2009
Bettina von Stamm and Anna Trifilova have gathered together the thoughts and ideas of over 200 of the most creative innovators from business, professional practice and academia from nearly 60 countries. The contributors look at innovation from almost every angle. Their statements offer an unparalleled view of innovation and provide a depth of insight that is extraordinary. The editors' reflection on each statement and on the sections within the book, provide useful links between themes and reinforce the relationships between many of the ideas.
Book Chapters
Innovation : A Necessity, not Nicety
By Bettina von Stamm, 2017
In: Visionary Leadership in a Turbulent World
Edited by Rob Elkington, Madeleine van der Steege, Judith Glick-Smith & Jennifer Moss Breen
The book in general explores what leadership in the 21st century lloks like, Bettina's chapter in particular shares insights from her 25 year journey into understanding and enabling innovation that offer a foothold into leading and succeeding in a VUCA world. While innovation is still often considered to be about patents, technology and R&D (research & development), a broader perspective is required to survive in a VUCA world. The author argues that innovation happens as a consequence of a particular mindset and culture, and that it requires an approach that is based on specific context, systemic, and people-focused.
Leading for Innovation
By Bettina von Stamm, 2010
In: The Innovator Handbook 2nd edition
Edited by Adam Jolly,
Reports
Innovation—The path of embracing change to create value
4th Innovation Best Practice & Future Challenges Report
By Bettina von Stamm, 2013
This report draws together and reflects on insights from 45 interviews with senior innovation leaders from around the globe. In a world where innovation is needed more than ever – and where misunderstanding and confusions as to what ‘to be an innovative organisation’ actually means and looks like still remains – this report offers guidance, insights and direction. Whether you feel your organisation is at the leading edge, or at the outset of its journey to becoming more innovative, the report, including self-check questions, will provide you with insights and starting points from which to proceed. It also alerts you to the next things to come – so no more excuses to be unprepared for the future.