{"product_id":"lean-innovation-understanding-whats-next-in-todays-economy-9781466515253","title":"Lean Innovation: Understanding What's Next in Today's Economy","description":"\u003cp\u003eDo these comments sound familiar?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eWe would love to be more innovative, but we don't have the resources\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInnovation works in some companies; we just aren't that creative\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWe get some good ideas, but nothing ever happens with them\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnfortunately, they reflect the general perception and environment for innovation in many firms today. In \u003cb\u003eLean Innovation: Understanding What's Next in Today's Economy\u003c\/b\u003e, Barry Cross explores how to use Lean to free up resources from within the organization to support and 'fund' innovation and inspire a culture of creativity. Easy to read and humorous, Cross' stories resonate and his tactics are very applicable. He demonstrates that you likely have the people needed to drive innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on Cross's twenty-five years of experience, and filled with stories and anecdotes from a number of industries, the book presents a different look at innovation and how to recognize opportunities for moving past merely talking about innovation to action and making it a priority. The author examines roadblocks and how to use enablers like Lean to facilitate and focus the approach on driving the focus forward, to the place where creativity in our ranks is more important that responding to an email and where the organization isn't afraid to make an existing product redundant in favor of a new opportunity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBarry Cross joined Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario in 2006 after spending 20 years in various leadership positions with several companies. While in industry, Mr. Cross led many key strategic initiatives, including significant development projects in Asia, Brazil, Mexico, and Europe.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Productivity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50901406089490,"sku":"9781466515253","price":57.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_af6bf32a-84c4-4ddc-8254-99fd416f2fbb.jpg?v=1738424937","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lean-innovation-understanding-whats-next-in-todays-economy-9781466515253","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}