The Innovator’s Dictionary: 555 Methods and Instruments for More Creativity and Innovation in Your Company

1159 Pages·2020·464.232 MB·English

by  Christian Buchholz (editor), Benno van Aerssen (editor)

TheInnovator’sDictionary

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The Innovator s
Dictionary
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555 Methods and instruments for more creativity and innovation in your
company
Edited by
Christian Buchholz and Benno van Aerssen
Incollaborationwiththeauthors
Prof.Dr.NicolasBurkhardt
ArianeErnst
JörnRings
SabineRings
ArminSchobloch
MartinSpicker
KathyWigge
DirkWirth
DanielM.Ziegler
Despitecarefulproductionofourbooks,sometimesmistakeshappen.Weapologizefornothavingnamedthecopyrightnoticeofthe
Germaneditionintheoriginalpublication.Thishasbeencorrected.
FirstpublishedintheGermanlanguageentitledDasgroßeHandbuchInnovation:555MethodenundInstrumentefürmehrKreativitätund
InnovationimUnternehmen©VerlagFranzVahlenGmbH,Munich2018
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Table of contents
Abigstep1
Theonlinereference2
Thescopeofthisbookoutlined3
Requirementsforsuccessfulinnovation6
Innovationdoesnotworkwithoutthe‘BigPicture’6
Innovationdoesnotworkwithoutmanagementsupport8
Innovationdoesnotworkwithoutcreativepeople9
Innovationdoesnotworkwithoutinspiration11
Innovationdoesnotworkwithouttherightmindset13
Discoverthefullscopeofthisbookwith10searchpaths15
Thekeyindex15
TheDesignThinkingandinnovationphases16
Methodtypes19
Searchpath1–Methodssortedalphabeticallywithinnovationphases20
Searchpath7–Methodsgroupedbyobstacleeffects36
Searchpath8–Methodsgroupedbypossibleextraadvantages52
555methodsandtools63
Bibliography1131
Abouttheeditors1142
Abouttheauthors1144
Abouttheillustrator1150
AbouttheverrocchioInstitute1151
Contributetothisbook!1152
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A big step
Thisdictionaryprovidesyouwithacomprehensiveoverviewof555currentinnova-
tion methods and tools. The 11 authors of this book have compiled this extensive
overviewdirectlyfromtheirpracticalworkinrecentyears.Itisenrichedwithrealprac-
ticalexperience,whichwillhelpyou–whetheryouareabeginneroraprofessional–
in the fast, safe and unbiased selection of methods for innovation coaching. In
addition, this manual is intended to provide you with direct access to the sources
andinventorsofthetechniques.
All authors are experienced consultants, innovation coaches and facilitators for
small, medium-sized and large companies. Every author has been using a variety of
thesemethodsintheirworkforyears.
Werecommendthatyouusethismanualinthefollowingsituations:
– Selectionofsuitablemethodsforthenextcreativeworkshop
– Findinghelpfulmethodsforyourowndailyworkwiththecharacteristic‘Individ-
ualworkpossible’.
– ConceptionofthenextDesignThinkingworkshop
– Preparationofyourinnovationproject
– Comprehensivepreparationofseminarsoninnovationtopics
– Quicksearchforfurthersources
– Accurateenrichmentofyournextpresentationaboutinnovationtopics
– Developmentofinnovationcultureandinnovativemindsets
– Combinationofyourcoachingknow-howwithinnovationmethodsusingobsta-
cleeffects
– Efficient development of highly effective method chains through exact output/
inputchaining
– Effectivetime-savingininnovationworkshopsandprojects
– Strategicmethodchangeforthedevelopmentofestablishedworkshops
– Adhocmethodchangeforspontaneousworkshopdysfunction
An important preliminary remark at this point: THE INNOVATOR’S DICTIONARY
shouldbebeneficialandfunrightfromthestart!Donotbedeterredbythemultitude
ofpossibilitiesandsearchpaths.Gettoknowthisfantasticbookinanenjoyableway.
Leanbackandsimplybrowsethroughparts‘atrandom’.
Makearandomdiscoverywithanunknownmethodorlookatthealphabetical
table of key index. Do you like the title of a certain technique? Or have you always
wantedtoknowwhatalternativestherearetoBrainstorming?
Get off to a flying start and make friends with THE INNOVATOR’S DICTIONARY
andthebookwillbeyourfaithfulcompanioninyourinnovationcareer.Youcanuse
it as a gold mine and a reference work for new and old methods – but the highest
addedvaluecomeswhenyougraduallyfamiliarizeyourselfwiththesearchmethods
below – it is ultimately your own application of the tools described here that make
THEINNOVATOR’SDICTIONARYunique.
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The online reference
TheInnovator’sDictionaryismorethanaprintedbook.Italsohasafreeandextensive
onlinemethodsearchwithadditionalsearchoptions.
Theonlinesearchoffersaquickwaytoexploreall555methodsviatextsearchor
by selecting the respective search path. All methods and their descriptions are dis-
played.Pleaseusethebook foradditionaldataafteryouhave usedtheonline search
filter.
Tousetheonlinemethodsearch,proceedasfollows:
Step 1:Gototheloginpage.TheURLis:www.search.innovatorsdictionary.com.
Step 2: Create a user account on your first visit. This is free of charge. Select the link
‘Createyouruseraccounthere’.
Now pleasefill in allfields ofthe formand enter thefollowingsequenceinto
thefield‘productcode’:
3764-G4M5-UT28-BV19
Step 3: After successful registration you will immediately receive an e-mail with the
loginlink.Loginandstartthemethodsearch.
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The scope of this book outlined
Thetablesandmatricesbelowareintendedtogiveyouaninitialoverviewofthescope
of this book. The great variety already evident here is intended to whet your appetite
foranexcitingvoyageofdiscoveryinTHEINNOVATOR’SDICTIONARY.
Methodsbytype Numberofmethods
Activationmethod 50
Feedbackmethod 29
Creativitytechnique 193
Macromethod 38
Micromethod 442
Reflectiontool 86
PureKnowledgeNugget 43
Strategymethod 62
Techniqueforopening 35
Methodsaccordingtoinnovation/DesignThinkingphases Numberofmethods
P1Understanding 141
(Identifyinginnovationsearchfields–findingproblems)
P2Analysis 165
(Ofproblems–theenvironment–people–products)
P3Observe 92
(Ofpeople–theenvironment–theuseofproducts)
P4Synthesize 91
(Createleadingquestions–derivepointofview)
P5IdeaFinding 246
(Ideageneration–creativephase–incubation)
P6Ideaenrichment 118
(Ideacombination–ideaintegration)
P7Ideaselection 109
(Ideaevaluation–filtering–deciding)
P8EarlyPrototyping 47
(Testingdirectlyattheuser
P9Fightingforideas 40
(Buildingcommitment–generatingfunding)
P10Move 31
(Implementation–executionofideas)
Methodsbytoolcluster Numberofmethods
Applicableinthe‘BusinessModelGeneration’toolcluster 121
Applicableinthe‘ChangeManagement’toolcluster 77
Applicableinthe‘Co-Creation–OpenInnovationtoolcluster 55
Applicableinthe‘CreativeProblemSolving’toolcluster 252
Applicableinthe‘Cross-IndustryInnovation’toolcluster 118
Applicableinthe‘DesignThinking’toolcluster 251
Applicableinthe‘Idealog’toolcluster 33
Applicableinthe‘LateralThinkingtoolcluster 106
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