The Innovator's Toolkit explains all the fundamental tools and concepts anyone involved in innovation should be familiar with, including improving products and services, and developing new ones. The book is written in an easy-to-use reference format that helps users understand why, when and how to apply each tool. The tools and techniques in this book are organized around a 4-step innovation methodology: Define, Discover, Develop and Demonstrate (D4), which takes readers through problem identification, then flows into idea generation, idea selection and, finally, idea implementation. This revised second edition adds a new Part I for leaders, with 7 new chapters. This will be all new material summarizing the state-of-art and practice for those charged with leading and managing innovation in their organizations. The authors will present the best thinking and practice on a number of managerial dimensions currently published and purported from siloes--for example, the best, latest and greatest on innovation portfolio development, human talent management, innovation culture and innovation deployment. To summarize, a new edition of The Innovator's Toolkit with these proposed changes would meet a very important need for knowledge that can help innovation leaders and managers do their jobs better, while also retaining the compendium of practical tools and techniques that can be readily applied by leaders, managers and practitioners alike.

DAVID SILVERSTEIN is founder/CEO of BMGI, an international firm specializing in innovation, performance improvement, and strategy. A highly regarded public speaker and executive coach, Silverstein has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Worth magazine, Investor's Business Daily, ComputerWorld, Chief Learning Officer, Chief Executive, Forbes.com, and BusinessWeek. Dr. PHILIP SAMUEL is Chief Innovation Officer of BMGI. A frequent public speaker and thought leader in the field of strategy and innovation, he has become a trusted advisor for executives in a variety of industries. Dr. Samuel is also coauthor of Design for Lean Six Sigma: A Holistic Approach to Design and Innovation (Wiley). NEIL DeCARLO is a veteran author, editor, and publishing coach whose work has ranged from Lean Six Sigma to corporate finance to strategy-partnering with such firms as BMGI, McKinsey & Company, and many others. DeCarlo is also coauthor of the bestselling Six Sigma For Dummies (Wiley).

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