Business Innovation For Dummies

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Edition: 1st
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Pub. Date: 2010-06-01
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Summary

Discover how to access your creative power to boost your success in businessSuccess in business demands constant creativity. Generating fresh solutions to problems and the ability to invent new products or services for a changing market are part of the intellectual capital that gives a company its competitive edge.Business Innovation For Dummies gives you practical, easy-to-follow information for generating new ideas, using creativity to boost sales, solving problems creatively, mastering the art of invention, honing creative thinking skills, and identifying new opportunities. Advice on how to apply creativity to the workplace Ideas for spicing up presentations Shows you how innovation leads to more productive businessBusiness Innovation For Dummies is a must-have guide for anyone in business who is looking to harness their creativity to boost productivity and revenue!9780470438541Discover the ins and outs of constructing a great business planWhen you're establishing, expanding, or re-energizing a business, the best place to start is writing your business plan. Not only does writing out your idea force you to think more clearly about what you want to do, it will also give you and the people you work with a defined road map to follow.Business Plans Kit For Dummies, 3rd Edition has been updated to give you the very latest information on the changing economy and its impact on business plans, including dealing with venture capitalists; getting start-up money in any economy; incorporating social and ecological responsibility issues; and developing a plan conducive to marketplace changes and advancements. Refreshed examples and data sources for planning Updated "ten top plans" section CD includes new forms, worksheets, and resourcesIf you're a small business owner looking for expert guidance for developing and implementing a strategic plan to help your business succeed, Business Plans Kit For Dummies has you covered!9780470603642Improve your chess game the fast and easy wayYou never get a second chance to make a first impression-especially in the game of chess! Chess Openings For Dummies gives you tips and techniques for analyzing openings and strategies for winning chess games from the very first move you make.This friendly, helpful guide provides you with easy-to-follow and step-by-step instructions on the top opening chess strategies and gives you the tools you need to develop your own line of attack from the very start. Includes illustrations to help ensure victory Equips you with the tools and strategies to plan a winning strategy A valuable resource for curriculums that use chess as a learning toolWhether you're a veteran or novice chess player, Chess Openings For Dummies is the ultimate guide to getting a grip on the openings and variants that will ensure you have all the right moves to open and win any chess game.9780470551745Understand the science and ethics behind geneticsWant to know more about genetics? This non-intimidating guide gets you up to speed on all the fundamentals and the most recent discoveries. Now with 25% new and revised material, Genetics For Dummies, 2nd Edition gives you clear and accessible coverage of this rapidly advancing field.From dominant and recessive inhe

Author Biography

Alexander Hiam is the author of more than twenty popular books on business, including Marketing For Dummies and Marketing Kit For Dummies. Formerly a professor at the business school at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, he has had many Fortune 500 firms and large U.S. government agencies as his clients.

Table of Contents

Introduction.

Part I: Making Your Mark as an Innovator.

Chapter 1: Taking an Innovative Approach to Work.

Chapter 2: Creating an Innovative Career Path.

Chapter 3: Leading with Creative Vision.

Chapter 4: Innovating in Sales and Marketing.

Chapter 5: Being an Innovative Strategist.

Part II: Stimulating Your Creative Side: Thinking in New and Different Ways.

Chapter 6: Getting Juices Flowing in Brainstorming Sessions.

Chapter 7: Mastering Advanced Brainstorming.

Chapter 8: Going Beyond Brainstorming.

Chapter 9: Turning Problems into Opportunities for Innovation.

Chapter 10: Going Shopping for Innovations.

Chapter 11: Coming Up with Creative Combinations.

Part III: Applying Creativity and Innovation to Daily Challenges.

Chapter 12: Delivering Fresh Presentations and Proposals.

Chapter 13: Negotiating Creative Win–Wins.

Chapter 14: Innovating to Save Costs.

Part IV: Implementing a Major Innovation.

Chapter 15: Managing the Development of an Innovative Idea.

Chapter 16: Spreading the Word to Diffuse Your Innovation.

Chapter 17: Protecting Intellectual Property.

Chapter 18: Building a Business Around Your Innovation.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 19: Ten Creative Ways to Boost Your Career.

Chapter 20: Ten Tips for More Innovative Meetings.

Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Stimulate Your Creative Genius.

Chapter 22: Ten Tips for Better Implementation of Your Ideas.

Index.

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