Author: Adrian Perreau de Pinninck
Course: Masters on Biotechnology and R&D Management at UPF
Describes the different aspects to take intou account in order to make the most of the innovation abilities of a group or company
2. What is innovation?
Innovation is the creation of better more effective
products, processes, services, technologies or ideas
3. Keys to Innovation
Leadership - ability to enlist the aid of others
Motivation - tool to achieve a goal
Environment - surroundings, physical and emotional
Creativity - the mental processes of creation
19. Conclusions
A company is a tribe with it’s own culture
As an integral part of the complex system you can only
influence it from within
Innovation can come from anyone, be prepared
Setting up the appropriate environment takes
resources, if done correctly it will pay off
20. Bibliography
Management 3.0: Leading agile developers, developing
agile leaders
Tribal Leadership: Leveraging natural groups to build a
thriving organization
Switch: How to change things when change is hard
Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us
Lateral Thinking: Creativity step by step