The Other Side of Innovation: Solving the Execution Challenge

<br>Companies can't survive without innovating. But most put far more emphasis on generating Big Ideas than on executing them - turning ideas into actual breakthrough products, services, and process improvements.<br><br>That's because &quot;ideating&quot; is energizing and glamorous. By contrast, execution seems like humdrum, behind-the-scenes dirty work. But without execution, Big Ideas go nowhere.<br><br>In The Other Side of Innovation, Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble reveal how to execute an innovation initiative - whether a simple project or a grand, gutsy gamble.. Drawing on examples from innovators as diverse as Allstate, BMW, Timberland, and Nucor, the authors explain how to:<br><br>* Build the Right Team: Determine who'll be on the team, where they'll come from, how they'll be organized, how much time they'll devote to the project, and how they'll navigate the delicate and conflict-rich partnership between innovation and ongoing operations.<br><br>* Manage a Disciplined Experiment: Decide how team members can quickly test their assumptions , translate results into new knowledge, and measure progress. Give innovation leaders a tough but fair performance evaluation.<br><br>Practical and provocative, this new book takes you step-by-step through the innovation execution process - so your Big Ideas deliver their full promise.<br>