HARVARD BUSINESS PUBLISHING LAUNCHES INNOVATION CENTER
Premier Resource Helps Leaders Drive Innovation for Business Advantage
BOSTON – June 4, 2008 – Harvard Business Publishing, the premier source for management practices, programs and content, today delivered Innovation Center, a comprehensive collection of resources to equip business leaders with breakthrough strategies, useful concepts, and proven tactics to drive innovation practices throughout their organizations.
Leading Innovation Experts
Innovation Center shows managers and leaders how to master key dimensions of innovation, from strategy to management to process. Preeminent experts including Scott Anthony, Clay Christensen, Gary Hamel, Dorothy Leonard, and Stefan Thomke, among others, share their insights through featured videos, articles, learning modules, faculty seminars, news feeds and other premium resources from Harvard Business Publishing.
“Successful innovation leads to great rewards in terms of lasting value, and yet many companies stumble badly in their efforts to come up with new products, services and ways of doing business.,” said
Peter McAteer, managing director and vice president of Harvard Business Publishing’s corporate learning division. “The best innovators enjoy increased revenues and market share, attract top talent, generate higher returns for their shareholders, and build powerful brands. In an age of ever-tougher competition, no company can afford to miss out on these kinds of advantages.”
Managers using Innovation Center will learn how to:
- Craft a sound innovation strategy
- Stimulate and manage the creative forces that fuel successful innovations
- Establish a disciplined process for implementing an innovation strategy
Innovation Toolkit
In addition to tips and insights, an instructive “Managers’ Toolkit” makes it easy to cascade groundbreaking ideas and best practices on innovation throughout a group or organization. The toolkit features dedicated assets on how to “take it to the team,” with conversation starters and Discussion Guides that enable leaders to serve as teachers, arming them with tools to drive innovation.
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