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Normalize Innovation to Transform Your Firm (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Vilà, JoaquimArticle ART-2151-PBInnovation and Change, StrategyCompanies that organize their innovation efforts in systematic, well-managed ways are those whose efforts will be rewarded. So says Joaquim Vilà, based on the best practices of the world's most innovative firms, as well as on his own extensive experience of innovation management. In this article, Vilà presents a systematic model of innovation management, which links strategy, problem solving and cultural change, and which is custom-tailored to th...Starting at €8.20
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Prefabricados Planas 2007: construyendo un futuro deseado
Vilà, Joaquim; Ollé, Manel; Fernández, José A.Case SM-1580Innovation and Change, StrategyA finales de 2007, Prefabricados Planas quiere revisar su forma de hacer negocios, aunque sus resultados son muy satisfactorios. El sector de la construcción en España va viento en popa, pero, a pesar de ello, la empresa define una estrategia ambiciosa, con un cambio importante del enfoque de su negocio. Se plantean diversas alternativas de implantación para lograr que una estrategia innovadora dé resultados. También se consideran todos los esque...Starting at €8.20
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De la identificación de necesidades a la generación de oportunidades
Vilà, Joaquim; Camps, XavierArticle ART-3168Innovation and Change, StrategyCuando topamos con un problema, buscamos rápidamente una solución. Sin embargo, suele resultar más efectivo redefinir el reto inicial a partir de las necesidades de los usuarios, un aspecto central del enfoque del (DT), con el que muchas empresas están consiguiendo dar la vuelta a situaciones aparentemente irreversibles. A partir de su amplia experiencia docente y práctica en esta área, los autores detallan la primera fase del DT, centrada en de...Starting at €8.20
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Creatively Solving Complex Problems at Great United Bank
Vilà, Joaquim; Doval, HismaelCase SM-1651-EDecision Analysis, Innovation and Change, StrategyWorking at the U.K. subsidiary of Great United Bank's private banking services division, Henry Duval needs to produce a comprehensive project brief for the Steering Committee about a design thinking project aimed at creating a banking mobile phone application for millennials.Starting at €8.20
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Cultura innovadora: valores, principios y prácticas de primeros ejecutivos en empresas altamente innovadoras
Vilà, JoaquimTechnical Note SMN-681Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementEl comportamiento de los altos ejecutivos en la forma de ejercer el liderazgo es un factor propulsor clave de la capacidad de innovación y transformación de una empresa. Este capítulo muestra el papel de primeros ejecutivos en empresas altamente innovadoras y su forma de ejercer el liderazgo en el avance de la innovación. Presenta un esquema extraído de ejemplos de buenas prácticas de la alta dirección en tres aspectos: qué les impulsa en sus esf...Starting at €8.20
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Transforma tu empresa con el Design Thinking
Vilà, Joaquim; Camps, Xavier; Sosa, Manuel E.; Liedtka, Jeanne M.Dossier DOS-37Innovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyTransformar la empresa requiere un enfoque de dirección que permita el cambio ordenado. El design thinking puede jugar un papel imprescindible en este proceso.Starting at €15.00
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Transformation Through Design Thinking
Vilà, Joaquim; Camps, Xavier; Sosa, Manuel E.; Liedtka, Jeanne M.Dossier DOS-37-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyDesign thinking is a vital tool for growth and innovation. This dossier shows you how to use it successfully.Starting at €15.00
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Innovative Culture: Values, Principles and Practices of Senior Executives in Highly Innovative Companies
Vilà, JoaquimTechnical Note SMN-681-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementThe behavior of senior executives in the way they exercise leadership is a key driving factor for the capacity to innovate and transform a company. This chapter shows the role of top executives in highly innovative companies and their way of exercising leadership in advancing innovation. It presents a framework drawn from examples of best practices related to top management in three aspects: what drives them in their efforts to lead the transform...Starting at €8.20
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The Managerial Dilemma of E-Toll Route Implementation in South Africa
Ntoi, Hlompho; Thomas, Lawrence; Vilà, JoaquimCase SM-1643-EDecision Analysis, Innovation and Change, StrategyIn 2007, South African National Roads Agency Ltd (SANRAL) decided to introduce a radical and advanced urban tolling system called the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP). The project entailed the expansion of the province's single-direction three-lane highways to single-direction five-lane routes. Large toll gantries were to be built in order to process usage data as a means of billing users electronically via a strict user pay system. P...Starting at €8.20
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From Identifying Needs to Generating Opportunities
Vilà, Joaquim; Camps, XavierArticle ART-3168-EInnovation and Change, StrategyWhen companies encounter problems, they tend to jump straight to solutions. Yet, it can be far more effective to reframe the initial challenge on the basis of customers' needs. This is a key component of design thinking, an approach many companies are using to transform some of the seemingly intractable problems they face. Based on extensive research and practice in this area, the authors outline the initial phase of design thinking, consisting o...Starting at €8.20