From the Introduction:Innovation does not spring from nowhere. It is a process embedded in a creative matrix of human interactions which give it origin and form. This book explores those hidden human dimensions.The word innovation is ubiquitous in modern business and political life. Every organisation projects itself as innovative; every country strives to be innovative to compete in a world changing at a dizzying pace.While there are many definitions of the word, few would disagree with the working one that it represents the bringing into being of something new and valuable. In fact the concept of the new, the novel, is at the heart of the origin of the term. Because producing something new is a creative act, the emphasis in the past has been on creative individuals and the discoveries of science and technology. In a relatively linear model, a white-coated researcher comes up with a powerful fact or idea, and this is eventually turned into new products for the market.As this book will show, innovation is far broader and deeper than that. The actual products of innovation are merely visible signs of the usually invisible innovation matrix. This book is a tool to help Australian business and the country as a whole to mine the secret riches of that matrix.

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Inside the Innovation Matrix - Finding the hidden human dimensions

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The latest research project from the Australian Business Foundation delves into the human kaleidoscope of innovation. Going well beyond old-school, linear stories about a brilliant inventor or creative entrepreneur, this project seeks to understand the transformative power of innovation by exposing the hidden intricacies of individuals, their networks and their interactions – the human dimensions of innovation.This book is not about innovation for its own sake. It is about how to drive innovation-led prosperity, to enable Australia to continue to be a great place to live, work and play.

Foreword   Stephen Mills and Narelle KennedyIntroduction   Tony Spencer-Smith<a href="/publication_files/61/ITIM_01_Hubbard.pdf">Innovation in Winning Organisations in Australia: Myths and Realities</a>   Graham HubbardUsing Learning Networks as an Aid to Innovation   John Bessant Australia’s Diaspora Networks in the 21st Century: Winning the Hearts and Minds of the Overseas Innovation Class   Anand Kulkarni and George BougiasHow Intangible Networks Can Boost the Innovation Odds   Mark Matthews and Bob FraterInnovation: Your Place or Mine?   Marcus Spiller New Tools to Map and Manage Innovation Networks  John Steen, Sam Macaulay and Tim Kastelle The Heroes of Innovation? Scientists and Technologists in Australian Business   Jane Marceau, Tim Turpin and Richard WoolleyHow Deloitte Embedded Innovation in its DNA   Gerhard Vorster and Jenny WilsonLearning from the Market in Triple Time   Mehrdad Baghai, Giam Swiegers and Rebecca WatsonManaging the Innovation Faultline   Verity Byth and Ross HoneywillFactors Behind Successful Creative Project-Based Teams   Leslie Butterfield and Dafydd Wyn OwenThe Human Factor in Innovation Project Portfolio Management   Catherine P Killen, Robert A Hunt and Elko J KleinschmidtOvercoming Barriers to Innovation by Facilitating Unlearning   Karen Becker and Paul HylandPeople, Scenarios and Innovation   Oliver Freeman

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