{"product_id":"the-innovation-tournament-handbook-9781613631690","title":"The Innovation Tournament Handbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat new products or services should you launch next year? How can you improve the productivity of a paint line? What should you name your new venture? How can you decrease patient waiting times? How can you improve the customer experience?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePretty much any creative problem-solving task can be framed as seeking a new match between solution and need, from operational process improvements to creating strategies to foster organic growth. Innovation tournaments aim to find a match that is not just good, but exceptional.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeveraging more than two decades of experience organizing innovation tournaments in Silicon Valley and on Wall Street, from Buenos Aires to Kuwait City, Shanghai to Moscow, and with many Fortune 500 companies, two renowned researchers, entrepreneurs, and the foremost experts on innovation tournaments offer a template that you can use to generate winning ideas that will drive great outcomes—whatever your challenges, whatever your business.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Innovation Tournament Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Exceptional Solutions to Any Challenge\u003c\/i\u003e, Wharton professors Christian Terwiesch and Karl T. Ulrich offer an engaging, often humorous, and always actionable guide to help you learn:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--How to frame and articulate your specific innovation challenge\u003cbr\u003e--How to decide on the right format, structure, and strategic direction for your own innovation tournament\u003cbr\u003e--How to maximize the quality of the opportunities that will compete\u003cbr\u003e--How to select the very best ideas\u003cbr\u003e--How to develop those ideas into real-world opportunities\u003cbr\u003e--How to use tournaments to foster a culture of innovation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFast-reading and filled with real-world successes, \u003ci\u003eThe Innovation Tournament Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive roadmap to finding a new match between a solution and a need that is not merely good, but \u003ci\u003eexceptional.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christian Terwiesch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42960144760950,"sku":"9781613631690","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_c1ee3ef9-cd31-4c35-8ebc-87c1c80e94f5.jpg?v=1767795635","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/the-innovation-tournament-handbook-9781613631690","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}