Harrington H. James - The innovation tools handbook. Volume 2: evolutionary and improvement tools that every Innovator Must Know

Volume 2

The Innovation Tools Handbook

Evolutionary and Improvement Tools That Every Innovator Must Know

Volume 2

The Innovation Tools Handbook

Evolutionary and Improvement Tools That Every Innovator Must Know

Edited by H. James Harrington Frank Voehl

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Harrington, H. J. (H. James), editor. | Voehl, Frank, 1946- editor.

Title: The innovation tools handbook / H. James Harrington and Frank Voehl, editors.

Description: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2016- | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2015042020 | ISBN 9781498760492 (vol. 1)

Subjects: LCSH: Technological innovations--Management. | Diffusion of innovations--Management. | New products.

Classification: LCC HD45 .I53795 2016 | DDC 658.4/063--dc23

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I dedicate this book to my son, Jim. As I have grown older I rely more and more on him to keep things running smoothly. In spite of his heavy workload (many nights he is still working at 3 a.m.), he always finds time to call me every evening to be sure Im okay and wish me good night. Two or three times a week he breaks loose from his normal work schedule to bring me my dinner and spend the evening with me watching television. I thank God that he gave me such a loving and caring son. He really is the sunlight in my life.

H. James Harrington

I dedicate this book to Dr. Myron Tribus, the father of the Quality Council Innovation Movement, who is both a friend and a very powerful influence in my life. He never met a problem he couldnt solve, nor a conundrum he couldnt puzzle outa deep thinker who taught me that thinking about thinking was a goal to be sought after. Thank you for teaching us how to be innovative and to use our creativity for the betterment of man and the world around us.

Frank Voehl

Contents

Frank Voehl

H. James Harrington

Frank Voehl

Achmad Rundi

H. James Harrington

Dimis Michaelides

Douglas Nelson

H. James Harrington

H. James Harrington

H. James Harrington

H. James Harrington

H. James Harrington

H. James Harrington

H. James Harrington

Stuart Burge

Frank Voehl

Douglas Nelson and Frank Voehl

Frank Voehl

Peter Westbrook and Neil Farmer

Frank Voehl

Charles Mignosa

H. James Harrington

H. James Harrington

This book is part of a three-book series designed to provide its readers with the tools and methodologies that all innovators should be familiar with and able to use. These are the output from the Tools and Methodologies Working Group of the International Association of Innovative Professionals (IAOIP). The working group was made up of the following individuals:

H. James Harrington, chairman

Frank Voehl, co-chairman

Yared Akalou

Sifer Aseph

Scott Benjamin

Carl Carlson

Gul Aslan Damci

Richard Day

Lisa Friedman

Thomas Gaskin

Dallas Goodall

Luis Guedes

Paul Hefner

Dana Landry

Elena Litovinskaia

Nikolaos Machairas

Thomas Mazzone

Chad McAllister

Pratik Mehta

Dimis Michaelides

Howard Moskowitz

Michael Phillips

Jose Carlos Arce Rioboo

Achmad Rundi

Robert Sheesley

Max Singh

Nithinart Sinthudeacha

Henryk Stawicki

Maria Thompson

Hongbin Wang

David Wheeler

Jay van Zyl

The mission statement for the Tools and Methodology Working Group is

Using the expertise and experience of the organizations members and literature research, the working group will define the tools and methodologies that are extensively used in support of the innovation process. The working group will narrow the comprehensive list of tools and methodologies to a list of the ones that are most frequently used in the innovative process and which are the ones that innovative professionals should be confident in using effectively. For each tool and methodology, the working group will prepare a write-up that includes its definition, when it should be used, how to use it, examplesof how it has been used, and a list of 5 to 15 questions that can be used to determine if an individual understands the tool or methodology.

To accomplish this mission, the working group studied the literature that was available to define tools and methodologies that were proposed or being used. They also contacted numerous universities that are teaching classes on innovation or entrepreneurship to determine what tools and methodologies they were promoting. In addition, they contacted individual consultants who are providing advice and guidance to organizations in order to identify tools and methodologies they were recommending. As a result of this research, a list of more than 200 tools and methodologies was identified as being potential candidates for the innovative professional.

The group then sent surveys out to leading innovative lecturers, teachers, and consultants, asking them to classify each tool or methodology into one of the following categories: