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Built to Innovate: Essential Practices to Wire Innovation into Your Company’s DNA
A Thinkers50 Best New Management Book for 2022 Launch your company to the top of its industry by driving and leveraging continuous innovation throughout your organization It’s no secret that continuous innovation is the key to seizing and maintaining the competitive edge in today’s increasingly challenging business environment. Unfortunately, the process for achieving this holy grail of business has been a mystery―until now. Built to Innovate delivers a proven system for building relentless innovation into your company’s DNA. Professor and former Dean of Executive Education at INSEAD and business innovation thought leader Ben M. Bensaou explores the essential practices of many of the world’s most innovative organizations―including BASF, AkzoNobel, Sabanci Group, Recruit Holdings, Ecocem, Starwood Hotels, Domino’s Pizza, Bayer, Marvel Studios, Allianz, and Fiskars―and demonstrates how you can leverage them in your own company. This practical guide shows how You’ll learn how to drive innovating in product design and creative use of technology―as well as business activities, such as business model redesign, customer service, distribution, finance, talent development, and sales. The big question on the mind of every business leader today What can I do to create extra value for my company and the customers we serve? Built to Innovate provides everything you need to transform your organization into an innovating engine that continually produces new products and processes to generate enormous new value for you and for the customers you serve.
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288 pages, Hardcover
Published September 7, 2021
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November 11, 2023
"Built to Innovate: Essential Practices to Wire Innovation into Your Company's DNA" by Ben M. Bensaou is a compelling guide that provides valuable insights into fostering a culture of innovation within organizations. The author make a convincing case for the importance of innovation in today's competitive business landscape.
The book offers a practical framework for companies looking to become more innovative. Bensaou draw from his extensive experience and research to outline the essential practices that can help organizations embed innovation into their DNA. He provide a roadmap for developing and implementing innovative strategies, processes, and structures.
Key Features:
Learn from Global Innovators: Explore the essential practices of world-renowned organizations like BASF, AkzoNobel, and Domino’s Pizza, understanding how they drive innovation across various business facets.
Comprehensive Innovation Approach:
From product design to technology integration, and from business model redesign to talent development, this practical guide covers all aspects of fostering continuous innovation.
Practical Insights: Gain actionable insights into driving innovation in areas such as customer service, distribution, finance, and sales, addressing the critical question on every business leader's mind – how to create extra value for your company and customers.
One of the strengths of this book is its real-world examples and case studies. The author illustrate their concepts with stories of companies that have successfully embraced innovation, making it relatable and actionable for readers. Whether you're a business leader, an entrepreneur, or simply interested in the dynamics of innovation, this book offers valuable takeaways.
"Built to Innovate" is a well-structured and informative guide that can serve as a valuable resource for anyone looking to drive innovation within their organization. It emphasizes the importance of innovation as a core competency and provides a roadmap for companies to thrive in a rapidly evolving business environment. If you're looking to stay ahead in the innovation game, this book is a worthy read.
The book offers a practical framework for companies looking to become more innovative. Bensaou draw from his extensive experience and research to outline the essential practices that can help organizations embed innovation into their DNA. He provide a roadmap for developing and implementing innovative strategies, processes, and structures.
Key Features:
Learn from Global Innovators: Explore the essential practices of world-renowned organizations like BASF, AkzoNobel, and Domino’s Pizza, understanding how they drive innovation across various business facets.
Comprehensive Innovation Approach:
From product design to technology integration, and from business model redesign to talent development, this practical guide covers all aspects of fostering continuous innovation.
Practical Insights: Gain actionable insights into driving innovation in areas such as customer service, distribution, finance, and sales, addressing the critical question on every business leader's mind – how to create extra value for your company and customers.
One of the strengths of this book is its real-world examples and case studies. The author illustrate their concepts with stories of companies that have successfully embraced innovation, making it relatable and actionable for readers. Whether you're a business leader, an entrepreneur, or simply interested in the dynamics of innovation, this book offers valuable takeaways.
"Built to Innovate" is a well-structured and informative guide that can serve as a valuable resource for anyone looking to drive innovation within their organization. It emphasizes the importance of innovation as a core competency and provides a roadmap for companies to thrive in a rapidly evolving business environment. If you're looking to stay ahead in the innovation game, this book is a worthy read.
October 11, 2021
This book was Stevo's Business Book of the Week for the week of 10/10, as selected by Stevo's Book Reviews on the Internet and Stevo's Novel Ideas. "Built to Innovate" provides everything you need to transform your organization into an innovating engine. Rather than reacting to the prospect of innovation with suspicion, defensiveness, and even hostility, Bensaou challenges leadership teams to continuously confront and adjust familiar orthodoxies/habits/traditions and to change beliefs and behaviors as needed. Engaging and accessable.
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Find more Business Books of the Week on my Goodreads Listopia page at https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9..., and find many more recommended books on my Amazon Influencer page at https://www.amazon.com/shop/stevo4747 or by searching for me on Google.
February 16, 2022
A wonderfully generous book!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 February 2022
It's unusual for such a seasoned academic to write such an accessible book and indeed to do so in his second language.
Bensaou does a magnificent job description of toggling between examples and frameworks and theories.
The real gem of this book is that the author himself worked as the lead consultant on so many of the case studies he shares.
Highlight case studies include Kordsa, EcoCem, Bayer and AkzoNobel as well as BASF, Samsung and Marvel.
The framework in chapter 10 enables anyone to start building their innovating muscles.
Bravo!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 February 2022
It's unusual for such a seasoned academic to write such an accessible book and indeed to do so in his second language.
Bensaou does a magnificent job description of toggling between examples and frameworks and theories.
The real gem of this book is that the author himself worked as the lead consultant on so many of the case studies he shares.
Highlight case studies include Kordsa, EcoCem, Bayer and AkzoNobel as well as BASF, Samsung and Marvel.
The framework in chapter 10 enables anyone to start building their innovating muscles.
Bravo!
November 13, 2021
Great ideas but they could be related in 20 pages. It’s overloaded with examples that often repeat. And like many business books are light on the messy details and formulaic in their telling of successes: Company A was doing bad then it adopted my innovation approach and suddenly did amazing!
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