Andrew Hargadon
The pursuit of innovation doesn’t depend on genius. Instead, it demands ingenuity — the ability to come up with solutions that are original and clever given the constraints that you and everyone else face.
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The penicillin story makes clear that the need to come up with a new and brilliant idea is often overrated. The ideas are out there, and people can see them. They just … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Author: Andrew Hargadon | Source: strategy+business | Subject: Innovation
In Search of Ingenuity
The quiet heroes of innovation do the little things that bring big ideas to life.
Editor’s Note: this article also tells the interesting story of the development of penicillin.
Content: Article | Author: Andrew Hargadon | Source: strategy+business | Subject: Innovation
Together We Innovate
Geniuses are great. But bright, motivated teams are better. Unfortunately, many companies are pouring more money into generating ideas, but falling short on team-building, networking and collaboration. In a Wall Street Journal Online article, Accenture’s Robert Thomas and three noted academics dissect the problem and posit a solution.
Content: Article | Authors: Andrew Hargadon, Rob Cross, Robert J. Thomas, Salvatore Parise | Source: Accenture | Subject: Innovation
How Breakthroughs Happen: The Surprising Truth About How Companies Innovate
Breakthrough ideas are more about networking than inspirational strokes of genius, says UC-Davis professor Hargadon. In this book he studies the genesis of big product ideas from the light bulb to biotech and finds that “technology brokering” – the combination of pieces of ideas drawn from different markets and industries – drives the innovation process that generates many breakthroughs.
Content: Book | Author: Andrew Hargadon | Subjects: Innovation, Management