The Innovation Zone demonstrates that most dynamic innovations are not a single stroke of brilliance and great, new products but are a disciplined, easily-learned business process that includes an organizational incubator that supports and sustains the practice of turning ideas into breakthrough innovations. Debunking nearly all other books' approach that innovation is just great products, classic examples such as GM and OnStar(R) and 3M and Post-It-Notes(R) demonstrate how the author's Six Lessons of Innovation can be learned, refined, and developed by leaders and organizations into core competencies for success.
 

Reviews:
“Innovation is a critical ingredient of any growth strategy, and it's implicit in the business model of all smart enterprises. Koulopoulos dissects what it take to innovate, so that others can learn from the rich examples in this book." 

- James Champy, chairman of consulting, Perot Systems; coauthor, Reengineering the Corporation

"Koulopoulos' distinctions between innovation and invention are fascinating. An important read for anyone looking to build and foster a culture of innovation within his or her company."

- Colin Angle, CEO and cofounder, iRobot

"Takes the mystery out of innovation. Moves innovation from something secret, behind the curtain, sequestered in t he laboratory to a real-life, practical approach of freeing staff to generate ideas and work the ideas through a rigorous process that produces results."

- Janice M. Abraham, President and CEO, United Educators

Thomas Koulopoulos is president of The Delphi Group, an Inc. 500 technology management and advisory company whose client list includes the Mayo Clinic, FBI, NYSE, Air France, CitiCorp, Apple, IBM, Microsoft, HP, Oracle, and others. A noted expert and author on business and technology innovation, he also is currently Executive Director at the Center for Business Innovation at Babson College and a frequent contributor to Forbes, BusinessWeek, NPR, and CNN. He is an internationally recognized authority on the individual and organizational implications of innovation on society and has written eight books on the topic.

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