Want to be better at innovation and create change that sticks? With over 60,000 “Innovation” books available on Amazon, where do you start? You can’t go wrong with these…
Getting started with the basics of innovation
Anthony, S. D. (2011). The little black book of innovation: How it works, how to do it. [Intrapreneur’s Book Club book].
General reference books for practitioners of innovation
Viki, T. (2019). The corporate startup: How established companies can develop successful innovation ecosystems. This is a brilliant, go-to resource!
How to find opportunities to innovate: the Jobs-to-be-done theory
Christensen, C. M., Hall, T., Dillon, K., Duncan, D. S. (2016). Competing against luck: The story of innovation and customer choice. A classic, buy it!
Klement, A. (2018). When coffee and kale compete. Download for free here! Thanks Alan Klement!
Must-haves for testing business ideas
Ries, E. (2011). The lean startup: How constant innovation creates radically successful businesses. The book that launched the lean startup movement.
Maurya, A. (2012). Running lean: Iterate from plan A to a plan that works (2nd ed.). Learn about the Lean Model Canvas. A valuable tool to know.
Bland, D.J., Osterwalder, A. (2019). Testing business ideas: A field guide for rapid experimentation.
Boost the creativity of your ideas
Murray, D. K. (2010). Borrowing brilliance: The six steps to business innovation by building on the ideas of others.
What is your strategy?
McGrath, R. (2019). Seeing around corners: How to spot inflection points in business before they happen.
Anthony, S.D., Gilbert, C.G., Johnson, M.W. (2017). Dual transformation: How to reposition today’s business while creating the future
Osterwalder, A., Pigneur, Y., Smith, A., Etiemble, F. (2020). The invincible company: How to constantly reinvent your organization with inspiration from the world’s best business models.
Johnson, M. W. (2019). Reinvent your business model: How to seize the white space for transformative growth.
Chan Kim, W., Mauborgne, R. (2015). Blue ocean strategy: How to create uncontested market space and make the competition irrelevant.
Improve your communication to influence (but take care; with power comes responsibility so use for good!)
Heath, C., Heath, D. (2007) Made to stick: Why some ideas survive and others die.
Berger, J. (2020). The catalyst: How to change anyone’s mind. [Intrapreneur’s Book Club book]
Understanding & influencing behaviour change
Clear, J. (2018). Atomic habits: An easy and proven way to build good habits and break bad ones.
Berger, J. (2020). The catalyst: How to change anyone’s mind. [Intrapreneur’s Book Club book]
