Connect the Dots - Agile Innovation and Collaborative Ecosystems

How can companies create innovations when the future becomes increasingly unpredictable? What can organizations do to unite and orchestrate all of their internal and external stakeholders in the pursuit of the next big thing? How can we identify potential innovators and sources of innovation early on and leverage their advancement? Questions like these are essential for long-term strategies and decision making in today's highly dynamic, competitive market spaces. A focus on innovation has become a focal differentiator to ensure lasting success, growth, and competitive advantage. At the same time, however, our world is growing more connected by the day, the pace of change and technological progress is increasing, and the amount of available information is unfathomable. So, while innovation is more important to businesses than ever before, it can also be more challenging than ever before. With Connect the Dots, Catharina van Delden offers a unique perspective on this topic. As founder and CEO of innosabi, a software company specializing in the field of innovation, she has worked with renowned industry leaders such as Siemens, Daimler, or Allianz to transform the way they create new products and services. Connect the Dots is a summary of her approach to innovation, combined with first-hand insights, case studies, and recommendations for implementing it. Catharina van Delden's second book after the 2014 publication of Crowdsourced Innovation offers a great overview for companies and individuals looking to understand innovation as more than a task or project. This book is about this transformation of organizations into Innovation Ecosystems through the principles of Agile Innovation. It describes perspectives, methods, and best practices for enabling this change and a matching culture of innovation. Its goal is to provide you with the best possible map for venturing into the excited new territory that is digital transformation.