Effective team work is essential if innovation projects are to succeed. How to create
high-performing innovation teams provides practical guidance and advice on how to create
high-performing teams regardless of type or size of company organization or public
institution. It offers the reader pivotal tools and insights to use in practice. Both the
theory and practice for creating high-performing innovation teams are discussed and new tools
and insights are provided for managers consultants and academics. It answers the call for
rapid innovation to respond to the increasingly changing market and to shorter product life
cycles. How to create high-performing innovation teams addresses specifically the factors that
enable innovation work from the perspective of the organization the innovation team and its
members. In addition to co-located innovation teams the book also discusses the differences
among global organizations and what to consider in the creation of global high-performing
innovation teams.
