The Innovation Tournament Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Exceptional Solutions to Any Challenge Paperback – March 14, 2023

The book offers a step-by-step guidance on how to generate innovative ideas, evaluate them, and avoid common pitfalls such as settling for mediocre ideas. The authors' approach is easy to follow, and they provide plenty of great examples to illustrate their points. Whether you're an individual looking to spark your creativity or an organization seeking to develop game-changing solutions, this book offers practical advice that can help you achieve your goals.One of the book's strengths is its emphasis on the importance of creating a structured innovation process. The authors outline a tournament-based approach to innovation, where ideas are generated and evaluated in a competitive environment. This approach not only helps to weed out weaker ideas but also fosters a culture of innovation within an organization. By providing a framework for innovation, the authors help individuals and organizations to take a more deliberate and intentional approach to problem-solving.Another highlight of the book is the authors' emphasis on evaluation. Coming up with innovative ideas is only half the battle; the other half is determining which ideas are worth pursuing. The authors provide a set of criteria for evaluating ideas based on their potential impact, feasibility and novelty. By using these criteria, individuals and organizations can avoid investing time and resources into ideas that are unlikely to succeed.It’s a fast and must- read for anyone looking to develop game-changing solutions. Highly recommended!

As an associate professor teaching service operations, I found The Innovation Tournament Handbook to be an exceptional resource for anyone seeking to solve creative problem-solving tasks. Christian Terwiesch and Karl T. Ulrich provide an engaging and actionable guide for businesses and individuals looking to generate winning ideas and drive great outcomes. The step-by-step approach is easy to follow, and the real-world examples provide a comprehensive roadmap for finding the best solutions to any challenge. The book is fast-reading, filled with humor, and most importantly, it's practical. I highly recommend The Innovation Tournament Handbook to anyone looking to foster a culture of innovation and find exceptional solutions. Five stars!

The Innovation Tournament Handbook by Terwiesch and Ulrich is a must-read for anyone looking to develop their creative potential and generate novel ideas to solve any challenge. With two decades of experience in organizing innovation tournaments across various industries, the authors share their insights and best practices in a clear and engaging way. The book's step-by-step approach, coupled with the ample details provided, is very helpful as it enhances the practicality of the book.Whether you are a manager, entrepreneur, consultant, teacher, student, or just a curious person, this book is invaluable and fun to read and use. I highly recommend it!

My team has been charged with become more innovative this year. Honestly wasn't sure where to start. The Innovation Tournament Handbook has been very helpful in structuring our plan. The book includes specific guidance on getting senior management buy-in, and on properly crafting the challenge. Very helpful.

I really appreciated the well-structured and clear guide! Already talking to people in my company about how we can host our own innovation tournament following this process. A must-read for anyone looking to foster innovation in a rapid, fun manner!

This book is a quick read, but contains a lot of information. The authors use many real examples from very different companies, from consumer goods to health care. The examples make the ideas clear and easy to apply.

Innovation Tournaments is a must read. Applicable to every type of organization, the book is a terrific, easy-to-read, practical how-to for developing great ideas that can deliver better results or outcomes - broadly defined – for your organization. The book makes the science of innovation approachable through its concise explanations and highly relatable examples as well as with its surprising humor. Reading it felt like taking a fun, innovation class at a leading MBA program. A great resource for aspiring entrepreneurs, leaders at all levels in established organizations or career business consultants like myself, Innovation Tournament is a fun to read, content rich guide for driving positive tangible results. The book is well worth your time.

Easy to follow, and apply. A handbook for those who want to design and run an innovation process for your companies.