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Innovation books by Gijs van Wulfen

Practical inspiration for effective innovators. Innovation is difficult. These books make it easier.

Gijs van Wulfen shares proven methods, practical tools and refreshing insights to help you break through barriers, create strong ideas and turn them into real impact. All the books featured below are available in English.

Breaking Innovation Barriers by Gijs van Wulfen

Breaking Innovation Barriers

Fifteen Strategies to Win Management Buy-In for Change
Published: 2024BIS Publishers, AmsterdamEnglishAlso in DutchISBN 9789063697204

Great ideas often meet resistance. This practical book presents fifteen proven strategies for winning the support of managers, colleagues, investors and customers, and turning their “no” into a “yes”.

Online Innovation by Gijs van Wulfen and co-authors

Online Innovation

Tools, Techniques, Methods and Rules to Innovate Online
Published: 2021BIS Publishers, AmsterdamEnglishAlso in JapaneseISBN 9789063696214
With: Maria Vittoria Colucci, Andrew Constable, Florian Hameister and Rody Vonk

How do you innovate effectively when your team cannot be together in one room? This hands-on guide offers methods, tools and practical advice for running successful online and hybrid innovation projects, including Design Sprints, Lightning Decision Jams and the FORTH innovation method.

Inspiration for Innovation by Gijs van Wulfen

Inspiration for Innovation

101 Lessons for Innovators
Published: 2018BIS Publishers, AmsterdamEnglishAlso in Dutch and JapaneseISBN 9789063694968

Innovation starts with looking at familiar situations differently. These 101 short, visual and thought-provoking lessons will inspire you to challenge established patterns, understand customers, improve innovation culture and bring your ideas to life.

The Innovation Maze by Gijs van Wulfen

The Innovation Maze

Four Routes to a Successful New Business Case
Published: 2016BIS Publishers, AmsterdamEnglishAlso in Dutch and JapaneseISBN 9789063694104

Innovation can feel like a maze, especially when you lack support, time, resources or a clear starting point. This practical guide offers four routes, starting from an idea, a technology, a customer issue or a business challenge, to help you develop a convincing new business case.

The Innovation Expedition by Gijs van Wulfen

The Innovation Expedition

A Visual Toolkit to Start Innovation
Published: 2013BIS Publishers, AmsterdamEnglishAlso in Dutch, Russian, Turkish, Italian and SpanishISBN 9789063693138

Starting innovation is like setting out on an expedition: you need a destination, the right team and a practical route forward. This highly visual toolkit combines explorer stories, business cases, checklists, maps and the FORTH innovation method to help you navigate the uncertain first stages of innovation.

Creating Innovative Products and Services by Gijs van Wulfen

Creating Innovative Products and Services

The FORTH Innovation Method
Published: 2011Gower Publishing, now part of RoutledgeEnglishISBN 9781409417545

This is the original in-depth guide to the FORTH innovation method. It takes you step by step from defining the innovation assignment and observing customers to generating ideas, testing concepts and presenting convincing mini business cases.

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Whether you are starting an innovation project, looking for stronger ideas or trying to win management support, there is a book here to guide you.

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