How Breakthroughs Happen: Technology Brokering and the Pursuit of Innovation » (1st Edition)

In presenting case studies of past and present innovators and his own computer industry experience of the non-textbook reality of creating new ideas, Hargadon (technology management, U. of California, Davis) analyzes strategies of technology brokering, i.e. building on past innovations, and their implications for management. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Stanford Professor, author, Weird Ideas That Work, and coauthor, The Knowing-Doing Gap - Robert I. Sutton

"How Breakthroughs Happen is the best book ever written on how and why innovation happens, and how companies can cash in on it. Hargadon deftly explains the detailed steps that make innovation happen in any organization, especially how the most successful innovators use existing ideas to create breakthrough technologies, products, and services. If you enjoyed The Innovator's Dilemma or The Tipping Point, you will find Hargadon's book just as well-researched and well-written, but even more useful."