About this ebook
Today, we face a bewildering array of changes coming from many directions—globalization, government policy, market disorganization, technology, business trends, demographics, social distortion, and environmental uncertainty. These mega forces are disrupting how organizations do business and often determine whether they succeed or fail.
Boom! Deciphering Innovation: How Disruption Drives Companies to Transform or Die is a 30,000-foot guide for leaders who need to make sense of the disruptive landscape, the nature of innovation, and the role of leadership in reinventing the future. The lessons are useful whether you are a leader in a big or small company, nonprofit or government organization.
The book is designed to be a quick, fun read. The authors use lively, conversational language, pictures, and short case studies to tell the story of what happened, winners and losers, innovation and transformation. They also provide advice on the first steps in making a company future-ready.
About the Authors
Lisa Hendrickson is an award-winning serial entrepreneur, innovative strategist, thought leader and purposeful disruptor. An Inc. 500 and TEDx Speaker, she is known for her simple elegant solutions that address complex business problems. She is the founder of Spark City, a “Thinking Partner” consultancy that helps companies trail blaze new products, services and business models.
For over 25 years, Jim Colwick has worked with executive teams in Fortune 500, mid-size and entrepreneurial corporations and government to reshape their futures. Jim has also held senior leadership positions in innovative, high-growth, technology consultancies focused on business strategy, technology optimization, customer experience and business transformation. Jim specializes in strategy, innovation, people and change.
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About the author
Lisa Hendrickson sold her first idea for a company to her father when she was five years old for twenty-five cents. Today she is a serial entrepreneur who has lived an immersive life around start-up ventures. She is the founder of Spark City, a “Thinking Partner” consultancy that helps companies trailblaze new products, services and business models. Prior, she was the COO of HCC, an award-winning pioneering sustainable luxury interiors company that became one of the fastest growing inner city companies in America garnering a coveted slot in the ICIC 100. She’s been a featured speaker at both Inc 500 and Inc Magazine’s GrowCo conferences.
She is the creator of many entrepreneurial programs including the FutureLAB series, The Sh*FT MethodTM, Morning Salon, and The Sustainable Organization. She is an Adjunct Professor of Business at FIT teaching Entrepreneurship and Sustainability where she is also the program designer for “Finance for Design.” She has appeared on BBC World Business Report, The New York Times, CBS’s The Early Show, ABC’s World News Tonight, Crain’s NY, and many other fine news outlets.
For over 25 years, Jim Colwick has worked with executive leadership teams to reshape their futures, ranging from initiatives to improve corporate performance to the design and implementation of new business models to take advantage of disruptions in the marketplace. Jim specializes in executive alignment, accelerated strategy, workforce engagement, and development of agile organizations. His clients have included Fortune 500, mid-size and entrepreneurial corporations in advanced technology, energy, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, transportation, and government. Jim has also held senior leadership positions in innovative, high-growth, technology consultancies focused on business strategy, technology optimization, customer experience, and business transformation. He can be reached at www.linkedin.com/in/
