Digital Media and Innovation

This is an excellent text. Traditional elements of innovation are discussed, supplemented with some of the more technical elements of digital. A lot of ground is covered, which gives a wide foundation for further reading around specific topics. Good relevant examples from industry included as well.

• Chapter 1: Innovation and the Power of a Good IdeaWhat Is Innovation?The Power of a Good IdeaResearch and DevelopmentMavericks and the Power of a Good IdeaThree Strategic Approaches to Business TransformationDigital Medial and InnovationInnovation FailureChapter 2: Business Model InnovationBusiness Model Innovation: Strategies and ApproachesHome Box Office, Inc.Amazon.comGoogleChapter 3: Product Innovation and DesignIdeation: The Power of New IdeasSynthesis: Asking the Tough QuestionsNew Product DevelopmentProduct DesignSony CorporationThe Walt Disney CompanyAppleChapter 4: Business Process InnovationBusiness Process: Theoretical TraditionsBusiness Process and Organizational PerformanceDell Inc.Walt Disney Company: Disney World Park and ResortNetflixChapter 5: Innovation FailureBusiness and Innovation FailureDisruptive TechnologyThe Eastman Kodak CompanyBlockbusterThe Sony CorporationChapter 6: The Diffusion of Innovation RevisitedDiffusion of InnovationThe Innovation/Decision ProcessOpinioned Leadership ReconsideredRate of AdoptionProduct Launches and IntroductionsWhy New Product Launches Sometimes FailCreative Destruction in the Digital AgeThe Sharing EconomyThe Tipping PointChapter 7: The Intelligent NetworkThe Intelligent Network: Understanding Internal Structures and System ProcessesThe Intelligent NetworkHierarchical OrderingInterdependencyExchangeEquifinalityRedundancyNetwork HolismPermeabilityChapter 8: Digital Media and Innovation IDigital MediaPrinciples of Digital Communication and Binary LogicInteractivityVirtual CommunicationInformation SearchChapter 9: Digital Media and Innovation IIPersonalizationMobilityConvergenceArtificial IntelligenceChapter 10: Smart Cities and the Common GoodSmart CitiesBroadband Delivery and Smart CitiesNet NeutralityDigital Media and Intellectual PropertyChapter 11: FacebookHistorical OverviewA Business Perspective on the Power of Social MediaFacebook: Business Model InnovationFacebook’s Business PerformancePrivacy ConcernsPolitical Activism and the Power of Social MediaChapter 12: Digital News Reporting, Computer Tablets, and the New JournalismThe Causes and Consequences of Newspaper Circulation DeclineThe Computer TabletDigital News ReportingChapter 13: Hacker CultureA CultureHaving the Right PeopleHacker CultureRisk and ExperimentationCreating the Proper Work SpaceSerendipitous ConnectionsInnovation Centers Within the Mainstream