Topic Mentor

Kumar Nochur

Kumar Nochur is a consultant and educator with over 20 years of experience in the field of implementing innovation. He has taught business strategy, innovation, and technology management courses at Boston University and the University of Melbourne. He has worked with such industry leaders as 3M, AT&T (Bell Labs), General Electric, Gillette, Procter & Gamble, Johnson and Johnson, and National Semiconductor to improve their innovation practices. Dr. Nochur leads courses and workshops on topics such as Skills for Innovators and Managing Innovation. He is also a frequent speaker at conferences on innovation, new product development, and knowledge management. Dr. Nochur received a Ph.D. in the Management of Technological Innovation from the Sloan School of Management at MIT. He is the founder of Vidya Inc. and can be reached at knochur@vidyainc.com.

 

Topic Source Notes

Learn

Rosabeth Moss Kanter. "The Middle Manager as Innovator." Harvard Business Review OnPoint Enhanced Edition. Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing, 2001.

John P. Kotter. Leading Change. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1996.

David Krackhardt and Jeffrey R. Hanson. "Informal Networks: The Company Behind the Chart." Harvard Business Review, July-August 1993.

Patty Laduke, Tom Andrews, and Keith Yamashita. "Igniting a Passion for Innovation." Strategy & Innovation, July-August 2003.

Theodore Levitt. "Creativity is not Enough," Harvard Business Review OnPoint Enhanced Edition. Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing, 2002.

Kumar Nochur. Skills for Innovators. Newton, MA: Vidya Inc., 2003.

Gifford Pinchot III. Intrapreneuring: Why You Don't Have to Leave the Corporation to Become an Entrepreneur. New York: Harper & Row, 1985.

Gifford Pinchot and Ron Pellman. Intrapreneuring in Action: A Handbook for Business Innovation. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehle, 1999.

Steps

Rosabeth Moss Kanter. "The Middle Manager as Innovator." Harvard Business Review OnPoint Enhanced Edition. Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing, 2001.

John P. Kotter. Leading Change. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1996.

Kumar Nochur. Skills for Innovators. Newton, MA: Vidya Inc., 2003.

Gifford Pinchot III. Intrapreneuring: Why You Don't Have to Leave the Corporation to Become an Entrepreneur. New York: Harper & Row, 1985.

Gifford Pinchot and Ron Pellman. Intrapreneuring in Action: A Handbook for Business Innovation. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 1999.

Tips

John P. Kotter. Leading Change. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1996.

Kumar Nochur. Skills for Innovators. Newton, MA: Vidya Inc., 2003.

Gifford Pinchot III. Intrapreneuring: Why You Don't Have to Leave the Corporation to Become an Entrepreneur. New York: Harper & Row, 1985.

Gifford Pinchot and Ron Pellman. Intrapreneuring in Action: A Handbook for Business Innovation. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 1999.

Tools

Rosabeth Moss Kanter. "The Middle Manager as Innovator." Harvard Business Review OnPoint Enhanced Edition, September 2001.

John P. Kotter. Leading Change. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1996.

Kumar Nochur. Skills for Innovators. Newton, MA: Vidya Inc., 2003.

Gifford Pinchot III. Intrapreneuring: Why You Don't Have to Leave the Corporation to Become an Entrepreneur. New York: Harper & Row, 1985.

Gifford Pinchot and Ron Pellman. Intrapreneuring in Action: A Handbook for Business Innovation. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 1999.