INDEX 241
capturing and sharing knowledge
118–21
feedback and idea implementation
117–18
and information flow 117–21
key foundation for HII 119–21
policy deployment 102
company-wide quality control 12
competitive advantage 182–3
Complete Computers 200–206
corrective action scheme 201–2
full launch of the CI scheme 205–6
introducing a high-involvement
continuous improvement scheme
202–4
piloting the scheme 204–5
success of the CI scheme 206
suggestion scheme 202
components of high-involvement capability
65–7
Confederation of Danish Industries 71,
210
consistency 100–101, 132
ability to create 124
cluster of behaviours 235
lack of 132
consultative cascade 132
contingency issues 71
continuous improvement 12, 65, 211
ability to manage HII strategically 67,
78, 97, 124, 138, 175, 228
cluster of behaviours 238
programmes 76
stages in the evolution 229
Continuous Improvement Self-Assessment
Tool 71
continuous innovation 25
core competence 179
accumulation over time 183
Corning Glass 3
creation of innovation model 56–64
Level 1 58
Level 1/2 58–9
Level 2 59–61
Level 3 61–2
Level 4 62–3
Level 5 63–4
creation of innovative culture 35–6
creative climate 54
creative combinations 48–9
creative destruction 164–5
creative styles 11
creativity 1, 130–31
crisis 198
Crosby methodology 200–206
definition 201
four principles 200, 202
price of non-conformance 202
cross-boundary HII activities 87
cluster of behaviours 236
problems and opportunities 160
‘culture’ 37–8
making HII part of 94–5
measurement of 53–4
cycle of reinforcement 37
Danfoss 199–200
business process re-engineering 199
lean production 200
total quality management 199
Data General 46
dealing with problems 81–7
developing and helping awareness and
understanding 81–2
enabling cross-boundary HII activities
87
enabling focus and direction 86–7
enabling involvement and participation
82–5
enabling learning 86
ensuring good fit 86
leadership 85
supporting and developing HII system
87
Deming Prize 140, 192, 208–9
Deming Wheel 82, 97, 139, 186
use in problem solving 108, 186
demotivation 106
developing awareness and understanding
81–2
developing continuous improvement
capability 155–6
developing ‘do different‘ innovation
routines 216–17
developing HII system towards higher
levels 87
development of innovation model 54–6
‘do better’ and ‘do different’ innovation
171, 192
challenges 192
conflict between the two routines
216–17
developing ‘do different‘ innovation
routines 216–17
innovator’s dilemma 192
options 171
role of serendipity 170
dominant design 166
Dow Jones index 179
Drug Delivery Systems Ltd 125–7
Dutton Engineering 171–4
dynamic capability 183
Eastman, George 166
Electro Products 146–7
policy deployment 146