In this book, we will explore innovation leadership. Innovation is one of the most important success factors in modern businesses and society. The importance of human innovation can be traced back to our time as hunters and gatherers when we began to use early tools as primitive technologies. These tools became one of our first human innovations. At some point, people decided to develop civilization, live in groups, and survive together in communities, another significant innovation. As these communities began to trade with one another, early innovations in business, such as simple currencies, began to develop. Early peoples explored, established trade routes, and discovered new ideas and cultures.

By our very nature, people create. ...

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