Managing Innovative Projects and Programs

9Special Mention Tools and Methodologies

DOI: 10.4324/b22993-9

Introduction

There is a myriad of different tools and methodologies that have been developed to help an organization or individuals be creative/innovative. A working group was formed by the International Association of Innovation Professionals (IAOIP) to evaluate the tools and methodologies that were presently being used and determine which were the most useful. To accomplish this mission, the working group studied the literature that was currently available to define tools and methodologies that were presently proposed or being used. They also contacted numerous universities that were teaching classes and innovation and entrepreneurship to determine what tools and methodologies ...