This practical guide reveals the nine major "fatigue factors" that can block the path to innovation success, along with solutions to energize innovation. Original advances in innovation practice and new case studies are applied to guide inventors, entrepreneurs, companies, universities, and even policy makers in conquering innovation fatigue. Cost-effective solutions include guidance on intellectual assets, dealing with disruptive innovation, and driving innovation using the "Horn of Innovation'„¢" and "Circuit of Innovation'„¢" models. A surprising view of DaVinci as an engine of open innovation is presented. Throughout the book, a unique aspect is exploring the journey of innovators, including corporate employees and entrepreneurs, at the often-overlooked personal level using the metaphor of immigrants in a strange land to identify barriers and solutions.Dr. Jeffrey Dean Lindsay (Appleton, WI) is the Director of Solution Development at Innovationedge, a firm specializing in strategic innovation and growth. Cheryl A. Perkins (Appleton, WI) is a BusinessWeek Top 25 Champion of Innovation in the World and founder and President of Innovationedge. Dr. Mukund Karanjikar (Auburn, AL) is a consultant assisting energy companies in creating innovation alliances.

Jeff Lindsay, PHD, is the Director of Solution Development at Innovationedge, a management-consulting firm that specializes in strategic innovation and growth. He is a U.S. patent agent, an inventor with over 100 patents, and the former corporate patent strategist of Kimberly-Clark Corporation.

Cheryl Perkins is the founder and President of Innovationedge, as well as a thought leader in innovation and a creative catalyst in brand-building initiatives for companies looking for that innovative edge. In 2006, BusinessWeek chose Cheryl as one of the ?Top 25 Champions of Innovation in the World.?

Mukund Karanjikar, PHD, is a senior associate at Technology Holding LLC where he pursues break-through innovations in energy and the environment. He is a champion of collaborative innovation in energy and related fields. His publications span idea management, new product development, and open innovation.