The Value of Innovation

Acknowledgements

This book had its beginnings over a decade ago when we conducted our five-day ROI Certification workshop for two groups, one in Copenhagen and the other in Istanbul. The participants in both groups were individuals involved with innovation projects, and they wanted to show the return on investment for those projects. They used the ROI Methodology and completed their projects to obtain the designation of Certified ROI Professional (CRP). From that point, we worked with hundreds of other organizations in innovation, including nonprofits, NGOs, and governments. This work clearly revealed that this methodology applies extremely well in the innovation and creativity space. We owe a debt of gratitude to those early adopters of this process in our work with innovation, spanning all continents.

We want to thank our editor and publisher, Phil Carmical for his patience with the delivery of this book. We’ve worked with Phil for many years, and we are pleased to deliver another book to him at Scrivener, a Wiley Imprint. We also want to thank Hope Nicholas, director of publications at ROI Institute. Hope manages our publications and editorial projects and has done a marvelous job with this book in the midst of hectic schedules, numerous deadlines, and countless interruptions. Thank you, Hope, for another great job. We also want to thank Kylie McLeod, our Communications Coordinator, for putting the finishing touches on the book. Thanks Kylie for a job well done.

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