Preface & Translators’ Note -- Innovation management – limits of planning and new challenges -- The KES-MI project -- Innovation work – artistic, experience-based, playful -- Innovation process – flexible, open, non-linear -- Management of the informal by situational project management -- Management of the informal by cooperative transfer of experience -- Management of the informal by decisions within the work process -- Learning innovation work – Learning concept and framework -- Balanced innovation management accounting – Reliable evaluation and planning within the innovation process -- The Authors -- Index.

This book explores new approaches to successful innovation - with all uncertainty. Its focal points are management of the informal and a new perspective of human work: innovation work is based on artistic, experience-based and playful action. The book helps recognize and utilize new success potentials for innovation in enterprises. It addresses managers and experts who are interested in promoting innovation in practice. Moreover, scientists will gather new interdisciplinary insights into innovation management and work organization from this book.