Innovation the NASA Way

"Recommended for anyone fascinated by the world of space travel and exploration." - Library Journal

INNOVATION THE NASA WAY

Harnessing the Power of Your Organization for Breakthrough Success

Perhaps no other government agency has been so widely heralded for its mythical successes, consistently daring and dangerous missions, and technological advances, than NASA. For more than half a century its teams of scientists, engineers, developers, and designers have crafted the possible out of the impossible, adhered to demanding time constraints and budgets, and met new levels of exacting standards, all the while maintaining an unparalleled motivating drive to explore our universe, preserving the lives of astronauts, and challenging the very notion of galactic boundaries.

It is not a pun to say that NASA is “universally regarded” as one of perhaps the world’s most innovative and collaborative organizations. From Apollo 11 to Pathfinder, from The Mercury Program and Voyager to The Space Shuttle and beyond, INNOVATION THE NASA WAY (April 25, 2014; HC, $30.00) is a rover’s-eye view detailing the NASA process and how those breakthrough moments can propel your teams, ideas, and business forward.

NASA insider Rod Pyle, a leadership trainer who has insider access to NASA brass, uses memorable moments in NASA history, offering Challenges and Solutions that led to spectacular breakthroughs. The book culminates with a look at present-day projects including The International Space Station and Rover. “The NASA of today bears only a fading resemblance to the space agency that flew to the moon,” writes Pyle. “But the mainstays are there: the boldness, daring, and passion that infused NASA in those years remains in a more mature and altered form.”

For NASA devotees, the-business-of-space buffs, team leaders and managers, and anyone who has every looked up at the stars – this book examines how NASA became synonymous with innovation, and ponders its next great adventure.