Max Mckeown
Encyclopedia
Max McKeown is an English
writer
, consultant
, guru
and researcher
specialising in innovation
strategy, leadership and culture. He has written four books and conducts research with Warwick Business School
(Young, 2008). He is a fellow of the RSA
. He served on the Advisory Board for the Rollins Center for eBusiness. He earned his Masters in Business Administration and Ph.D. from the Warwick Business School
.
Mckeown is an advocate of innovation culture. He also argues that failure can be positive for progress if it is viewed as part of learning (Chynoweth, 2010). He makes a distinction between change and progress, "Change is inevitable but progress is not" (Mckeown, 2008).
England
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writer
Writer
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, consultant
Consultant
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, guru
Guru
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and researcher
Researcher
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specialising in innovation
Innovation
Innovation is the creation of better or more effective products, processes, technologies, or ideas that are accepted by markets, governments, and society...
strategy, leadership and culture. He has written four books and conducts research with Warwick Business School
Warwick Business School
Warwick Business School, also known as WBS, was established in 1967 as the School of Industrial and Business Studies.It offers undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD degree programmes,as well as non-degree executive education for individuals and companies....
(Young, 2008). He is a fellow of the RSA
Royal Society of Arts
The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce is a British multi-disciplinary institution, based in London. The name Royal Society of Arts is frequently used for brevity...
. He served on the Advisory Board for the Rollins Center for eBusiness. He earned his Masters in Business Administration and Ph.D. from the Warwick Business School
Warwick Business School
Warwick Business School, also known as WBS, was established in 1967 as the School of Industrial and Business Studies.It offers undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD degree programmes,as well as non-degree executive education for individuals and companies....
.
Mckeown is an advocate of innovation culture. He also argues that failure can be positive for progress if it is viewed as part of learning (Chynoweth, 2010). He makes a distinction between change and progress, "Change is inevitable but progress is not" (Mckeown, 2008).
Books
- Adaptability: The Art of Winning, Kogan Page, 2012 (Forthcoming)
- The Strategy Book, Financial Times / Prentice Hall, 2011 (Forthcoming)
- The Truth About Innovation, Prentice Hall, 2008.
- Unshrink: Yourself - People - Business - the World , Financial Times/ Prentice Hall, 2002.
- Why They Don't Buy, Financial Times/ Prentice Hall, 2001.
- E-Customer , FT.com, 2001.