] Inspiration is fine, but above all, innovation is really
] a management process.
]
] Ask most people who invented the lightbulb, and they will
] promptly provide the wrong answer: Thomas Alva Edison.
] Truth is, the famous inventor's 1879 debut of his
] incandescent light trailed others by decades. So why does
] he get all the glory? Mostly because of what he did next,
] notes Andrew Hargadon, author of How Breakthroughs
] Happen: The Surprising Truth about How Companies
] Innovate.

A pretty compelling review of the book.

Building An Idea Factory