Drucker Prize Resource Library
Innovative organizations aren’t merely smart. They strive for a deep understanding of whom they serve and why; they communicate effectively; and they have the right kind of leadership. As Peter Drucker noted, the focus of innovation “is not knowledge but performance.”
Listed below are a number of resources, including Drucker readings and in-depth interviews with leading social sector thinkers, to help push your organization toward greater effectiveness and successful innovation with a focus on performance.
On Boards
- Video: Anne Wallestad — Balancing the Short and Long Term
- Video: Dick Chait — Generative Board Governance
- Reading: Drucker on the Nonprofit Board
On Customer-Centered Design
- Video: Matt Plummer and Taz Hussein — Demand-Driven Innovation
- Reading: Drucker on What the Customer Values
- Reading: Drucker on Being Customer-Centric
- Video: Jocelyn Wyatt — Customer-Centered Design
- Video: Clay Christensen and Anushka Ratnayake — Understanding the Customer
On Innovation
- Reading: Drucker on the Seven Sources of Innovative Opportunity
- Video: The Do’s and Don’ts of Innovation
- Reading: Drucker on The Innovative Organization
- Video: Rob Ricigliano — Innovation via Systems Thinking
- Reading: Drucker on Looking out the Window
- Reading: Drucker on Implementing Innovation
- Reading: Drucker on Creating an Innovative Culture
- Video: Julia Wilson — Managing Innovation With Your Team
On Leadership
- Video: Mario Morino — Fostering an Innovative Culture
- Video: Zach First and Rick Wartzman — Succession Planning
- Reading: Drucker on The Succession Decision
- Video: Jim Collins — Change and Continuity
- Reading: Drucker on Change and Continuity
- Reading: Drucker on Balancing the Short and the Long Term
On Mission
- Reading: Drucker on Mission
On Planned Abandonment
- Video: Kevin McCoy — Planned Abandonment
- Reading: Drucker on Planned Abandonment
- Video: Zach First — Planned Abandonment
On Results
- Video: Dean Fixsen — Evidence-based Implementation of Evidence-Based Innovation
- Reading: Drucker on Results
- Video: Kate Sturla — Results and Program Evaluation
- Reading: Drucker on Results and Evaluation
On Strategy