TY - SER AU - Friedman, Hershey AU - Friedman, Linda W. TI - How to Transform an Ordinary Tech Firm into an Innovation Powerhouse PY - 0000/// CY - PB - KW - Innovation KW - Knowledge Economy KW - Leadership KW - Employee Engagement KW - Creativity N2 - Organizations that thrive in the highly competitive knowledge economy will need to employ the most creative people. A good idea could easily generate billions in profits for a company; being slow to adapt to changing conditions can destroy a firm. Innovative, engaged people are invaluable to an organization but have options and can easily find another job if dissatisfied. This paper describes what upper management must do to create a culture in which creative people are engaged, satisfied, and thrive ER -