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  • Paperback Edition
    • 978-1-03-831805-3
    • 6.0 x 9.0 inches
    • Black & White interior
    • 180 pages
  • Hardcover Edition
    • 978-1-03-831806-0
    • 6.0 x 9.0 inches
    • Black & White interior
    • 180 pages
  • Keywords
    • employee engagement,
    • frontline leadership,
    • organizational change,
    • innovation culture,
    • leadership development,
    • future of work,
    • workplace transformation

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Ideas to Action
Unlock your organization's hidden genius to ignite innovation and accelerate results
by Rick Tucci


In the age of AI, your greatest innovation engine isn't artificial—it's human. As automation reshapes the workplace, the real opportunity isn't choosing between systems and people—it's integrating them. Ideas to Action makes the case—and delivers the roadmap—for unlocking the untapped genius of your frontline workforce and turning insight into measurable results. Built on 35+ years of real-world application across Fortune 500 companies, healthcare systems, and public agencies, this book isn't about trends or theory. It's about returning to what works: making it easy for employees to share ideas, take ownership, and lead change. Transformation strategist Rick Tucci shares the Ideas-to-Action Process™—a simple, scalable framework that empowers employees at all levels to contribute meaningfully to innovation and growth. This method sidesteps the common traps of top-down change by giving frontline teams structured tools to turn insight into impact. In this practical, fast-moving guide, you'll learn how to: • Engage employees as true partners in innovation • Tap existing know-how—without relying on outside consultants • Build a culture of continuous improvement and adaptability • Deliver measurable results in weeks—not months or years From the plant floor to the executive suite, Ideas to Action offers a repeatable system for building a more agile, invested, and innovative organization—and doing it fast. This is the future of work—and a return to what matters most. Don't just manage change. Lead it—from the inside out. Learn more and access free tools and resources at www.ideastoactionplatform.com.

www.ideastoactionplatform.com


"The Ideas-to-Action Process, developed by Rick and his team, was embraced by my leadership teams and became an invaluable component of our transformation strategies, harnessing the collective genius of our workforce to produce measurable results in rapid time frames." —Steven J. Preston, 22nd Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration


Rick Tucci believes the future of work isn't just AI—it’s human ingenuity. For over 35 years, he has helped leaders unlock the hidden genius of their frontline employees to drive innovation, accelerate results, and build stronger cultures. He is the founder of Leap Academy and developer of the Ideas-to-Action Process™, used by Fortune 500s, public agencies, and nonprofits worldwide. Rick holds an MBA from the Booth School of Business and is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt. Learn more at www.ideastoactionplatform.com


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Foreword by
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