The Manager's Pocket Guide to Innovation

Table of contents

1. Title
2. Copyright
3. Dedication
4. Table of Contents
5. Introduction
6. Chapter 1: Why Innovate
   1. The Innovation Imperative
   2. World Challenges That Need Solutions
   3. What is Innovation?
   4. A Brief History of Innovation
   5. Darker Sides of Innovation
   6. Innovation by Accident
   7. Innovation by Getting Into Another Box
   8. Innovation by Those Outside the Field
   9. The First Step in Innovation
   10. Key Points
7. Chapter 2: The Innovative Mind
   1. Innovative Traits
   2. Thinking Skills for Innovators
   3. Key Points
8. Chapter 3: The Innovative Culture
   1. Attributes of an Innovative Culture
   2. A Challenge-Based Culture
   3. Open Source Innovation
   4. Leadership and the Innovative Culture
   5. Examples of Innovative Leadership
   6. The Concept of Scaffolding
   7. On Becoming an Innovative Culture
9. Chapter 4: Customer Focus
   1. Understanding the Consumer
   2. The Basics
   3. Getting Closer to the Consumer
   4. Value Chain Innovation
   5. Pathways to the Consumer
10. Chapter 5: The Process of Innovation
    1. New Product Development
    2. Fast Prototyping
    3. Other Innovation Processes
    4. Creative Problem Solving Institute Process
    5. The Process, Summarized
    6. Key Points
11. Chapter 6: Creative Collaboration
    1. Systems Approach
    2. Principles of Creative Collaboration
    3. Action Learning Groups
    4. Communities of Practice
    5. Examples of Creative Collaboration
    6. Key Points
12. Chapter 7: Innovation: The Future
    1. Getting Started
    2. A Scenario
13. Bibliography