Insourcing Innovation

Insourcing Innovation

by David Silverstein, Neil DeCarlo, Michael Slocum
Released December 2007
Publisher(s): Auerbach Publications
ISBN: 9781420062298

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Book description

Structured innovation is a key goal for every organization whereby they more effectively meet the needs of customers and operate more efficiently. Insourcing Innovation demonstrates how to transform business using the theory of inventive problem solving (TRIZ) along with applicable tools and techniques. Providing a practical framework, this book presents the tactical and strategic aspects of TRIZ, its methodology, and its components. Real-world case studies illustrate how TRIZ can be applied in an organization. It also discusses how structured innovation is part of total performance excellence, examining key aspects of business excellence and how they are related.

Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Contents
  4. Foreword
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. The Authors
  8. Part I: Interrupting Innovation Inertia
  9. Chapter 1. Winning the Innovation Race (1/2)
  10. Chapter 1. Winning the Innovation Race (2/2)
  11. Chapter 2. Evolution of a Big Idea (1/2)
  12. Chapter 2. Evolution of a Big Idea (2/2)
  13. Chapter 3. Structured Innovation Is Here
  14. Chapter 4. The Further Rise of TRIZ (1/2)
  15. Chapter 4. The Further Rise of TRIZ (2/2)
  16. Part II: Resolving Problematic Contradictions
  17. Chapter 5. A World of TRIZ (1/2)
  18. Chapter 5. A World of TRIZ (2/2)
  19. Chapter 6. The Enemy Is Psychological Inertia (1/2)
  20. Chapter 6. The Enemy Is Psychological Inertia (2/2)
  21. Chapter 7. The Mighty Russian
  22. Chapter 8. Backward from Perfect
  23. Chapter 9. All the Resources
  24. Chapter 10. Build a Model, and the Rest Comes
  25. Chapter 11. The Basis of Analogical Thought
  26. Chapter 12. Contradiction As a Path to Perfection (1/2)
  27. Chapter 12. Contradiction As a Path to Perfection (2/2)
  28. Chapter 13. The Power of Guided Convergence
  29. Chapter 14. A Step Beyond (1/2)
  30. Chapter 14. A Step Beyond (2/2)
  31. Part III: Making Real-World Innovations
  32. Chapter 15. The Case of th Containers (1/2)
  33. Chapter 15. The Case of th Containers (2/2)
  34. Chapter 16. Space Mating and Solar Panels (1/2)
  35. Chapter 16. Space Mating and Solar Panels (2/2)
  36. Chapter 17. Probing Saturn and Her Moons
  37. Chapter 18. Ears Hearing under Water
  38. Chapter 19. TRIZ on Triage
  39. Chapter 20. Separating Steel in Space
  40. Chapter 21. Combating Contamination
  41. Part IV: Crafting an Innovation Roadmap
  42. Chapter 22. Evolution Won't Be Denied (1/2)
  43. Chapter 22. Evolution Won't Be Denied (2/2)
  44. Chapter 23. Mapping Your Maturity
  45. Chapter 24. The Eight Patterns Described (1/2)
  46. Chapter 24. The Eight Patterns Described (2/2)
  47. Chapter 25. The Evolution of Six Sigma (1/2)
  48. Chapter 25. The Evolution of Six Sigma (2/2)
  49. Part V: Enveloping Total Performance
  50. Chapter 26. A Simple Construct of Business
  51. Chapter 27. The Grand Unification of Business (1/2)
  52. Chapter 27. The Grand Unification of Business (2/2)
  53. Chapter 28. Underpinning of Total Performance (1/2)
  54. Chapter 28. Underpinning of Total Performance (2/2)
  55. Chapter 29. The Cycle of Excellence
  56. Chapter 30. Practically Speaking
  57. Appendix 1: The Economics of Innovation
  58. Appendix 2: The 76 Standard Solutions1 (1/5)
  59. Appendix 2: The 76 Standard Solutions1 (2/5)
  60. Appendix 2: The 76 Standard Solutions1 (3/5)
  61. Appendix 2: The 76 Standard Solutions1 (4/5)
  62. Appendix 2: The 76 Standard Solutions1 (5/5)
  63. Appendix 3: The 39 Problem Parameters1
  64. Appendix 4: The 40 Inventive Principles (1/3)
  65. Appendix 4: The 40 Inventive Principles (2/3)
  66. Appendix 4: The 40 Inventive Principles (3/3)
  67. Appendix 5: The 40 Inventive Principles-Adapted for Marketing, Sales, and Advertising1 (1/4)
  68. Appendix 5: The 40 Inventive Principles-Adapted for Marketing, Sales, and Advertising1 (2/4)
  69. Appendix 5: The 40 Inventive Principles-Adapted for Marketing, Sales, and Advertising1 (3/4)
  70. Appendix 5: The 40 Inventive Principles-Adapted for Marketing, Sales, and Advertising1 (4/4)
  71. Appendix 6: The 40 Inventive Principles-Adapted for Customer Satisfaction* (1/4)
  72. Appendix 6: The 40 Inventive Principles-Adapted for Customer Satisfaction* (2/4)
  73. Appendix 6: The 40 Inventive Principles-Adapted for Customer Satisfaction* (3/4)
  74. Appendix 6: The 40 Inventive Principles-Adapted for Customer Satisfaction* (4/4)
  75. Appendix 7: The Contradiction Matrix (1/3)
  76. Appendix 7: The Contradiction Matrix (2/3)
  77. Appendix 7: The Contradiction Matrix (3/3)
  78. Appendix 8: ARIZ Flowchart (1/2)
  79. Appendix 8: ARIZ Flowchart (2/2)
  80. Appendix 9: Smart Garment for Firefighteers: A TRIZ-ARIZ Case Study* (1/4)
  81. Appendix 9: Smart Garment for Firefighteers: A TRIZ-ARIZ Case Study* (2/4)
  82. Appendix 9: Smart Garment for Firefighteers: A TRIZ-ARIZ Case Study* (3/4)
  83. Appendix 9: Smart Garment for Firefighteers: A TRIZ-ARIZ Case Study* (4/4)
  84. Index (1/3)
  85. Index (2/3)
  86. Index (3/3)
  87. Back cover

Product information

  • Title: Insourcing Innovation
  • Author(s): David Silverstein, Neil DeCarlo, Michael Slocum
  • Release date: December 2007
  • Publisher(s): Auerbach Publications
  • ISBN: 9781420062298