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The Innovation Killer: How What We Know Limits What We Can Imagine And What Smart Companies Are Doing About It

by Cynthia B Rabe

July 2006

Intermediate to advanced

240 pages

4h 53m

English

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Contents

The Paradox of ExpertiseAn Overview of the Book StructureA Note on Terminology
First Things First: What Exactly Is Innovation?The Attack on Innovative ThinkingInnovation Phases and FiltersThe Ah-Hah! of the Perpetual NoviceTwo NotesKey Points

No One Is ImmuneBut We’re Smarter Than ThatSo What?Key Points
Expertise: The Pros and the ConsExpertThink: Expertise Gone AwryFollow the LeaderCatch-22The Heavy CostThe Anti-ExpertThinkerKey Points
Psychological Distance: Groupthink’s NemesisThe Perils of Being an Insider and an Outsider at the Same TimeThe Challenge of the Permanent Balancing ActKey Points
A Real-Life Study in ContrastUnexpected AssociationsMeasuring Renaissance TendenciesKey Points
NaivetéFunny Math: Two + Two = FiveA Potential Intersection PointGaining SteamIt’s All RelativeKey Points
Outside RolesZero-Gravity Informers and DoersThe Underutilized RoleBeing IntuitiveKey Points
When Do You Need a Collaborator?Where Do You Find a Collaborator?A Final WordKey Points
Key Points
Practice One: Look at the Challenge as if You Are Someone Else … And Then Someone Else … And Then Someone ElsePractice Two: Train Yourself to Look for Weird CombinationsPractice Three: Change the Way You Think About ThinkingPractice Four: Spend Quality Time Defining the Problem Before Trying to Solve ItPractice Five: Understand What Constrains Your ThinkingPractice Six: Nurture the Zero-Gravity Thinker WithinKey Points
Hittin’ Out of the ParkMixed MessagesA Culture of CourageStaged Approach to Innovation-StimulationMaking Our Own LuckKey Points

Overview

For true innovation, you may need to think outside the box and outside the company.

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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9780814408834