Intro -- Dedication -- Foreword -- Preface -- References -- Contents -- About the Author -- 1: What Do I Mean by "Innovation?" -- Summary -- References -- 2: Can Anyone, and Should Anyone, Lead Innovation? -- Summary -- References -- 3: Do You Have What It Takes to Lead Innovation? -- It's Not My Job -- Centralized or Localized R&D? -- You Need a Track Record to Have Credibility -- Leading Nerds -- The Mistake of Promoting Your Best Scientist -- Summary -- Reference -- 4: Putting a Good Innovation Team Together -- R&D as a Zoo -- Should You Hire PhD's? -- Rock-Turners and Worm-Pullers -- Should We Assign Technicians? -- How to Staff Well -- Winnowing Down Your Candidate Pool -- Hiring Leaders/Managers -- You've Made a Bad Hire -- Properly Onboarding New Employees -- Summary -- References -- 5: Getting the Right Portfolio Mix of Projects -- Derivatives -- Platforms -- Breakthroughs -- Productivity Projects -- Firefighting/Quality Excursions -- New Science/New Methodologies -- Populating Your Portfolio with People and Projects -- Budget and Planning -- Summary -- References -- 6: Innovation Project Execution -- Stage Gate or Phase Gate Methods -- Five Great Questions for R&D Managers to Ask Every Time -- Almost All Projects Fall Behind -- Customer Delays -- Internal Processes Causing Delays -- Pilot Plants -- Overloading and Shifting Prioritization -- Rogue Projects -- Strategic, But Dumb Projects -- Moving Targets and Scope Creep -- Killing Projects -- Success, Rewards, and Recognition -- Summary -- References -- 7: Creating a Culture of Creativity -- Be the Angel's Advocate -- Employee Swaps with Other Departments -- Summary -- References -- 8: Creating a Learning Organization -- Company Internal Reports -- Project Reviews -- Technology Day -- Storytelling -- Learning Directly from Coworkers -- External Sources of Knowledge
