Foreword viii
Preface x
Part One: Interrupting Innovation Inertia 1
1 Winning the Innovation Race 2
2 Evolution of a Big Idea 7
3 Structured Innovation is Here 12
4 The Further Rise of TRIZ 15

Part Two: Resolving Problematic Contradictions 21
5 A World of TRIZ 22
6 The Enemy is Psychological Inertia 26
7 The Mighty Russian 31
8 Backward from Perfect 34
9 All the Resources 36
10 Build a Model, and the Rest Comes 38
11 The Basis of Analogical Thought 39
12 Contradiction As a Path to Perfection 42
13 The Power of Guided Convergence 47
14 The Case of the Containers 49

Part Three: Crafting an Innovation Roadmap 61
15 Evolution Won’t be Denied 62
16 Mapping Your Maturity 66
17 The Eight Patterns Described 70
18 The Evolution of Six Sigma 75

Part Four: Enveloping Total Performance 83
19 A Simple Construct of Business 84
20 The Grand Unification of Business 87
21 Underpinnings of Total Performance 91
22 The Cycle of Excellence 96

Appendix 1: The Economics of Innovation 103
Appendix 2: The 76 Standard Solutions 105
Appendix 3: The 39 Problem Parameters 123
Appendix 4: The 40 Inventive Principles 127
Appendix 5: The Contradiction Matrix 137
Index 149