Includes bibliographical references (page 174).

Part 1. Have an exit strategy. Most innovations fail : the one thing leadership gurus will never tell you -- Unconscious competents : why you shouldn't trust everything innovators tell you about innovation -- It's all between the ears : how to recognize a serial innovator -- Exit strategies : why your exit strategy is just as important as your game plan -- Part 2. Igniting innovation. Beyond avant-garde : If it doesn't make a difference, it's not an innovation -- Innovations' most powerful igniters : why your biggest problems may be your greatest blessings -- Part 3. Accelerating innovation. Why missions statements matter : how clarity accelerates innovation -- A bias for action : why data and proof are overrated -- A respected champion : the difference a John the Baptist makes -- Planning in pencil : letting an innovation be what it wants to be -- Part 4. Sabotaging innovation. The high price of failure : why trust and credibility are too important to lose -- Groupthink : why you shouldn't care what everybody else thinks -- Surveys : why they're a wast of time -- Past successes : how yesterday's success sabotages tomorrow's innovation -- Part 5. Breakout decisions. When you've hit the wall : breaking through barriers of competency and complexity -- Breaking through : the need for new advisors -- Changing the rules : removing unrealistic expectations -- Changing traditions : removing unhealthy structures -- Part 6. Why vision matters. The Polaroid principle : how vision works -- Creating and sustaining vision : the leader's role -- Part 7. The legacy of innovation. It's not about us : leaving a legacy of innovation.