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Table of Contents


Chapter 1:    
The Most Basic Answer..................................................1

Chapter 2:    
Problem Finding.............................................................7

Chapter 3:    
The Mindset..................................................................19

Chapter 4:    
Flash in the Pan Innovation..........................................23
Choose Your Own Ending    

Chapter 5:    
The Origin of Ideas and Creativity................................31

Chapter 6:    
The Importance of the Idea..........................................35

Chapter 7:    
Focusing the Idea........................................................39

Chapter 8:
Getting to the Core......................................................47


The Sources

  
New Market Strategies    

Chapter 9:    
Exploiting Technology................................................55

Chapter 10:    
Non-Innovators..........................................................63

Chapter 11:    
Combining Alternatives..............................................73

Chapter 12:    
International Markets..................................................83


New Process Strategies    

Chapter 13:    
Reducing Transaction Costs........................................91

Chapter 14:    
Support Systems.......................................................101

Chapter 15:    
Constraint Innovation...............................................105

Chapter 16:    
Waste........................................................................111


New Product Strategies    

Chapter 17:    
Substitutes...............................................................119

Chapter 18:    
Complementary Products..........................................127

Chapter 19:    
Product Design..........................................................135


Consumer Based Strategies    

Chapter 20:    
Consumer Appeal Levels..........................................149

Chapter 21:    
Shifting Demographics.............................................159

Chapter 22:    
Consumer Targeting................................................165

Chapter 23:    
Specialization and Niche Markets.............................173

Chapter 24:    
Outsourcing.............................................................179

Chapter 25:    
Bases of Competition..............................................187


New Inputs and New Knowledge   

Chapter 26:    
New Knowledge.......................................................199

Chapter 27:    
Part-Time Entrepreneur............................................203

Chapter 28:    
Pure Profit Plays and Being Trendy...........................207

Chapter 29:    
Base Hit Businesses.................................................211

Chapter 30:    
Copy Cats.................................................................215


Recurring Techniques    

Chapter 31:    
Asking Questions....................................................221

Chapter 32:    
Mix and Match..........................................................225

Chapter 33:    
Projection.................................................................227



Chapter 34:    
What We “Know”......................................................231

Chapter 35:    
Motivation...............................................................243



Acknowledgments...................................................247

Index.......................................................................248

About the Author.....................................................255
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