Innovation is Everybody's Business: How to Make Yourself Indispensable in Today's Hypercompetitive World

Part 1: Unleashing the Indispensable You.

Chapter 1: Make Innovation Your Business: Differentiating Yourself in the Age of Disruption, Downsizing, and Discontinuity.

Chapter 2: The I-Skill Principles: Innovation Is Not Something You Do After You Get Your Work Done; It's How You Approach Your Work.

Chapter 3: Your Personal Innovation Strategy: Four Critical Components for Making Yourself Harder to Replace.

Part 2: The Seven Fundamental I-Skills.

I-Skill #1: Embrace the Opportunity Mindset.

Add Value to Every Task and Project.

I-Skill #2: Become an Assumption Assaulter.

Blast Away at Personal, Organizational, and Industry Notions that Block Progress.

I-Skill #3: Cultivate a Passion for the End Customer.

Everything You Create Is Your Product and Every Product Has a Customer.

I-Skill #4: Think Ahead of the Curve.

Notice Trends, Anticipate Threats, and Discover Hidden Opportunities.

I-Skill #5: Become an Idea Factory.

How to Produce an Abundance of Great Ideas Even If You Don’t Think You Are Creative.

I-Skill #6: Become a Standout Collaborator.

Galvanize Teams and Departments to Get New Initiatives Done.

I-Skill #7: Build the Buy-In for New Ideas.

Tools and Techniques for Selling Your Innovations to Co-Workers, the Boss, and the End Customer.

Notes.

Acknowledgments.

About the Author.

Index.