Out Think:How Innovative Leaders Drive Exceptional Outcomes -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Then -- Now -- Chapter 1: Marketquake: Moving beyond Arrested Decay -- Creativity vs. Innovation -- The Innovation Gap Shrinks -- Gen Y Turns to Entrepreneurialism -- Innovation Demands Changes in Organizational Culture -- Consumers Change -- Innovation Is the Answer: Out Think Competitors -- Let's Recap -- Chapter 2: Trust: Establish the Engine of Leadership -- Work from the Bottom Up -- Teach Everyone How the Money Flows -- Use Emotional Persuasion for Change -- Speak the Truth -- Lead with Integrity and Honest Intention -- Trust What You Love to Do -- Leave People More Energized -- Let's Recap -- Chapter 3: Inquiry: Provoke with Questions, Not Answers -- Start with a Growth Mindset -- Get Curious -- Exercise Divergent Thinking -- Choose Optimism -- Close the Organizational Inquiry Gap -- Narrow Choices -- Let's Recap -- Chapter 4: Exploration: Go to the Woodshed -- Accomplish More through Grit -- Put a Stake in the Ground -- Allow Time for Focusing -- Mine the Organization for Expertise -- Reinforce Company Culture by Capturing Internal Voices of Distinction -- Deal with Innovation Blockers -- Let's Recap -- Chapter 5: Aspiration: Dream Well-You May Find Yourself There -- Share Truth -- Make it Personal and Heighten Aspirations -- Offer Hope -- Focus on the Team, Not the Boss -- Play to an Individual's Aspiration and Strengths -- Expect the Best of Everyone -- Develop the Guru in Others -- Develop Higher Aspirations as an Organization -- Let's Recap -- Chapter 6: Edge: Embrace New Kinds of Risk -- Find the Edge -- Redefine Your Limits -- Praise Effort and Grit, Not Talent -- Embrace Social Risk -- Let's Recap -- Chapter 7: Connection: Collaborate to Innovate -- The Culture Defines the Outcome.

Build the Team through Shared Vision and Personal Engagement -- Allow Risk and Demand Accountability -- Let's Recap -- Chapter 8: Mash-up: Borrow Brilliance -- Borrow Brilliance -- Emphasize Weak Ties -- Embrace Positive Deviance -- Look Globally for Talent -- Engage the Customer -- Mash the Human Factor into Your Work -- Let's Recap -- Chapter 9: Action: Get Moving or Accept the Consequences -- Curb Your Awesomeness -- Fail Forward -- When to Trust, but Qualify, Your Gut Instinct -- Let's Recap -- Chapter 10: Signature: Make It Your Own -- Go beyond Best Practices -- Embrace Your Organization's Identity -- Start with Good Intentions -- Invite New Voices to the Table-Then Listen -- Fuel Passions -- Collaborate with Customers, but Be True to Your Vision -- Avoid Cognitive Bias by Dropping Anchors Carefully -- Avoid the Poisoning Effect of Power -- Let's Recap -- Chapter 11: Purpose: Connect with "Why" -- Understand a Greater Why with the Right Mindset -- Let Purpose Drive Innovation -- Return to Your Vision When Things Go Wrong -- Connect Individuals to Purpose -- Let's Recap -- Chapter 12: Sustaining the Innovative Mindset -- Forget Trends and Keep Innovating -- Embrace Change and Risk Taking -- Be Prepared for Creativity -- Put It All Together -- Let's Recap -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Index.