Contents -- Foreword by William C. Norris -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One: Habitats for Innovation and Their Inhabitants -- 1. The Once and Future Company -- 2. On the Edge of the Possible -- 3. Meeting Vital Needs -- 4. Fostering the Courage to Innovate -- 5. Building a Framework for Innovation -- Part Two: Technology, Innovation, and Strategy -- 6. Journeys in Strategic Space -- 7. The Care and Feeding of Strategy-The Technology Food Chain -- Part Three: Forging a Strategic Journey: The Decision Trichotomy -- 8. Collaborate to Compete -- 9. The Art of Acquisition -- 10. "Make": Relying on Internal Resources -- 11. Accepting Daring and Unusual Challenges -- Part Four: Strategies for the Unexpected and the Unusual -- 12. When It Hits the Fan: Perilous Journeys-Innovation in Times of Crisis -- 13. Innovating Beyond the Walls -- 14. Extraordinary Innovation, Extraordinary Collaboration -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1: Control Data Timeline -- Appendix 2: Organization Charts (1957-1986) -- Appendix 3: Robert Price Presentation to the Control Data Corporation Board of Directors (March 14, 1985) -- Appendix 4: Seymour Cray Letters -- Appendix 5: Robert Price Speech to CBEMA Panel-"Microelectronics:'The Crude Oil of the '80s'" (April 7, 1981 -- Appendix 6: New York Times article: "Computer Accord Signed by Soviets" -- Appendix 7: Memoirs of Carolyn Firouztash, -- Appendix 8: Spin-offs and Start-ups by Former Control Data Employees (partial list) -- Notes -- Index.