Systematic Innovation in Business and Management – Darrell Mann

a very interesting resource; a very worthwhile investment

there is also a counterpart for systematic innovation in science and engineering

the big picture = the first four chapters:

•  Introduction
• Process Overview
• Psychology
• System Operator / 9-Windows

no need to grok each problem definition / problem solving method

p. 37-39 of the introduction provides a good overview of the chapters

six main parts:

1. chapters 1 – 4: the big picture (4 chapters as indicated above)

2. chapters 5 – 9: problem definition (5 concepts)

3. chapter 10: tool selection

4. chapters 11 – 21: problem solving (11 tools)

5. chapter 22: solution evaluation

6. chapter 23: the future of systematic innovation in the business / management context