• Purpose of the IMBOK Guide
• Audience for the IMBOK Guide
• About IMBOK Level 1 Guide
• Chapter1: Demystifying Innovation
• Importance of Innovation
• Definition of Innovation
• Definition of Innovation Breakthroughs
• Chapter 2: Innovation Techniques
• Individuals and Teams
• Structured Approach in Problem Solving
• Thinking Styles
• Cross-functional Teams and Networks
• Chapter 3: Innovation Breakthrough Process

Step 1: Innovation Intent

• Practice Activity 1: Define the Case for Change
• Practice Activity 2: Quantify the Growth Gap
• Practice Activity 3: Set the Innovation Portfolio
• Innovation Intent Summary

Step 2: Opportunity Insights

• Practice Activity 1: Map Your Companys Current Business
• Practice Activity 2: Look at the Future with Scenario (Future)
• Practice Activity 3: Walk in Someone Elses Shoes (Value Chain)
• Practice Activity 4: Look at New Partners New Moves (Adjucencies)
• Practice Activity 5: Organize All Dots or Ideas into a Single Business Opportunity Map
• Opportunity Insights Summary

Step3: Fields of Play

• Practice Activity 1: Identify Fields of Play
• Practice Activity 2: Prioritize a Field of Play
• Practice Activity 3: Develop the Prioritized Field of Play
• Fields of Play Summary

Step 4: Business Concepts

• Practice Activity 1: Identify Business Concepts
• Practice Activity 2: Prioritize a Business Concept
• Practice Activity 3: Reverse engineer your prioritized business concept
• Business Concept Summary

Step 5: Business Case

Practice Activity 4: Bring the Ley Facts, Visualizations and Tactical Plans Together