Table of Contents
Foreword Rory Sutherland xi
Prologue xix
Introduction 1
Part 1 Getting the Tools 17
Chapter 1 Swapping Spiders for Sweets 19
Chapter 2 Innovation Impossible 31
Chapter 3 The Quick and the Dead 41
Chapter 4 Seeing with New Eyes 50
Chapter 5 Psychological TRIZ 56
Part 2 Applying the Tools 75
Contradiction 1 Reinforcing Trust Without Altering the Truth 77
Chapter 6 Talk Is Cheap 78
Chapter 7 If It Looks Like a Duck 83
Chapter 8 I'll Believe It When I See It 98
Chapter 9 Safety in Numbers 109
Contradiction 2 Aiding Decisions Without Limiting Choice 119
Chapter 10 Spoilt for Choice 120
Chapter 11 Go with the Flow 126
Chapter 12 Easy Peasy, Lemon Squeezy 135
Chapter 13 One Step at a Time 150
Contradiction 3 Triggering Action Without Forcing a Response 159
Chapter 14 Invisible Strings 160
Chapter 15 Fits like a Glove 165
Chapter 16 "Marco…" 173
Chapter 17 Dig Your Heels In 179
Contradiction 4 Boosting Loyalty Without Increasing Rewards 189
Chapter 18 Together for the Kids 190
Chapter 19 I Am My Word 194
Chapter 20 So Close I Can Smell It 206
Chapter 21 You Win Some, You Lose Some 211
Contradiction 5 Improving Experiences Without Changing Their Duration 219
Chapter 22 Brain Time 220
Chapter 23 Better the Devil You Know 226
Chapter 24 Time Flies When You're Having Fun 242
Chapter 25 All's Well That Ends Well 250
Part 3 Conclusion 267
Chapter 26 New Eyes 269
Evolutionary Ideas 278
Innovation Checklist 279
Acknowledgements 287
Image Attributions 289
Endnotes 293
Index 322
About the Author 326