Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-243) and index.

Creativity hides inside the box
When less becomes more : the subtraction technique
Divide and conquer : the division technique
Be fruitful and multiply : the multiplication technique
New tricks for old dogs : the task unification technique
Clever correlations : the attribute dependency technique
Contradiction : a path to creativity
Final thoughts

The traditional attitude toward creativity in the American business world is to “think outside the box”—to brainstorm without restraint in hopes of coming up with a breakthrough idea, often in moments of crisis. Sometimes it works, but it’s a problem-specific solution that does nothing to engender creative thinking more generally. Inside the Box demonstrates Systematic Inventive Thinking (SIT), which systemizes creativity as part of the corporate culture. This counterintuitive and powerfully effective approach to creativity requires thinking inside the box, working in one’s familiar world to create new ideas independent of specific problems. SIT’s techniques and principles have instilled creative thinking into such companies as Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, and other industry leaders. Inside the Box shows how corporations have successfully used SIT in business settings as diverse as medicine, technology, new product development, and food packaging