[Dedicated to my father, Art Zias, on this 2014 father's day] This book overview gives you access to the 26 Innovation Animals, plus their associated watercolors, haikus, and short story overviews. Learn 26 key innovation mindsets from the animal kingdom!

1. The
Innovation
Animals
26 Short Stories to Nurture
Your Inner-Innovator

2. The
Innovation
Animals
26 Short Stories to Nurture Your Inner-Innovator
This slide set contains excerpts, watercolors and
haikus from the book The Innovation Animals
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4. APE
Autonomy, Purpose, and Excellence
Freedom will direct
a course so bold and vibrant,
the world stares in awe.
The APE story features the research lab that used a “Friday
Night Experiments” paradigm to allow the researchers to cut
loose, with full autonomy, and try whatever they liked. The result
… was a Nobel Prize in Physics. Read more …

6. BULL
Businesses Under-utilizing Lateral Leadership
Stomping and spinning;
horns whipping with abandon,
foolish waste abounds.
The BULL story covers the horrible ordeal United Airlines
inflicted upon one if its customers. If only the customer service
agents had any authority, freedom, or even accountability!

8. CAT
Commonly-avoided Terrain
Skewing status quo,
pushing previous visions
beyond former fears
The CAT story is about a set of entrepreneurs unafraid to go
where others refused to venture. The avoided terrain is often
fertile ground for success.

10. DOG
Designing Offers Growth
Experiments start;
Broad ideas, narrow focus,
Deep, deep empathy.
The DOG story is about a large corporation, Intuit, that put
customer empathy first to discover a new way to help more than
a million people.

12. ELK
Excellent Leader’s Kryptonite
The leader succumbs
to bleak, destructive darkness,
and teams fail to thrive.
The ELK story explores 5 key characteristics of horrible leaders.
Be sure to do the opposite of what they do!

14. FROGS
Frequent Re-examination of Objectives
Guarantees Success
Capture my eye you?
distraction! turn and leave now.
priorities win.
The FROGS story covers the “Eat that Frog” model for
prioritization and time management. To be an amazing innovator,
manage your time well using the “eat that frog” method.

16. GIRAFFE
Greatness Involving Radical Autonomy
Featuring Friendly Empathy
The depth of delight
holds savannah’s torrid impact
as hearts warm and meld..
The GIRAFFE story is about the inventive, kind, and emotional
way the Four Seasons Resort treated a young customer. A perfect
example of customer delight!

18. HiPPO
Highest-paid Person’s Opinion
Opinions, not fact
line the express lane, passion
morphing to regret.
The HIPPO concept is well-known in the industry. Our story reveals a
familiar case, the highest paid person insists on a decision and strategy, even in
the face of contrary evidence. This story helps you develop a few “hippo
taming” skills.

20. IBIS
Invention by Insight and Surprise
Insights pull you up,
soaring higher than ever,
broad vision so clear.
The IBIS story is about Alexander Fleming’s discovery of
penicillin. See how you might adopt his best practices.

22. JAGUAR
Jamming Almost Guarantees Ultimately
Awesome Results
Time, place and focus,
now so clear, as jamming is
work, play, truth and life.
The JAGUAR is about the use of Innovation Jams, and how they
emerged at Intuit. Want to drive rampant innovation? Then run a
bunch of jams!

24. KITE
Kill-shot Introspection Transforms Execution
Time freezes moments
of vicious devastation,
insight emerging.
The KITE may be the most emotional story in the book. An
American special forces officer deployed in Iraq witnesses an
atrocity beyond imagination – and his perspective is changed
forever.

26. LION
Life-giving Individualization Obstructs Naysayers
One person’s true key
unlocks magical doors to
joy, awe, and respect.
The LION story is about Richie Parker, a young man who, born
with no arms, uses his particular strengths to maintain an amazing
career for himself. Everyone can learn from Richie Parker.

28. MOOSE
Market Orientation Obviates Special
Empathy
Deep in the kind heart
is love and boundless insight,
while dead hearts stay blind.
The MOOSE is a fable that describes the evils of a powerpoint
culture. Those who hate long meetings, dull slides, and bland
market data full of vanity metrics will love the Moose.

30. NENE
Nimble Energetic Nonpareil Employees
Customer pain waits.
the passion to solve trumps all;
genius awakens.
The NENE gives a well-deserved nod to the 3M corporation.
The story of their 20th century discoveries coming from
passionate innovators - who were given time and freedom to
experiment - is a lesson for all modern companies.

32. OWL
Off-time’s Well-known Liberty
As breaks deliver
beyond all expectations,
magic emanates.
The OWL is a story of battery-recharging, creativity, and the
power of Unstructured Time. As an example, famous designer
Stefan Sagmeister believes in sabbaticals, and uses them to
generate energy and inspiration.

34. PIG
Perseverance Inspires Growth
The uphill struggle,
always there to separate
success from failure.
The PIG tells the story of AirBnB. Follow Brian Chesky’s wild
ride and pick up new keys to achieving world-class perseverance.

36. QUILLPIG
Quiet Understanding and Introspection Lead
to Leverageable Passion In a Group
Finding the purpose,
matching with applied passion,
transforming lives now!
The QUILLPIG is about finding connections to your life’s purpose
in unexpected places. Could you ever be excited about selling toilet
paper? See how one P&G executive discovered the key.

38. RAT
Radically Autonomous Team
To each his own strengths,
pushing bars high from below,
with true conviction
The RAT is all about the radical, yet smart, corporate culture
that Valve Software has built. Consider following their model to
revitalize your business.

40. SEAL
Seeking Empathy Amplifies Leadership
Looking beneath the
surface for new perspectives,
unlocking results.
The SEAL identifies the role of empathy in leadership. What
happens when leaders are fully attuned to their employees? Simply
put, great things happen.

42. TIGER
Total Immersion Generates Exceptional Results
Deep, deep commitment,
dedication beyond norms,
garnering success.
The TIGER follows Jony Ive through the design of the iPhone.
Have you ever wondered what type of mindset it takes to achieve
so much?

44. URIAL
Under-Represented Individual as Lead User
Solving for the one
true target; a life we will
together transform.
The URIAL covers the “lead user” concept. Are your products
having trouble growing and reaching a broader and broader
customer base? Perhaps you‘ve skipped connecting with lead users
…quite a mistake!

46. VIPER
Very Important Prioritized Experiments
Rule
One thousand attempts
to solve, each wrong, failing quickly;
now we see the way.
The VIPER story uses innovators like Thomas Edison, Steve
Jobs, Eric Reis and Steve Blank as exemplars for prioritized
experimentation. As these innovators did, definitely go the way of
the Viper.

48. WHALE
Wise Hypotheses Actualize Liberating
Experimentation
Below then above,
the whale’s bold strength, matches with
clear intelligence.
The WHALE captures a life lesson of Paypal co-founder Max
Levchin’s. How will you use a light, speedy and scientific model to
efficiently find product-market fit and create amazing new
businesses?

50. XEME
Xerox’s Management Education
Genius so dormant;
too timid and stilted to
create the future.
The XEME effectively ‘squawks’ the story of Xerox. How can
one company with brilliant employees both invent and give away
the future? Xerox found a way. Use the Xerox anti-pattern to
make sure you never give away billion dollar product lines.

52. YAK
Year-over-year Appreciation, Kindness
Standing on shoulders,
great, strong, committed, loving,
as we now succeed.
In the YAK story, fighter pilot Charlie Plumb recalls one of his
brushes with death, and connects his fortune to one unsung hero.
Charlie Plumb models appreciation and kindness – let’s all follow
his lead.

54. ZEBRA
Zigzag Exploration Brings Resulting
Awesomeness
Behold paths unknown.
such lines defy straightness to
enable greatness.
By the time your read the ZEBRA, you’ve noticed my point of
view on the value of experimentation! Rapid experimentation
examples from Apple, Eric Ries, Pfizer, Twitter and Google cap
off the Zebra’s tale.

55. The
Innovation Animals
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the book and visit our friend’s sites:
• The Innovation Animals (Kindle version)
• Intuit Labs
• EricRies at The Lean Startup
• SteveBlank.com
• DanPink.com
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