The innovation cycle and creative destruction — The rise of the intellectual property system — Creative tension : the right to exclude and the accessible domain — The innovation forest : intellectual property rights and how they grow — The ABCDs of intellectual property : flow and infringement of IP rights — The global diversity of innovation communities — The role of the innovation chief — Becoming strategic — Strategy tools : policies and practices for managing IP — A menu of strategy options — Evaluating internal resources and the external environment — Placing a financial value on IP assets — Accessing innovations of others — Protecting and enforcing IP rights — Transferring IP rights — IP strategies for different organizations — A comparison of national IP laws — Global challenges and opportunities — Intellectual property, innovation, and freedom.