Business innovation Books

Book SynopsisBusiness growth is a clear goal for ambitious entrepreneurs and leaders. It's often a short hand for business - and wider economic - success. But it's not without its pitfalls and challenges, and planning for, and managing, a growing business needs careful thought. Take, for example, the start-up facing for the first time the need to balance flexibility with more structure. Or a larger business tackling a range of divisions evolving at different speeds. Or an inspirational owner-founder confronting the need to step back and let others take the business forward. These are the kinds of challenges that Growing a Business tackles head-on. Drawing on a wide range of models and research, and using case studies from across the business world, it offers practical advice and guidance on a whole range of topics, including: - the different types and stages of growth; - predicting the problems presented by growth; - identifying growth triggers - and barriers; - the implications of growth: financially, culturally and for the people involved in the business. Growing a Business is required reading for owners and managers looking to understand and foster growth in their businesses. An Economist Book, published in association with the Economist.Trade ReviewPractical and highly accessible. -- Frank Dillon * Irish Times *

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Book SynopsisBrexit is arguably the most significant UK foreign and economic policy event since at least 1945. Opinion is bitterly divided between whether to leave, when to leave, how to leave and even on what Brexit is. Mastering Brexits Through the Ages: Entrepreneurial Innovators and Small Firms - The Catalysts for Success explores these dynamics through the lens of three previous 'Brexits' – the end of Roman Britain, the Henrician Reformation, and the Elizabethan age. Using multiple historical epithets, it illuminates insights into innovation needs, smaller firm growth, previous step change events and related economic understanding. This book paints a broad picture of possible UK post-Brexit landscapes. Echoing an earlier European Treaty (Versailles, 1919), fourteen action points that can contribute to mitigating downside risks and making post Brexit UK a leading force in the Global Economy are identified. At all times, dynamic entrepreneurs and small companies are at the centre of the narrative. This book is both a key contribution to understanding implementation risks and to identifying what a 'winning' post-Brexit UK economy should look like. Drawing on extensive research, the book identifies the strategic framework and associated practical measures needed to realise a positive outcome. It concurrently analyses Brexit mythology through carefully unpicking and demystifying complexities, anticipated Brexit risks, impacts, implications and unknowns. A book for academics, policy makers, advisers and interested bystanders alike.Trade ReviewThe authors use previous historical events to understand future challenges in the UK after Brexit, by examining three previous "Brexits" as moments of change: the end of Roman Britain, the Henrician Reformation, and the Elizabethan Settlement. They identify 14 propositions to change frameworks to drive success and make the UK the number one innovative economy globally in a Brexit context, derived from past experience and Brexits and combined with today's landscape. They discuss the current landscape of the UK; critical factors key to the success or failure of the domestic economy based on analysis of the outcomes and consequences of the three previous Brexits; the role of smaller firms in innovation and success; the impact of Brexits on various industries, and its risks; various perspectives on Brexit; and actions for coping with Brexit shocks. -- Annotation ©2018 * (protoview.com) *Table of ContentsPreface Chapter 1. Today's Landscape Chapter 2. Brexit Paradigms Chapter 3. Smaller Firms: Engines of Innovation Chapter 4. Shocks Revisited Chapter 5. The Conventional Wisdom Chapter 6. Our Assumptions Chapter 7. Coping With A Brexit Shock 98 Chapter 8. Epilogue - Unlocking Our Potential

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Book Synopsis“In the face of disruptive change, how do we become more agile? More resilient? More open to change?” “How can we grow big and still act small?” As the relentless pace of change forces established organisations to re-think their cultures, these are the questions keeping leaders up at night. In Start-Up Forever, Sahar Hashemi throws out the excuses that have previously stifled entrepreneurial behaviour in big companies. She believes big companies acting like start-ups is neither unattainable, nor complicated. Its simple, intuitive and in fact very human. This revolutionary new manifesto distils the author’s decades of experience as an entrepreneur and top thought leader into a simple actionable toolkit that breaks through out-dated habits and shifts organisations – whatever their sector, industry or size – towards a more entrepreneurial mindset, one person and one behaviour at a time.

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Book SynopsisWhat's going on with the world of work? Will my job exist in five years' time? What's 'disruption' all about, and what does it mean for me? Jobs don't look like they used to. In this age of innovation, staying in control of your work life can feel overwhelmingly challenging. So what does it take to have - and be in control of - a successful and fulfilling career? Career Fear (and how to beat it) will help you answer this question for yourself. In this practical and reassuring book, you'll explore the perspective, mindset and uniquely human skills you need for a resilient and thriving career - without the fear. From understanding how the world of work is changing, to self-reflection and developing your critical thinking; author Somi Arian guides you through everything you need to be ready for an exciting and varied journey through life and work. Packed with clear, useful examples and inspiring case studies, Career Fear (and how to beat it) helps you beat that career fear and prepare to succeed - no matter where your career takes you.Trade Review"Committing to lifelong learning and nurturing soft skills that are innately human are crucial for success in the post-digital era. Somi Arian inspires you to start your learning journey today and beautifully articulates the personal satisfaction and opportunity that can be unlocked by developing a growth mindset." * Namrata Murlidhar, Marketing Director, LinkedIn Learning *"Somi Arian's book is just what is needed right now as she examines the existential impact of technology and in particular AI on us all, individuals and businesses alike. Her approach is both philosophical and practical and will enable the reader to build the right mental and emotional toolset to navigate and thrive within the accelerating change and disruption ... it's a must-read!" * Justine Southall, Managing Director, Marie Claire Jet Style, Former MD of Marie Claire *"If you want to understand how new technologies, and in particular, Artificial Intelligence will affect your career or business, this is the book for you. Somi Arian clearly explains the skills that you need to succeed in the 21st century." * Christophe Georges, President & CEO, Bentley *"Rapidly advancing technologies are disrupting our 21st-century careers and outmoding conventional career planning strategies. This book is a no-nonsense guide to cultivating and applying our uniquely human proficiencies-from ethics to emotional intelligence to contextual understanding-to achieving durable relevance in the face of an increasingly volatile job market." * Dan Ruderman, PhD. Director of Analytics and Machine Learning, University of Southern California *"If, like me, you've consumed so much content on the 'Future of Work' lately that you feel more agitated than up-to-date, read Career Fear. It's that signal in the noise I was searching for!" * Jackie Barefield, Head of Learning, Barclays International *"As an HR professional, I am encouraging all to read this to understand better how AI will and is impacting career paths and skills development now and in the future. For all of those concerned by the large scale introductions of AI technology into the workplace, Somi Arian's book and narrative sets out the context and what differentiates us and how to continue to add value to yourself, your career and the organisations you work for mindfully and relevantly." * Jacque Field, Global Head of Resourcing & Employer Branding, Vodafone *"Somi Arian does a great job of demystifying the forces that create a successful career in the post-digital revolution era." * Michael O’Toole, Former Managing Director at Morgan Stanley *"Somi Arian is bringing an actual and relevant perspective to the future of work, which is actually a reality to act on right HERE and NOW. Besides her book being a great guide for all of us into how to leverage new technologies in harmony and complementarity to our unique competencies, it is also an essential read for all leaders who would like to stay ahead of the curve and set their organization for success" * Alina Cojocaru, Learning & Development Manager, The LEGO Group *"This concise, well-structured, immensely readable book presents thoughtful analyses of the impact of technological and managerial developments on the nature of work, different types of careers, gaining the mindset to select an appropriate career, and acquiring the human skills required to succeed in it. I recommend this volume to ambitious early career professionals as well as everyone else seeking to secure their futures." * Thomas W Hartquist, Emeritus Professor of Astrophysics, University of Leeds *"This book tackles the big issues for those entering the world of work in 2020. It offers practical advice about how to choose the right vocation so that readers can gain satisfaction and a decent income from their job." * Luke Johnson, Former Chairman of Channel 4, Chairman of Risk Capital *Table of Contents Chapter - 0: Introduction; Section - ONE: PERSPECTIVE; Chapter - 1: A history of work; Chapter - 2: The modern career landscape; Chapter - 3: The future of work - AI and humanity; Chapter - 4: The future of work - Time, transition and machines; Section - TWO: MINDSET; Chapter - 5: Knowing yourself; Chapter - 6: Your place in the world; Section - THREE: (HUMAN) SKILLS; Chapter - 7: Emotional intelligence; Chapter - 8: Critical thinking; Chapter - 9: Contextual creativity; Chapter - 10: Mindfulness; Chapter - 11: Bringing it all together; Chapter - 12: Index

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Book SynopsisThe Covid 19 pandemic has created chaos in the business world and forced leaders to rethink their operational status quo. Balancing the physical and virtual spaces of the global digital economy wherein economic, commercial, and professional transactions are enabled by information and communication technologies has called for additional support from data-driven technologies like smart analytics and artificial intelligence. Opportunities created within digital economies to leverage technologies to execute tasks better, faster, and often differently have found the desired prominence in the recent past. Though the benefits outweigh the risks, the challenges in digitalised economies are as sophisticated as the solutions they offer. Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial Analysis publishes a series of current and relevant themed volumes within the fields of economics and finance. Both disciplinary and interdisciplinary studies are welcome.Table of ContentsChapter 1, Covid 19 and Financial Performance of Banks in India: Impact and Implications; Vidhi Tyagi, Kamini Rai, and Pallavi Tyagi Chapter 2. Importance of Least Cybersecurity Controls for Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) for Better Global Digitalised Economy; Shekhar Ashok Pawar and Hemant Palivela Chapter 3. Money Laundering: A Bibliometric Review of Three Decades from 1990-2021; Deeksha Ahuja, Pallavi Bhardwaj, and Pankaj Madan Chapter 4. Socially Responsible Investments– A Quick Fix for Financial Crimes; S.Kavitha, K.Selvamohana, and K.Sangeetha Chapter 5. Technology Governance: A New and Effective Way of Governance and Policy-making for the Economies All over the World; Rupanshi Pruthi Chapter 6. User Sentiment Analysis of Cashkumar Peer-To-Peer (P2P) Lending Platform: Based on Google Reviews; Sagar Suresh Gupta and Jayant Mahajan Chapter 7. An Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing on the Indian Economy; Ajay Sharma and Ajit Bansal Chapter 8. Mapping the Literature on Implementation of Blockchain in Agriculture: A Systematic Review; Ruchika Jain, Aradhana Sharma, and Dhiraj Sharma Chapter 9. Earnings Management for Sustainability:The Surplus Income Model of Sustainable Development; Peterson K. Ozili Chapter 10. The COVID-19 Global Debt Crisis: How to Avoid It; Peterson K Ozili Chapter 11. Mapping the Field. A Text Analysis of Money Laundering Research Publications; Adriana AnaMaria Davidescu, Oana Ramona Lobont, Eduard Mihai Manta, and Răzvan Gabriel Hapau Chapter 12. Redesigning the eNaira Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) for Payments and Macroeconomic Effectiveness; Peterson K Ozili Chapter 13. Green Banking - The Path Leading to Sustainable Economic Growth; Shalini Mittal, Shivani Chaudhry, and Shailesh Singh Bhadauria Chapter 14. Digitisation and Artificial Intelligence in Retailing Sector – Key Drivers; Suvarna Hiremath, Prashantha C, Ansumalini Panda, and Gurubasavarya Hiremath Chapter 15. A Study on Twitter Sentiment Analysis in TOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC; Senthil Veerasamy and Susobhan Goswami Chapter 16. Smart Analytics And AI for Managing Modern Performance Management Systems; R Dhanalakshmi, Dwaraka Mai Cherukuri, Akash Ambashankar, Arunkumar Sivaraman, and Kiran Sood

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Book SynopsisBritain's leading guru looks to the future.Charles Handy is one of the giants of contemporary thought. His books on management – including Understanding Organizations and Gods of Management – have changed the way we view business. His work on broader issues and trends – such as Beyond Certainty – has changed the way we view society. In The Second Curve, Handy builds on a life's work to glimpse into the future and see what challenges and opportunities lie ahead. He looks at current trends in capitalism and asks whether it is a sustainable system. He explores the dangers of a society built on credit. He challenges the myth that remorseless growth is essential. He even asks whether we should rethink our roles in life – as students, parents, workers and voters – and what the aims of an ideal society of the future should be. Provocative and thoughtful as ever, he sets out the questions we all need to ask ourselves – and points us in the direction of some of the answers.Trade ReviewThe bracing manifesto of a forward-looking radical ... The Second Curve successfully channels the energy and enthusiasm of the younger generation, in whom Handy places great hope ... Handy’s prescience over the decades has earned him the right to dabble and, given his record, you would not want to bet against some of his radical ideas coming true. -- Andrew Hill * Financial Times *Gentle but incisive ... [Handy's] voice is a reassuring, challenging presence. We should continue to listen to it. * Management Today *This book will get you thinking. * Daily Telegraph *Compelling and scalable. * Edge *Strong and original... It is impossible not to be impressed and a little daunted by so much energy and wisdom. * Irish Independent *

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Book Synopsis____________________This ground-breaking book from award-winning author MATT WATKINSON reveals the fundamental, inseparable elements behind the success of every business.The Grid provides the mental scaffolding to help you:· Evaluate and refine product and service ideas· Reduce risk by considering the broader impact of strategic decisions· Identify the root causes of business challenges· Anticipate the impact of changes in the market and turn them to your advantage · Collaborate more effectively across teamsCombining practical guidance with real-world examples, The Grid will bring clarity and confidence to your business decision-making.____________________'The Grid provides you with a simple way to look at the complex system which is your business. With the possible exception of Warren Buffett, everyone needs to read this book.' RORY SUTHERLAND, VICE CHAIRMAN, OGILVY GROUP 'The Grid provides a systematic framework for looking at virtually all the critical aspects of your business, and maybe more valuable, at how each affects the others. It'll be a rare reader who doesn't come away with fresh, useful insights into his or her enterprise.' WALTER KEICHEL III, author of The Lords of Strategy'Matt Watkinson distils strategic know-how into nine ingenious perspectives and, with the use of clever examples, shows us how to apply this technique of thinking to any business problem or market opportunity. An extraordinarily powerful book.' DR JULES GODDARD, author of Uncommon Sense, Common Nonsense'The Grid presents a unique, joined up approach to decision-making, revealing both the holistic nature of business and all the key elements a business must consider. I can safely say that if you only read one business book in your life it should be The Grid.' PHILIP ROWLEY, Chief Finance Officer, Sony Pictures EntertainmentTrade ReviewThe Grid provides you with a simple way to look at the complex system which is your business. With the possible exception of Warren Buffett, everyone needs to read this book. -- Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman, Ogilvy GroupThe Grid provides a systematic framework for looking at virtually all the critical aspects of your business, and maybe more valuable, at how each affects the others. It'll be a rare reader who doesn't come away with fresh, useful insights into his or her enterprise. -- Walter Kiechel III, author of The Lords of StrategyMatt Watkinson distils strategic know-how into nine ingenious perspectives and, with the use of clever examples, shows us how to apply this technique of thinking to any business problem or market opportunity. An extraordinarily powerful book. -- Dr Jules Goddard, author of Uncommon Sense, Common NonsenseThe Grid presents a unique, joined up approach to decision-making, revealing both the holistic nature of business and all the key elements a business must consider. Following the tenets of this book will help readers to avoid the costly unintended consequences that can follow on from well-intended decisions. I can safely say that if you only read one business book in your life it should be The Grid. -- Philip Rowley, Chief Financial Officer, Sony Pictures Entertainment

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Book Synopsis_____________‘An array of fresh insights on creativity, motivation and staying in “flow” Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive and To Sell Is Human_____________In Unsafe Thinking, creativity guru Jonah Sachs demonstrates that the most remarkable and trailblazing individuals – from the Google programmer who disobeyed his managers in order to revolutionise the world’s email systems, to the mayor who employed mime artists to transform his city's traffic problem – are those who dramatically reject the lure of what they know. He draws on cutting-edge psychology and neuroscience to uncover the specific mental habits that account for the success of those who break the mould. And he reveals how, by embracing a handful of simple brain-hacks and cognitive tools, we can all harness the power of the unsafe thinkers.By revealing the secrets of those who reject our society’s outmoded approach to work, Unsafe Thinking promises to unleash the hidden power of creativity in all of us._____________‘An enchanting book about how to question the conventional, challenge the status quo, and unlock the creative solutions right under your nose.’ Adam Grant, author of Originals‘Fascinating . . . Sachs has practical tools for success.’ Forbes‘A must-read for anyone facing a changing world.’ Jonah Berger, author of ContagiousTrade ReviewUnsafe Thinking delivers an array of fresh insights on creativity, motivation and staying in “flow”. -- Daniel H. Pink, author of DRIVEIn his fascinating new book Unsafe Thinking, the journalist and expert on story telling and creativity, Jonah Sachs, talks about how companies can be so focused on the consensus and the tried and tested that they lose sight of a great opportunity . . . Sachs has practical tips for success. * Forbes *Argues that now is not the time to play it safe. -- What CEOs Are Reading * Management Today *Challenging received wisdom is clearly not easy, especially when that involves standing up to your superiors, or looking stupid in front of your peers. But the greatest benefits of courage are, Sachs argues, to be found in challenging yourself. -- Management TodayAn enchanting book about how to question the conventional, challenge the status quo, and unlock the creative solutions right under your nose. -- Adam Grant, author of ORIGINALSPractical and truly entertaining . . . A must-read for anyone facing a changing world. -- Jonah Berger, author of CONTAGIOUSUnsafe Thinking explores the alternative to the tried and tested solution . . . Unsafe thinking, Sachs suggests, is not only the way to success at work, it is the route to “a more fulfilled, exciting, and joyful life”. -- Books of the Month * Financial Times *A blazingly original book . . . Destined to become a classic. -- Mary Karr, author of THE LIARS’ CLUBSince none of us can see the next business breakthrough, we can only emulate the people who have brought real innovation to market, and challenge the team around us to think counter-intuitively, in hopes of changing habits. I found some real insights along these lines in a new book, Unsafe Thinking, by Jonah Sachs, who is one of the influential social innovators I know. He outlines a set of straightforward practices that both he and I believe we can all use to create counter-intuitive breakthroughs ourselves. We don't need to wait for lightning to strike, if we proactively improve our ability to accept more seemingly outlandish solutions and ideas. * Inc. *Written with considerable panache. * People Management *

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Book SynopsisInnovation is a necessity in a changing world. But what kind of innovation? 'Sustaining innovation' props up and temporarily fixes structures and processes that are failing - making them cheaper, faster, safer, more efficient. 'Disruptive innovation' shakes things up. Typically however disruptive initiatives offer only short-term impact or are eventually adapted and 'mainstreamed' to help sustain existing systems. That is particularly true in the public, social, cultural and civic sectors where the natural patterns of renewal that have been developed in market settings (creative destruction, sophisticated financial support etc.) are generally absent. Only 'transformative innovation' can deliver a fundamental shift towards new patterns of viability in tune with our aspirations for the future. This book offers a first stand-alone practical guide to how to realise transformative potential at scale. It offers six elements for policymakers, funders and innovators: Knowing: how to expand our sense of what constitutes valid knowledge to become more comfortable with complexity Imagining: how to conceive, develop and design transformative initiatives to carry a group's longer term aspirations Being: how to organise for action, manage the process, and sustain the people involved over time Doing: how to introduce the new in the presence of the old, enrol others and figure out what to do when you don't know what to do Enabling: how to construct a policy framework for long term transition and provide smart financing to match Supporting: how to develop systems and structures to support a culture of renewal in our public, social and civic systems. It concludes with an invitation to join a growing community of transformative innovators around the world - a network of hope in powerful times.Trade Review"This a quiet and reflective book, and in both length and tone it is a refreshing antidote to the hundreds of over-excitable business books that are at heart vastly padded articles. When reading Transformative Innovation, you have a sense of the depth that sits behind every chapter. You can also pick up the tools and use them in your own practice, especially because the IFF, with its strong commitment to openness, has published much about them both on its own website and through an associated project, H3Uni.org. This rich and humane book should be on the shelf of every practicing futurist. " Andrew Curry writing in APF CompassTable of ContentsIntroduction CHAPTER 1: Transformative Innovation The Practice of Transformative Innovation The Capacity to Innovate Practice and Theory Ten Characteristics of Transformative Innovation Case Study: SHINE ~ Changing the Culture of Care CHAPTER 2: Knowing Complexity Is Your Friend Five Principles Two Loops A Variety of Prompts CHAPTER 3: Imagining Imagining Social Change Three Horizons and Social Change Convening the Future Dilemmas Imaginary Islands CHAPTER 4: Being The Human System Organizing for Action Managing the Process Sustaining the People CHAPTER 5: Doing Frameworks for Action Social Learning The Buddhist and the Broker Taking Action CHAPTER 6: Enabling A Compelling Vision of the Third Horizon Encouragement for Pioneers A Realistic View of the Policy Landscape Evaluation Based on Third Horizon Intentions Financing Transformative Innovation CHAPTER 7: Supporting Everything Flows Patterns of Renewal Cultural Renewal Infrastructure for Transformative Innovation The Permission Slip APPENDIX: The IFF Clan ABOUT IFF

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Book SynopsisWonder Boy is a riveting investigation into the turbulent life of Zappos visionary Tony Hsieh, whose radical business strategies revolutionized both the tech world and corporate culture, based on rigorous research and reporting by two seasoned journalists. Tony Hsieh's first successful venture was in middle school, selling personalized buttons. At Harvard, he made a profit compiling and selling study guides. In 1998, Hsieh sold his first company to Microsoft for $265 million. About a decade later, he sold online shoe empire Zappos to Amazon for $1.2 billion. The secret to his success? Making his employees happy. At its peak, Zappos's employee-friendly culture was so famous across the tech industry that it became one of the hardest companies to get hired at, and CEOs from other companies regularly toured the headquarters. But Hsieh's vision for change didn't stop with corporate culture: Hsieh went on to move Zappos headquarters to Las Vegas and personally funded a nine-figure campaign to revitalize the city's historic downtown area. There, he could be found living in an Airstream and chatting up the locals. But Hsieh's forays into community-revival projects spun out of control as his issues with mental health and addiction ramped up, creating the opportunity for more enablers than friends to stand in his mercurial good graces. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with a wide range of people whose lives Hsieh touched, journalists Angel Au-Yeung and David Jeans craft a rich portrait of a man who was plagued by the pressure to succeed but who never lost his generous spirit.Trade ReviewA story of the extraordinary business success of Tony Hsieh. In this cautionary tale, reporters Au-Yeung and Jeans unsparingly shed light on what went wrong. -- Financial Times * Best Summer Books of 2023 *A heartbreaking and extraordinary account of a heartbreaking and extraordinary man. Hsieh was an innovative business leader, but he was also frenetic, generous, difficult, and tormented. His rise and fall is a quintessential American tragedy. -- Max Chafkin * author of The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power *A captivating story about the combustible mixture of genius, ambition, ego, empathy, wealth, and intoxicants in the turbocharged environment of the technology elite. Revelatory and entertaining. -- Alec Ross * author of The Raging 2020s *Wonder Boy is so much more than a biography... it's full of lessons for anyone interested in psychology, business, or social dynamics. Angel Au-Yeung and David Jeans approach their subject as investigative reporters, yet they remain full of empathy and compassion. -- Dan Alexander * author of White House, Inc.: How Donald Trump Turned the Presidency into a Business *

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Book Synopsis''The best guide to increasing your, and most other adults’, leisure time by 50%. With no serious downside'' Professor Danny Dorling, University of Oxford Rising numbers of employers worldwide are switching to a four-day week, making workers happier and organisations stronger. Written by the director of the UK''s 4 Day Week campaign, this easy-to-follow guide shows how businesses, charities, and councils can reap the benefits of introducing smarter working. It takes anyone considering modernising their hours through the current academic evidence for the benefits of introducing a four-day week - with no loss of pay. It then explains the various steps you should take to adopt this human resources hack. It tackles: The productivity improvements that flow from more energised and focused staff The typical challenges faced in running a trial, including part-time workers and bank holidays The differen

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the process of designing a new business, known as entrepreneurship. It gives emphasis to the deep relationship between entrepreneurship and organizational innovation. This book provides a wide range of information and knowledge, namely: - on the different initiatives to be developed in order to promote an entrepreneurial culture; - on the different types and levels of innovation and organizational change to be implemented by organizations; - on the possible strategies to be developed with a view to fostering qualified entrepreneurship through a strong training component; -on the involvement of the different agents of innovation to equip the promoting entrepreneurial projects teams with scientific and technical knowledge in the different areas of intervention, such as marketing, finance, human resources management, the protection of intellectual property, techniques to persuade investors, etc.This book contributes not only to the transmission of knowledge and know-how in what concerns the techniques, procedures and strategies of entrepreneurial management, but also, and above all, to the construction of the behaviors, characteristics and entrepreneurial attitudes, leading to high levels of success in the business world.Table of ContentsEntrepreneurship and organizational innovation.- Intra-entrepreneurship.- Organizational innovation.- Culture and organizational behaviour.- Work challenges and changes.- Communication, participation and involvement in innovative environments.- Competitive management practices.- Human resource management.- Matching human and innovative organizations needs.- Motivating people in an innovative environment.- Developing leadership / entrepreneurial skills.- Global management.- Team building and innovation.- Strategic management.- Employee motivation and entrepreneurship.- Conflict management and work challenges.- Learning skills and styles in work innovation.

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Book SynopsisThis textbook aims to guide, instruct and inspire the next generation of innovation designers, managers and leaders. Building upon an evidence-based innovation development process, it introduces, explains and provides visual models and case examples of what Business Design is, how it is applied across sectors and organizations, and its impact on decision-making and value creation.Students will read and analyze design-led innovation business cases from across the globe, discover multi-disciplinary strategies (from marketing to anthropology) and practice applying a designer’s toolkit to find, frame, and solve business problems in contemporary ways. Throughout the book, students will break down the process of innovation and move from initiation to implementation, engage in iterative feedback loops, and develop concrete plans for personal and professional collaboration and workplace application.For MBA and senior undergraduate students, this book offers a step-by-step and comprehensive reference guide to creative problem framing and solving – inside and beyond the classroom. It integrates marketing principles and management frameworks, with anthropological and design methods reflecting the diverse and in-demand skills vital to tomorrow’s workforce.For instructors, this book offers a way to confidently engage learners in the realm of design practices and strategies relevant to business decision-making. The pedagogical framework, along with a comprehensive suite of techniques and templates, offers both novice and experienced teachers a step-by-step reference guide that facilitates skills development in creative problem framing and solving.Table of ContentsChapter 1.- Introduction to Design-driven Innovation_Chapter 2.- Introduction to Business Design Chapter 3:- Business Design Method Step 1: Start_Chapter 4.- Business Design Method Step 2: Find_ Chapter 5.- Business Design Method Step 3: Frame_ Chapter 6.- Business Design Method Step 4: Solve_ Chapter 7.- Reflective Practice and Design_Chapter 8.- Templates and Worksheets.

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Book SynopsisInnovation is one of the avenues in which companies can move up the value chain, and has become a popular demand from stock markets and governments. Many of its proponents though lack insight as to what it takes to be an innovator, and instead hype and impel innovation based on a romanticized view that with enough willpower and support from a board, investors, or government every company can pursue innovation. This book offers a theoretical framework, the License Giver Business concept, that clarifies the core characteristics of a truly innovating company, and differentiates it from three other company archetypes with differing core business identities. It describes key aspects and pitfalls in the practical application of the License Giver Business concept and provides cases from the marine industry and computer industry.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: The License Giver Business Concept.- Chapter 3: The Intrinsic-Motivated Crowd.- Chapter 4: The Fear of Innovation.- Chapter 5: The Not-Invented-Here Syndrome.- Chapter 6: The Rise and Decline of Innovative Capability.- Chapter 7: The License Giver Business Concept in the Evolution of Industries.- Chapter 8: Governmental Interference.- Chapter 9: Excellence Through Competence.- Appendix.- Bibliography.- Index.

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Book SynopsisThis open access book will give insights into global issues of work and work systems design from a wide range of perspectives. Topics like the impact of AI in the workplace as well as design for digital sovereignty at the workplace or foresight processes for digital work are covered. Practical cases, empirical results and theoretical considerations are not only taken from Germany and Europe, but also from Southeast Asia, South Africa, Middle America, and Australia. The book intends to expand the so far national view on the aspects of digital work (e.g. like in Ernst Hartmann’s immensely successful work “Zukunft der Arbeit in Industrie 4.0”) into an international context – thus showing not only common challenges, but also offering suggestions, best practice examples or thoughts from different global regions.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Global Issues of Work and Work Systems Design.-Measuring the Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics on the Workplace.- Digital Work in Smart Production Systems – Changes and Challenges in Manufacturing Planning and Operations.- Scenario-based Foresight.- Human-Machine-Interaction in Innovative Work.

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Book SynopsisCompeting through advanced services involves offering products-as-a-service, delivering outcomes for customers, and regularly earning revenue when customers get the results they value. This strategic move towards delivering outcomes can present many challenges for a firm. Part of the Palgrave Executive Essentials series, this book introduces outcome-based business models as Advanced Services Business Models and provides a practical guide on how a firm can innovate these services through a process known as servitization.Servitization offers businesses a pathway to both improve economic productivity and sustainability. It can create greater value for customers, while also improving resource efficiency and dematerialisation of the supply chain. It has the potential to reshape the industrial landscape for businesses, markets, and consumers around the world. This book is for executives, professionals, and anyone else who is looking for a practical guide to implementing service-based business models or seeking to innovate their business models to focus on services. It functions as a companion for students in executive education courses on servitization, business model innovation, strategy, and operations and should be on the radar of all instructors in those fields.Table of ContentsSUMMARY 2PREFACE 3Chapter 1: Introduction 9This book 11Purpose 11Target 11Scope 11Research 12Structure 13PART I: WHAT IS SERVITIZATION AND WHAT ARE ADVANCED SERVICES 14Chapter 2: Servitization, advanced services and outcomes 14Business model thinking: a powerful lens to understand servitization 14Services staircase: Understanding value propositions for servitzation 17Advanced services and outcome thinking 20Advanced services as outcome-based value propositions 22Advanced services around products 24Advanced services based around processes 25Advanced services based around platforms 26Risks 27Chapter Summary 28Chapter 3: Capturing value for advanced services 30Foundations of value capture 30Alignment of incentives across the value network: 31Competency to manage risk: 31Innovation pathway openness: 32Economic value 32Ownership 33Subscription 34Pay-per-use 35Pay-per-outcome 36Penalties 36Blended revenue model 37Strategic value 38Knowledge value 39Relational value 40Key cost drivers and pricing 40Chapter Summary 40Chapter 4: Organising to deliver advanced services 42Fundamentals of delivering advanced services 42Systems thinking 42Services language 43Customer first 43Innovation and Responsiveness 44Brought together 45Objectives 46Design 47Facilities 48Supply 49Partnerships 51Digital 51People 52Processes 53Chapter Summary 54PART II: WHY SERVITIZATION AND ADVANCED SERVICES ARE IMPORTANT 55Chapter 5: Broad drivers 55Fundamentals when evaluating impact 55Improving economic performance 56Servitization, revenue and profit 57Strengthening competitiveness of the firm 61Defence 61Growth 62Icon of practice 64Building business resilience 65Servitization as an aid resilience 66Icon of practice 69Helping to achieve carbon NetZero and sustainability 70Net Zero and servitization 71Icon of practice 76Pathway to improved productivity 78Servitization and productivity 78Icon of practice 81Building exports, international trade, and emerging markets 82Servitization exports, international trade and emerging markets 82Icon of practice 84Enabling new technology innovations to enter markets 85Servitization and barriers to market entry 85Icon of practice 88Chapter Summary 89PART III: HOW TO BRING ABOUT SERVITIZATION THROUGH THE INNOVATION OF ADVANCED SERVICES 91Chapter 6: Exploring the processes of servitizaiton 91Learning from experience 91Explaining transformation 95Stages 96Exploration 97Engagement 97Expansion 98Exploitation 98Forces 98Market centric forces 99Technology centric forces 99Value network centric forces 99Organisation centric forces 100Dynamics, tipping and exits 101Pathways 103Chapter summary 106Chapter 7: Managing the innovation of advanced services 108Framing the servitization process 108Process stages 109Objectives of each stage. 109Principle activities for each objective 110Context and accelerators of the servitization process 111Senior management empathy for services 111Customer intimacy 113Services function 114Customer demand 114Digital exploitation 115Reliable product 115Applying the servitization process 116Stepping off 117Exploration of servitization and advanced services 117Engagement in the innovation of an advanced service. 119Expansion to deliver services at scale 120Exploitation to optimise value creation 121Chapter summary 122Chapter 8: Close 123Recap 123The future 124Resources 128Glossary 128Acknowledgments 128

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Book Synopsis1. Introduction to Holistic Innovation.- Part I: Innovation Culture.- 2. Introduction to Innovation Culture.- 3. Innovation Hurdle Race.- 4. Embracing Digital Innovation in the Hotel Industry.- 5. How to empower employees for Innovation?.- Part II: Strategic Development.- 6. Introduction to Strategic Development.- 7. The relevance of customer insights for a shift to a circular business model.- 8. A Critical Assessment of OKR in Entrepreneurial Environments.- 9. DB Schenker STARTup terminal: A case study.- Part III: Sustainable Change.- 10. Introduction to Sustainable Change.- 11. Uniting economic success and sustainable impact with innovation.- 12. Workers' buyout for company succession.- 13. New Work as a driver for innovation?.- 14. Summary Proposition of a Holistic Transformation Model.

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Book SynopsisThis edited volume explores the learning and innovation of Chinese firms. In particular, it examines the difficulties and obstacles affecting the technological collaboration between Chinese firms and foreign partners as well as some of the key organizational and institutional challenges of innovation facing Chinese firms.Despite enjoying rapid economic growth in previous decades, learning and innovation of Chinese firms has received relatively limited attention among management and international business scholars in the past. However, some significant changes in the Chinese institutional environment have occurred in recent years. On one hand, the Chinese central government has devised a number of policy initiatives to promote and support innovative activities in China, ranging from the ‘Mass Entrepreneurship and Innovation by All’ to the latest ‘Made in China 2025’. On the other hand, we have witnessed an increasing number of indigenous Chinese firms (e.g. Alibaba, Baidu, Tencent, Huawei and DJI) adopting business model innovation with global inputs and impacts in different business sectors, namely electronic commerce, telecommunication network equipment, social media, mobile payment and drones.In view of these recent developments, we aim to further our understanding about the learning and innovation processes of Chinese firms in this edited volume.Table of Contents Part I: Introduction and Background Chapter 1 Introduction The chapter presents a current overview of the innovation of Chinese firms and outlines the contributions in this edited volume. Jacky Hong and Shenxue Li Part II: Technology transfer and innovation This part explores the link between foreign technology transfer and indigenous innovation in China. For example, how do Chinese firms collaborate with foreign partners to promote technology transfer and innovation? What are the difficulties and obstacles affecting the technological collaboration between Chinese firms and foreign partners? Chapter 2 Foreign direct investments and innovation in China This chapter explores the impact of foreign direct investment on technological innovation in China Current status of foreign direct investment in China Technological innovation in Chinese firms The roles of foreign direct investment on fostering technological innovation Pervez Ghauri Chapter 3 Knowledge transfer in international joint ventures This chapter investigates how international joint venture can serve as a major channel for promoting knowledge transfer to China Types of knowledge Barrier of knowledge transfer in international joint venture Case studies Eric W.K. Tsang Part III: Entrepreneurship, learning and innovation This part identifies the characteristics of technological entrepreneurs in China. For example, what are the social, financial, cultural and political challenges facing technological entrepreneurs in China? How do Chinese entrepreneurs contribute to innovative ventures in China? Chapter 4 Sensemaking processes in Chinese entrepreneurial firms This chapter explores the sensemaking process that unfolds in entrepreneurial firms by investigating how entrepreneurial firms navigate through uncertainty and equivocality Entrepreneurial learning as sensemaking Sensemaking processes in entrepreneurial firms Case studies Xi Zhou, Jacky Hong and Robin Snell Chapter 5 Guanxi networks and Chinese entrepreneurship This chapter reviews the development of guanxi network in China and the impact on entrepreneurship The concept of guanxi Proliferation of guanxi networks in China Use of guanxi for Chinese startups Chris Rowley Chapter 6 Developing learning organization in China This chapter assess the potential and obstacles for Chinese firms to become the learning organizations Spiritual foundations of learning organization Chinese Confucian values Case studies Carry Mak and Anders Örtenblad Part IV: Institutions and innovation This part explores the roles played by the regional and national government in China for promoting innovation and learning of Chinese firms. For example, how do various institutional actors such as VCs, universities, research institutes interact with each other in shaping the process of innovation in China? How do innovation ecosystems (e.g. regional clusters, science parks and R&D networks) take shape in China? Chapter 7 Innovation ecosystems in China This chapter explores how the key actors in innovation ecosystem interact with each other in shaping the process of innovation in China An ecosystem perspective of innovation A Chinese ecosystem of innovation Innovative behaviors of Chinese firms Jiangyong Lu Chapter 8 Public-private partnerships and innovation in China This chapter draws on a conceptual framework of public-private partnerships to investigate how partner organizations can develop effective innovation in China Motives of cooperation Innovation within public-private partnerships Case studies Nelson Santos António Part V: Conclusion Chapter 9 Concluding remarks The chapter summarizes the key organizational and institutional challenges of innovation facing Chinese firms. Some areas for future research will also be proposed. Jacky Hong and Shenxue Li

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Book SynopsisIn this book readers will find technological discussions on the existing and emerging technologies across the different stages of the big data value chain. They will learn about legal aspects of big data, the social impact, and about education needs and requirements. And they will discover the business perspective and how big data technology can be exploited to deliver value within different sectors of the economy. The book is structured in four parts: Part I “The Big Data Opportunity” explores the value potential of big data with a particular focus on the European context. It also describes the legal, business and social dimensions that need to be addressed, and briefly introduces the European Commission’s BIG project. Part II “The Big Data Value Chain” details the complete big data lifecycle from a technical point of view, ranging from data acquisition, analysis, curation and storage, to data usage and exploitation. Next, Part III “Usage and Exploitation of Big Data” illustrates the value creation possibilities of big data applications in various sectors, including industry, healthcare, finance, energy, media and public services. Finally, Part IV “A Roadmap for Big Data Research” identifies and prioritizes the cross-sectorial requirements for big data research, and outlines the most urgent and challenging technological, economic, political and societal issues for big data in Europe.This compendium summarizes more than two years of work performed by a leading group of major European research centers and industries in the context of the BIG project. It brings together research findings, forecasts and estimates related to this challenging technological context that is becoming the major axis of the new digitally transformed business environment. Trade Review“The book provides rich information on the different processes involved in big data value chain and explains each process with case studies in diverse industrial sectors. … the book can help academic researchers, undergraduate students, and graduate students because it contains information about big data and its recent development and generates some research ideas. This book can also facilitate government officials and executives of different organizations to consider future roadmap by taking advantage of big data.” (Sunny Sun and Rob Law, Information Technology & Tourism, Vol. 17, 2017)Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisThis book develops foresight techniques to turn future societal challenges into opportunities. The authors present foresight approaches for innovation policy and management. Future developments in fields such as education, energy, new materials, nanotechnologies are highlighted for different countries. Readers will discover tools and instruments to capture the potentials of the grand societal challenges as defined by the United Nations. This book is a valuable resource for researchers and scholars with an interest in foresight methods and gives practical hints for policy makers and managers to take account of the grand opportunities in their business and policy strategies.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Part I: Foresight for Anticipatory STI Strategies.- Part II: Foresight for STI Policy: Country Cases.-Part III: Future Oriented STI Policy Context.- Part IV: Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisThis textbook on knowledge management draws on the authors’ more than twenty years of research, teaching and consulting experience. The first edition of this book brought together European, Asian and American perspectives on knowledge-based value creation; this second edition features substantial updates to all chapters, reflecting the implications of the digital transformation on knowledge work and knowledge management. It also addresses three new topics: the impact of knowledge management practices on performance; knowledge management in the public sector; and an introduction to ISO 9001:2015 as an implementation framework.The book is intended not only for academic education but also as an essential guide for managers, consultants, trainers, coaches, and all those engaged in business, public administration or non-profit work who are interested in learning about organizations in a knowledge economy. Given its wealth of case studies, examples, questions, exercises and easy-to-use knowledge management tools, it offers a true compendium for learning about and implementing knowledge management initiatives.Table of ContentsTowards a Digitally Enabled Knowledge Society.- Knowledge in Organisations.- Organisational Forms to Leverage Knowledge.- Knowledge Work(ers) in the Digital Age.- Strategies for Managing Knowledge.- Context Specific Knowledge Management Strategies.- Information and Communication Technologies Supporting the Digital Transformation of Knowledge Work.- Measuring and Safeguarding Intellectual Capital.- How to Put Knowledge Management into Practice.- Multilingual Glossary.

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Book SynopsisThis book serves as a manual and toolbox and outlines how leaders can become 'ideaDJs'. A perfect ideaDJ mix consists of beauty, value and impact. By creating beauty, the solutions have more elegance in their implementation. It adds more value to all stakeholders, not just shareholders. And finally, the solutions create more sustainable and scalable impact.Great Leaders Mix and Match is a manifesto for more beautiful combinations in (business) life. The world faces complex challenges and these challenges can only be resolved by mixing and matching ideas. The beauty here lies in the elegance of the solutions which actually make the (business) world a better place and how we are able to solve multiple challenges in one go. Think of a waste incarnation plant which doubles as ski hill. Or think of new solutions for care: an elderly home, combined with children day care and an animal farm, where all parties benefit from the combination. These are real cases where the total (combination) is clearly more than the sum of its parts. This book serves as a manual and toolbox and outlines how leaders can become 'ideaDJs'. A perfect ideaDJ mix consists of beauty, value and impact. By creating beauty, the solutions have more elegance in their implementation. It adds more value to all stakeholders, not just shareholders. And finally, the solutions create more sustainable and scalable impact. Besides many exciting examples, this book contains a clear methodology and tool kits. The main focus is to help (business) leaders to change the mindset and attitude of the people around them.

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Book SynopsisDon't get left behind: learn how to consider long-term and environmental perspectives through strategic design. Get ready to make a difference! This book is your ultimate guide, packed with practical tools and strategies to create positive change. Whether working solo, in a small agency, or a big organisation, you'll learn how to embrace planetary perspectives and think long-term, even in a profit-driven world. Discover how to make mindful decisions, transform your design practices, and influence company strategies to leave a positive impact for future generations. 'Designing Tomorrow' introduces three pillars - networks, interventions and partnerships - and tactics for designers, decision-makers, leaders and anyone looking for ways to create a positive impact through the work they do. - Learn how to align long-term thinking with short-term goals. - Go-to-guide for designers, as well as business leaders, who are seeking ways to lead in this new era. - Valuable learning resource for students studying design and business.Trade Review'Creating good user interaction is not so much a design problem as it is a power struggle. But designers want to create great products and they don't want to play politics around the water cooler. Martin and Steve present a clear vision for finding a middle ground, empowering you to succeed without selling your soul, compromising the planet, or burdening generations to come.' Alan Cooper, author of About Face and The Inmates Are Running the Asylum'Practical tactics for how to identify hidden impacts and use the power of design to develop responsible solutions within organisations.' Babette Porcelijn, author of The Hidden Impact and founder of Think Big Act Now'A call to action on understanding the limits of design and the impact of the decisions we make as designers on the lives of people and the world we live in.' Gregory Petroff, Chief Design Officer, Cisco Secure'This is a visionary book. Martin Tomitsch and Steve Baty are advancing from human-centred design to design for people and the planet. This is an essential transition to safeguard the wellbeing of future generations.' Tony Capon, Professor of Planetary Health and Director, Monash Sustainable Development Institute'I highly recommend this book to leaders who want to make a difference. It will equip you with the necessary tactics to navigate complex challenges today and in the future while prioritising long-term benefits for humanity. By embracing the insights surfaced by Martin Tomitsch and Steve Baty, we can all foster a more ethically grounded design practice that contributes to a sustainable and inclusive future.' Katja Forbes, Head of Client Experience, Standard Chartered Bank'This book serves as a critical call to action for designers-action that you've probably been contemplating but have been too hesitant to take or unclear on how to even get started. Martin and Steve delve into the intertwined narratives of design, economics, and the environment, uncovering untapped opportunities for organisations to adopt a more life-centric approach. They don't stop there. They also offer practical tools that you can use today to start making an impact within your organisation and wider ecosystem.' Nirish Shakya, design educator and host of the Design Feeling Podcast'Design inhabits a liminal space between producer and consumer, where leverage is high; this publication dives into this space and finds ways to apply Indigenous, systems, and futures thinking on multiple levels.' Time's Up'This book challenges designers and decision-makers to ask the difficult questions about the linear design model of "designing more stuff to sell to more people" and provides insightful and practical design-led approaches that are good for business and consumers and have less harmful impacts on our planet.' Dr Brandon Gien, CEO, Good Design Australia and Senator, World Design Organization

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Book SynopsisGet a deeper understanding of the brilliance and limitations of AI, our added human value on creativity and the future of work in the creative industry. The creative industry is rapidly evolving due to the rise of artificial intelligence. Some fear that the increase in machine-learning technologies could end human creativity. Seema Sharma, a renowned creative director at one of the world's largest independent communication agencies, believes the future of the creative industry lies in collaboration between human creators and machines. The book "The New Creatives," which Sharma co-authored with Artificial Intelligence, offers a ground-breaking exploration of the changes to come. The authors examine the skills, processes, and work ethics that AI will affect and discuss the emotional and economic value of creativity in this new landscape. They explore the potential disappearance of certain jobs, the changing dynamics of client relationships and discuss the currency of creativity in the age of AI. The book also sheds light on new roles emerging in the industry and elaborates on the new formats that will become necessary. - Discover how artificial intelligence will impact the creative industry, and its craft, with all of its complexities involved. - Aimed at creative makers within the creative industry. - Written in co-collaboration with AI.

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Book SynopsisBusiness-wide innovation is the definitive way to grow. Yet, how to achieve this remains elusive for so many businesses. Learn how to make innovation happen. Most innovation books target start-ups or large corporates. The unique challenges of mid-sized businesses (MSBs) and strategic business units (SBUs)-the growth engine in most economies-are ignored. This authoritative, no-nonsense book will guide your business in its innovation journey from Point 'A' where it currently is, to Point 'B', the performance you want. It cuts through the clutter of innovation tools, to focus on the essential capabilities 'C' that drive growth. The book includes: * Clear phases and checklists for management actions, * Key tools with detailed guidance for practical use, * Managing stakeholder mindsets throughout the journey, and * 24 international case studies.

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Book SynopsisThis book describes the concept, characteristics, methodology, design, management, business, recent advances and future technologies of plant factories with artificial lighting (PFAL) and indoor vertical farms. The third wave of PFAL business started in around 2010 in Japan and Taiwan, and in USA and Europe it began in about 2013 after the rapid advances in LED technology. The book discusses the basic and advanced developments in recent PFALs and future smart PFALs that emerged in 2016. There is an emerging interest around the globe in smart PFAL R&D and business, which are expected to play an important role in urban agriculture in the coming decades. It is also expected that they will contribute to solving the trilemma of food, environment and natural resources with increasing urban populations and decreasing agricultural populations and arable land area. Current obstacles to successful PFAL R&D and business are: 1) no well-accepted concepts and methodology for PFAL design and management, 2) lack of understanding of the environmental effects on plant growth and development and hydroponics among engineers; 3) lack of understanding of the technical and engineering aspects of PFAL among horticulturists; 4) lack of knowledge of the technical challenges and opportunities in future PFAL businesses among business professionals, policy makers, and investors and 5) lack of a suitable textbook on the recent advances in PFAL technologies and business for graduate students and young researchers. This book covers all the aspects of successful smart PFAL R & D and business. Table of ContentsPart１ Characteristics of current plant factories and next generation plant factory1. Current Status of Plant Factories with Artificial Lighting (PFALs) and Smart PFALs (Toyoki Kozai)2. Plant Factories with Artificial Lighting (PFALs): Benefits, Problems and Challenges (Toyoki Kozai)3. Protocols, issues and potential improvements of current cultivation systems (Na Lu and Shigeharu Shimamura) 4. Design and Control of smart PFAL (Yoshihiro Nakabo) 5. Designing a Cultivation System Module (CSM) Considering the Cost Performance – A Step Towards Smart PFALs - (Toyoki Kozai) Part 2 Recent Outcomes in Development and Business6. Business planning on Efficiency, Productivity, and Profitability (Kaz Uraisami)7. Renewable energy makes plant factory “smart” (Kaz Uraisami)8. Total indoor farming concepts for large scale production (Marc Kreuger, Lianne Meeuws, Gertjan Meeuws)9. SaibaiX: Production process management system (Shunsuke Sakaguchi)10. Air distribution and its uniformity (Ying Zhang and Murat Kacira) Part 3 Re-considerations of photosynthesis, LEDs, units and terminology11. Reconsidering the Fundamental Characteristics of Photosynthesis and LEDs (Toyoki Kozai and Masayuki Nozue)12. Reconsidering the terminology and units for light and nutrient solution (Toyoki Kozai , Satoru Tsukagoshi and Shunsuke Sakaguchi) Part 4 Advances in Research on LED lighting 13. Usefulness of broadband-spectrum white LEDs to envision future plant factory (Hatsumi Nozue and Masao Gomi)14. LED lighting technique to control plant growth and morphology　(Tomohiro Jishi)15. The quality and quality shifting of the night interruption light affect the morphogenesis and flowering in floricultural plants (Byoung Ryong Jeong, Yoo Gyeong Park) Part 5 Advanced technologies to be implemented in the smart plant factory16. Mechanization of Agriculture considering Its Business model (Tamio Tanikawa)17. Quantifying the environmental and energy benefits of food growth in urban environment (Rebecca Ward, Melanie Jans-Singh and Ruchi Choudhary)18. Applications for breeding and high-wire tomato production in plant factory (Marc Kreuger, Lianne Meeuws and Gertjan Meeuws)19. Molecular breeding for plant factory – Strategies and Technology (Richalynn Leong and Daisuke Urano)20. Production of value-added plants (Shoko Hikosaka)21. Chemical inquiry into herbal medicines and food additives (Natsuko Kagawa)22. Detection and utilization of biological rhythms in plant factories (Hirokazu Fukuda, Yusuke Tanigaki, Shogo Moriyuki)23. Automated characterization of plant growth and flowering dynamics using RGB images (Wei Guo)24. Towards Nutrient Solution Composition Control in Hydroponic System (Toyoki Kozai, Satoru Tsukagoshi and Syunsuke Sakaguchi)25. Phenotyping- and AI-based environmental control and breeding for PFAL (Eri Hayashi and Toyoki Kozai)26. Plant cohort research and its application (Toyoki Kozai, Na Lu, Rikuo Hasegawa, Osamu Nunomura, Tomomi Nozaki, Yumiko Amagai and Eri Hayashi)27. Concluding remarks (Toyoki Kozai)

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Book SynopsisSoutheast Asia has been an emerging frontier for internet technology startups, with talent and capital flooding into the region's technology markets in recent years. Navigating ASEANnovation: The Reservoir Principle and other essays on startups and innovation in Southeast Asia is a collection of essays and interviews with founders and investors on what it takes to thrive and win in the region as a tech startup. From topics such as bringing together a founding team to exiting a company, the collection covers various aspects of startup growth, digging deep into the critical strategies tech founders and business leaders of different countries and industries can adopt, while embracing the diversity critical to understanding the region.Navigating ASEANnovation serves as go-to compendium providing practical advice and mental frameworks for anyone interested in Southeast Asia and tech startups, highlighting the unique aspects of operating in the region that the world can learn from as well.The collection was curated with commentary from Yinglan Tan, Founding Managing Partner of Insignia Ventures Partners, an early stage technology venture fund in Southeast Asia, and Paulo Joquiño, Editor of Insignia Business Review, the official publication of Insignia Ventures Partners.

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Book SynopsisLearn about the future of CIE learning and how to build your capacity to design an innovative and creative learning landscape. Whether you are a student who wants to learn and acquire new capabilities for Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE), a teacher or lecturer trying to pass on the skills and capabilities of CIE to a new generation, or an industry professional responsible for skills development as part of a talent management strategy, learn how to create a supportive and useful learning environment for the future world of CIE. The Future of Learning Playbook provides a rich set of easy-to-use canvases, specific examples, and invites readers to begin a journey of reflection to design their own futures. In an easily accessible and visually appealing way, De Gruyter playbooks offer practical concepts for improving business performance. They are an extremely valuable resource for a wide range of business professionals.

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Book SynopsisShortlisted for the CMI Management Publication of the Year 2024 Learn how to scale your business or organization and overcome the challenges in moving innovation to scale. The Scaling Value Playbook provides an overview of the challenges in moving innovation to scale, offering practical guidance on managing this process. It explores creating new ventures and discusses the road to realizing value at scale. It also provides a framework for developing and implementing a strategy for scaling up and scaling out of innovation, together with tools and templates to enable the reader to create a fit-for-purpose scaling strategy. In an easily accessible and visually appealing way, De Gruyter playbooks offer practical concepts for improving business performance. They are an extremely valuable resource for a wide range of business professionals.

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Book SynopsisRapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have generated intense interest and debate about their potential to reshape industries, labour markets and socio-economic structures. This volume presents a collection of academic papers stemming from The Economic Perspective of Artificial Intelligence (EPEAI) conference held at the Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, in March 2023. AI in Business and Economics discusses topics as varied as marketing, accounting, reporting, business narratives, forecasting, generational differences in attitudes, economic policy all in the context of exploring the multifaceted intersection of economics and artificial intelligence. It navigates through the fog caused by the heterogeneity of diverse AI applications and methodologies by examining artificial intelligence from an economic perspective. In doing so, it becomes clear that the implementation of a broad range of AI technologies in companies has j

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Book SynopsisStephanie Marsh (she/they) is a leading UX research professional and currently UX Research Operations Lead at Springer Nature. They are the former Head of User Research and Analysis for the UK Government Digital Service and former Head of Digital Strategy for the UK Ministry of Defence. She was also previously a consultant at Bunnyfoot, a leading UX consultancy in the UK. They have contributed chapters to a range of peer-reviewed texts in related fields and has delivered talks on UX Research, Research Operations and UX strategies at a range of conferences and industry events. She is based in London.Trade Review"This book offers a comprehensive overview of how to be a great user researcher and explains exactly how to plan, run and debrief impactful user research. This new edition is right up to date with modern research needs for ethical data handling, and operationalising research. An essential handbook for new and experienced researchers to keep by their side!" * Steve Bromley, Principal User Researcher at Reach PLC and author of Building User Research Teams and How To Be A Games User Researcher *"For those embarking on a career in user research, research operations, or for those with experience in the fields, User Research is a must-have guide. Fantastically practical with all those questions you didn't even know you had already covered." * Brigette Metzler, ResearchOps Lead, Department of Agriculture, Water, and the Environment (Australia) and co-chair of the ResearchOps Community *"A true guide as it covers the full lifecycle of user and qualitative research, from design and collection through to dissemination. Following the advice in each chapter will ensure you deliver robust research and insights. The addition of the research operations section and the prominence given to the legal and ethical considerations only further enhances the credibility and utility of this book." * Laura Wilson, Data Quality Hub Lead, UK Office for National Statistics and author of Respondent Centred Surveys *"This is an essential handbook for anyone learning how to conduct user research. It's also an invaluable reference book for experienced researchers. I shall add it to my library! What stands out in this book is the excellent blending of the basic building blocks with best practice for conducting quality user research." * Karmen Guevara, Human-Computer Interaction Pioneer *"We finally have a practical and pragmatic overview of user research methods together in one book. I expect to see well-thumbed and bookmarked copies of this book on the desks of everyone who believes in the value of designing for their users." * Amy Stoks, Principal Consultant, Affinity UX Ltd *"Stephanie Marsh artfully and comprehensively describes modern user research methods...and importantly, exactly when to use which one!" * Colin MacAthur, Adjunct Professor, University Bocconi *"The comprehensive guide that follows delivers this promise, empowering its reader with clear explanations and practical instructions based on Stephanie's extensive experience. If you've ever felt intimidated by the complexity and breadth of the subject of user research, this book is for you." * Amy Hupe, Design Systems and Content Design Expert *"Stephanie Marsh does a hard thing well- she covers the whole gamut of a user researcher's process while placing a strong emphasis on the core fundamentals. Whether you're an experienced researcher or you're new to the field, you'll want to keep this book close to hand." * Mithula Naik, Head of Client Experience, Canadian Digital Service *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Introduction - Why is user research so important?; Section - ONE: The fundamentals - What good research looks like; Chapter - 02: Planning, objectives and legalities in user research; Chapter - 03: Best practice in user research - Who, what, why and how; Chapter - 04: Managing user research logistics - Agencies, facilities and contracts; Section - TWO: Selecting and using user research methods; Chapter - 05: Usability testing - Observing people doing things; Chapter - 06: Content testing - What do people think your content means?; Chapter - 07: Card sorting - Understanding how people group and relate things; Chapter - 08: Surveys - How to gauge a widespread user response; Chapter - 09: User interviews - Understanding people's experience through talking to them; Chapter - 10: Diary studies - How to capture user research data over time; Chapter - 11: Information architecture validation - Does the structure of your information work for your users?; Chapter - 12: Ethnography - Observing how people behave in the real world; Chapter - 13: Contextual inquiry - Interviewing people in their own environment; Chapter - 14: A/B Testing - A technique to compare different options; Chapter - 15: Getting the best out of stakeholder workshops; Chapter - 16: Guerrilla research - Running fast-paced research in the real world; Chapter - 17: How to combine user research methodologies; Section - THREE: Analyzing and presenting your data; Chapter - 18: Content analysis - A method of coding and making sense of your qualitative data; Chapter - 19: Affinity diagramming - Understand your data through identifying its themes; Chapter - 20: Prioritizing issues and user needs - What’s important and what to work on next; Chapter - 21: Making recommendations - How to make your research findings actionable; Chapter - 22: Creating executive summaries and detailed reports to present results; Chapter - 23: Using video playback to present your research results; Chapter - 24: Using personas to communicate user characteristics and behaviours; Chapter - 25: Using mental models to visualize how users think and identify opportunities; Chapter - 26: Using journey and experience maps to visualize user research data; Chapter - 27: Using scenarios and storyboards to represent the user journey; Chapter - 28: Using infographics to translate numerical and statistical data; Chapter - 29: How to recommend changes to visual, interaction and information design; Chapter - 30: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisGordon Glenister, based in Essex, UK, is Global Head of Influencer Marketing for the Branded Content Marketing Association and has over 25 years' experience in promotional marketing. He is the host of Influence Global Podcast, runs his own influencer consultancy and regularly speaks around the world on influencer marketing. Glenister also runs his own influencer course helping individuals become influencers and was previously Director General of the British Promotional Merchandise Association for 11 years.

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Book SynopsisTobias Gutmann is Assistant Professor at EBS Business School, where he is the Head of the Siemens Product Innovation Lab. He is based in Munich, Germany. Sebastian Greiss advises clients at 27pilots, a Deloitte business, in establishing and operating Venture Client units and founded StationX, the Venture Client Unit, at Siemens Mobility. He is based in Munich, Germany. Christian Hüttenhein founded BoschIndustry Consulting and was the Venture Partner and Co-Founder of Open Bosch, the Venture Client Unit of the Bosch Group. He is based in Frankfurt, Germany.

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Book SynopsisBrian Wagner is a security and technology executive and leader who has extensive experience in successful security and technology transformation and a dual focus on innovation and robust cybersecurity practices honed over a career spanning over twenty years. The Chief Technology Officer at Revenir, Wagner has also held previous c-suite and leadership positions at Bulletproof, Defense.com, Moody's RMS and Amazon. He is based in London, UK.

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Book SynopsisCreative thinking is about finding a way of looking at problems or situations from a fresh perspective to conceive of something new or original. It then becomes inventive thinking when something is created. If you have a brainstorming meeting and dream up dozens of new ideas, then you have displayed creativity but there is no inventiveness until something gets implemented. So, creativity and inventiveness go together hand in hand. With his usual flair for narrative, sharing personal experiences, inspirational stories and motivational quotes, Neil Francis will help you to unleash your inner creativity and apply it every day in everything you do!

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Book SynopsisRichard Branson stated: "No goal is beyond our reach and even the impossible can become possible for those with vision and belief in themselves." This is the topic of this book, which studies the lives of 50 extraordinarily successful women and men - most of them entrepreneurs, but also top managers, athletes, entertainers and others - to find out what distinguishes them and the lessons that we can all learn. What really sets these highly successful and rich individuals apart is their courage to be different from the majority of those around them. They challenge traditional ways of thinking and they set their goals and ambitions considerably higher than most people. Their stories serve as powerful guidelines for anyone who wants to aim higher and achieve much more than those around you.Trade ReviewThis book can motivate young people to become entrepreneurs. You don't necessarily need a degree, as Zitelmann shows in his book - and as I know from my own life experience. Of far greater importance are good entrepreneurial ideas - ideas that create benefits and help other people. - Dirk Rossmann, Managing Director, Dirk Rossmann GmbH, pioneer of drugstores and billionaire businessmanTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Aiming Higher 2. How to Win Trust 3. Learn to Embrace Problems 4. Focusing 5. Dare to Be Different 6. Learn to Stand Your Ground 7. Never Take "No" For an Answer 8. Programming Your Inner GPS 9. The Formula for Success: Stamina + Experimentation 10. Dissatisfaction as a Driving Force. 11. Ideas Will Make You Rich 12. The Art of Promoting Yourself 13. Enthusiasm and Self-Discipline 14. Efficiency 15. Speed Is of the Essence 16. Money Matters 17. Tension and Relaxation Bibliography About the Author Index of Persons and Companies

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Book SynopsisIn Think Bigger, Sheena Iyengar—an acclaimed author and expert in the science of choice—provides essential tools to spark creative thinking and help us make our most meaningful choices. She draws from recent advances in neuro- and cognitive sciences to give readers a set of practical steps for coming up with powerful new ideas.Trade ReviewReach for the stars… but how exactly do you do that? Sheena Iyengar provides a framework. An incredibly insightful work. -- Scott Willoughby, vice president, James Webb Space Telescope program at Northrop GrummanAs a recipe for innovation… I give it five stars. -- Danny Meyer, Founder, Union Square Hospitality GroupSimply brilliant… at last, a method to take us to the frontier of new ideas, and beyond. -- Indra Nooyi, former CEO and Chair, PepsiCoInnovation everywhere, in all domains of human activity, throughout all time – Think Bigger explains them all. -- Kai-Fu Lee, chairman, Sinovation Ventures and author of AI Superpowers and AI 2041The Holy Grail of large organizations is how to innovate. Sheena Iyengar has found it… -- Barry Salzberg, retired CEO, Deloitte LLPSheena Iyengar gives us a well-researched approach to help entrepreneurs and innovators think bigger for greater impact. -- Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO, MicrosoftI’ve long believed in the concept of chasing ‘moonshots’ – pursuing ideas that have a low probability of success with a massive upside. Sheena’s concept of “thinking bigger” falls right in line with that same methodology. This book offers great advice for entrepreneurs, and really any business leader, hoping to think and lead in a more effective way. -- Marc Lore, serial entrepreneur and co-owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves and LynxThis superb book makes our collective future so much brighter. It’s a shining ray of hope for those who want to take their ideas and see them grow, or seek to be more imaginative and unafraid to have a go at something new that could make a big difference. We dearly need this entrepreneurial and innovative attitude to tackling many of society’s biggest issues right now. -- Sir Alex Halliday, director, The Earth Institute, and founding dean, The Columbia Climate SchoolIyengar inspires the creative problem solver in all of us. * Michael Bloomberg *Iyengar is merciless about some of the myths plaguing creativity. She debunks the concept of supposedly creative 'right brain' and analytical 'left brain' thinking, dismisses 'brainstorming' sessions as 'idea diarrhea' and warns innovators to stay on track…. Her illustrations, from the pre-refrigeration quest for cheaper ice cream to the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine, are entertaining, but this is above all an intensely practical guide.” * Financial Times *I like [Iyengar’s] recommendation of five discrete steps to help you think bigger, and innovate more successfully in your business, as well as your private life. * Inc. *By pushing and pulling on the familiar notion that there’s nothing new under the sun, Iyengar accomplishes what she advises her readers to do. She creates something new and meaningful. * The New York Times *After studying innovation for more than a decade, [Iyengar] distilled her thoughts about the topic in a book published last month, 'Think Bigger: How to Innovate,' which lays out a process for developing high-quality ideas. * The Wall Street Journal *If you are concerned about how we can better navigate the turbulent landscape that lies ahead, either personally or professionally, you might want to pick up a copy of ‘Think Bigger’ at your first opportunity. You won’t be disappointed. Highly recommended. * Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) *Table of ContentsPrefacePart I1. What Is Think Bigger?2. The Creative BrainPart II3. Step 1: Choose the Problem4. Step 2: Break Down the Problem5. Step 3: Compare Wants6. Step 4: Search In and Out of the Box7. Step 5: Choice Map8. Step 6: The Third EyeAcknowledgmentsBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisThis book is a hands-on manual for crafting and conducting useful experiments in real-life settings.Trade ReviewThis is one of those rare books that everyone should read. We are in the era of smart technology that will require every person and organization to learn, unlearn, and relearn at the pace of technological change. This book will help you become a faster, better learner. -- Edward D. Hess, professor emeritus of business administration, Darden School of Business, and author of fifteen books including Own Your Own Work Journey! The Path to Meaningful Work and Happiness in the Age of Smart Technology and Radical ChangeLiedtka, Chen, Foley, and Kester present the most detailed and structured articulation of the experimentation process I've seen outside of the sciences. The Experimentation Field Book allows those skilled in the art to put these methods to practice immediately. -- Graham Henshaw, director of the Alan B. Miller Entrepreneurship Center, William and MaryIt used to be that we would tinker, try things out, prototype, and ask around and see how our vision of a new service formed. Forget how it used to be. Experimentation has grown up. The ideas and templates in this practical and accessible field book are the most clear and concise I’ve ever seen on using intelligent experimentation to surge through to success, collaboratively and cost-effectively. -- Eddie Obeng, professor of innovation and entrepreneurship, Henley Business School, and innovation lead and educator, Pentacle: The Virtual Business SchoolExperiments are conducted every day in business to test if new ideas work before investing heavily in them. But many companies lack the right skills to experiment effectively. This book provides an indispensable guide all the way through, from framing the experiment and gathering the evidence for it to building the prototype, analyzing the results, and making the right adaptations. It’s sharp, succinct, and actionable, with four great case studies driving the narrative. And you won’t need to go near a science lab to learn the process! -- Jeremy Myerson, director, WORKTECH Academy, and professor emeritus, Royal College of ArtWith software and AI consuming more and more economic value, it's not an exaggeration to say experiments are the future of business. Without the creative confidence this book offers, you're playing at a disadvantage. -- Alex Cowan, author of Hypothesis-Driven Development: A Guide to Smarter Project ManagementIn an ever-evolving world filled with challenges, the power to leverage innovation is paramount for individuals, teams, and organizations alike. Yet, navigating the practicalities of adopting new technologies and facilitating successful change can be a daunting endeavor. Enter The Experimentation Field Book – a refreshingly pragmatic guide that offers actionable insights for tackling transformational goals, whether they are small-scale initiatives or larger endeavors. With this invaluable resource at your disposal, you'll not only embrace change but also lead it with exceptional effectiveness. -- Stephen Jamieson, Global Head of Circular Economy Solutions, SAPThe Experimentation Field Book covers the end-to-end process of experimentation in a very accessible way. An excellent and logical work. -- Jeremy Hutchison-Krupat, University of Cambridge Judge Business SchoolTable of ContentsIntroduction to the Experimentation ProcessStep 1: Framing Testable IdeasStep 2: Defining EvidenceStep 3: Selecting Your TestStep 4: Building the PrototypeStep 5: Executing. Analyzing. Iterating.PostscriptAcknowledgmentsTemplates

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Book SynopsisNeil Mullarkey is a communication expert based in London, UK. He has delivered hundreds of keynotes and workshops to various organizations, including Microsoft, KPMG, WPP, Saatchi & Saatchi, Vodafone, EY, Google, Deloitte and GSK. He is a guest speaker at London Business School, London Business Forum and Bayes Business School. He is also a prominent comedian. He performs weekly at the Comedy Store London and often appears on TV and radio shows such as QI and The Pentaverate.Trade Review"A creative masterclass for every moment." * Mike Myers *"Neil Mullarkey is the master of the moment and this book weaves together his planet-sized brain and funny bones with uber practical ideas to bring magic to the mundane." * Caroline Goyder, author of 'Gravitas' *"Neil Mullarkey has done the unthinkable: he's managed to write a book about improvisation and business that is devoid of cliches. In the Moment provides practical insights to unlock the creativity and innovation of your best self." * Kelly Leonard, VP, Creative Strategy, Innovation and Business Development, The Second City *"Innovative, smart, practical, original, and above all, a fun read." * Nigel Nicholson, Emeritus Professor of Organisational Behaviour, London Business School *"This masterpiece gives you the tools to seamlessly blend structure and creativity, unleashing untapped potential and heralding a new age of unprecedented accomplishment." * Stephen Shapiro, innovation expert and author *"In a world that's more volatile and uncertain than ever, businesses need people who can communicate with confidence. This is what Neil does and he teaches it brilliantly." * Matt Brittin, President, Google EMEA *"Neil Mullarkey has written a masterpiece on how to improve your spontaneity to increase momentum at work." * Mark Bowden, author and communication coach *"This book has everything. It shares a message we all need to hear about leadership in the moment and in virtual times. We should risk winning if we are to build the world we all want to live in." * Dr Jacqui Taylor, Founder & CEO, FlyingBinary *"A concise, powerful read that redefines collaboration and communication, perfect for professionals eager to thrive in today's dynamic landscape." * Michelle Taite, Global Chief Marketing Officer, Intuit Mailchimp *"Technical ability and knowledge is important but not enough. It's about the people, relationships, communication and respect. Neil takes you on a journey of stories and practical tips essential for today's leaders." * Dr Lynne Maher, Adjunct Associate Professor, The University of Tasmania *"Discover the full importance of human ingenuity and relationships at work. Neil's unique approach makes this both a fun and insightful read." * Ben Renshaw, leadership thinker and author *"Neil Mullarkey is a master of his craft. He is educated, erudite and enthusiastic about how business can be better by using the soft skills associated with his comedy career." * Paul Boross MBE, speaker and pitch doctor *"In a world moving at pace and in unpredictable directions, improvisation is an essential leadership capability in its own right. Neil is a master and he has set out the principles for us all in this book." * Dr David Pendleton, Professor in Leadership, Henley Business School *"I strongly recommend this book to anyone who wants to increase their productivity and enjoyment at work." * Luke Johnstone, author and entrepreneur *"This book shows you how the magic of being 'in the moment' can transform your career. Simply brilliant!" * Graham Shaw, coach and award-winning author *"The interpersonal and communicative skills that this book will sharpen are absolutely critical for business leaders to navigate complexities and manage teams." * Doris Claesen, Ads Marketing Lead, APAC at Google *"This book will help every leader make an impact and create momentum." * Lesley Uren, Senior Client Partner and President, EMEA Consulting, Korn Ferry *"An amazingly eclectic, thought-provoking and above all, useful book. There is something for everyone in Neil's great book, one that I'll pick up time and time again." * Andrew Cross, Professor of Practice, Hult EF *"You'll be better at communication, comprehension and life by reading this brilliant book." * Michael Heppell, author, speaker and coach *"No technology can replace the human ability to collaborate, communicate and create at work. Learn how you can sharpen these abilities with Neil's fascinating book." * Steve McDermott, author and founder, The Confident Club *"Wow, Neil is simply the best of the very best. If confidence, innovation and turning work into an adventure are on your agenda then read this book today!" * David Taylor, author and founder, Naked Leader *"A highly engaging and elegantly written book. Neil discusses the tension between structure and spontaneity and offers some great practical tools and techniques for the reader to improve their own practice, whatever it is they do." * Dr Graham Curtis, Director of Operations, Roffey Park Institute *"Road-tested with top executives from around the world, Neil's techniques will ensure that you succeed whatever your role." * Dave Allen, Founder, Brandpie *"Neil has written a stirring playbook for personal growth and leadership. The ease, clarity and depth with which he discusses these topics will rewire your thinking and vocabulary for good." * Asad Ur Rehman, expert media and communication professional *"A refreshing antidote to all those "be a great leader" courses and books which are inflicted on us. Read this instead!" * Richard Westney, HR Consultant *"There are no three greater skills in life than confidence, communication and creativity, and no better person than Neil Mullarkey to help you master them." * Luke Manning, Head of LSEG Foundation, London Stock Exchange *"Like a Swiss Army Knife for effective business communication." * Veronika Elsener, Chief Marketing Officer, Victorinox *"In the Moment is chock-full of practical tips, road tested with real leaders, and great fun to read." * Donald Sull, Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management *"This book is proof of how serendipity and improv and work together in daily life to actively create futures." * Annie Pye, Professor of Organization Studies, Cardiff University *"The warmth, wisdom and wonder of Neil Mullarkey radiate out from every page of this entertaining, inspiring and rigorously researched book. If you want to be your best, buy this book!" * Simon Lancaster, speechwriter and author of Connect *"Gives a 360 degree perspective for everyone to utilize fascinating insights before taking the advantage to craft their own success." * Erwin Parengkuan, CEO & Founder, TalkInc. *"If you want to have a future in work then this is a book that demands to be kept within an arm's reach." * Steve Martin, Faculty Director, Columbia Business School *"Charming and practical advice for those navigating the uncertain and often confusing corporate world." * Mike Southon, co-author, The Beermat Entrepreneur *"No technology can replace the human ability to collaborate, communicate and create at work. Learn how you can sharpen these abilities with Neil's fascinating book." * Sophie Devonshire, CEO, The Marketing Society *"This book is a menu of practical ideas that you can select as you wish to boost your esteem, presentation skills and creative powers." * Brendan Barns, Founder, London Business Forum *"Neil Mullarkey has such incredibly diverse experiences and so many brilliant stories. This book brings his insights to life." * Kate & Helen Richardson-Walsh, Olympic Hockey Gold Medallists *"Whether you're seeking to connect with a co-worker, feel more credible and confident in a presentation, or step up to lead in a new situation, Neil Mullarkey's insightful book will show you how to communicate - and learn - more effectively." * Herminia Ibarra, Charles Handy Professor of Organizational Behaviour, London Business School *"A powerful case for a more collaborative and more creative approach to work." * Stefan Stern, columnist and author *"A fabulous quiver of practical tools for the business executive of any level - a great reminder to listen, experiment and empower." * Tom Gathercole, Head of EMEA & EVP, Aircastle Limited *"It's delicious to imagine a corporate world in which all of Neil Mullarkey's insights and tips are heeded and acted upon; where we all approach the world with a "yes and..." mindset." * Sarah Nelson Smith, Global Head of Corporate & Commercial, Legal at Booking.com *"Outstandingly written, thought provoking and hugely transferable into daily life for business professionals." * Simon Ewins, Managing Director, UK Hotels & Restaurants, Whitbread PLC *"Ever wondered what improv comedy can offer the world of organisations and business? This book has many answers, with a unique blend of stories and research." * Paul Z Jackson, Director, The Solutions Focus *"A truly excellent book. Neil has connected all of the dots between improvisation and business for you." -- Deborah Frances-White, comedian, author and screenwriter"Backed up by fascinating research, stories and case studies, Neil Mullarkey offers some home truths and superb advice." * Caroline Webb, leadership coach and author, How to Have a Good Day *"Easily digestible, this book provides a mix of great hints and tips with case studies." * Joanna Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service *"Neil Mullarkey's insights bring flexibility to corporate strategy and strengthen human connections as our work paradigm shifts." * Jesús Fernández Muñoz, Principal Office in Europe, Office of Outreach and Partnerships, Inter-American Development Bank, Madrid *"How spontaneous are you? Are you willing to drop your plans and be inspired? If so, this brilliant book was written for you." * Robert Holden, author, Shift Happens and Higher Purpose *"A must read for anyone leading or managing, Neil Mullarkey is entertaining and practical in equal measure. Some insights that will make you stop and question, balanced with real examples and tools that you can use yourself." * Malcolm Brown, CEO, Angel Trains Limited *"This book teaches interpersonal skills which ChatGPT can't do; and which are even more necessary now that ever." * Vanessa Lui, CEO and co-founder, Sugarwork *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Improv and me; Chapter - 02: Human connection; Chapter - 03: Collaboration; Chapter - 04: Creativity; Chapter - 05: Leadership mindset; Chapter - 06: Meetings; Chapter - 07: Humour; Chapter - 08: Serendipity; Chapter - 09: Storytelling; Chapter - 10: Where next?;

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Book SynopsisUncover the fascinating history of virtual communities and how we connect to each other online. The Rise of Virtual Communities, explores the earliest online community platforms, mapping the technological evolutions, and the individuals, that have shaped the culture of the internet.Read in-depth interviews with the visionary founders of iconic online platforms, and uncover the history of virtual communities and how the industry has developed over time. Featuring never-before told stories, this exploration introduces new ideas and predictions for the future, explaining how we got here and challenging what we think we may know about building online communities.Readers will:  Learn what a virtual community is and how it has become an integral part of modern society  Review key insights into building virtual communities and platforms from the founders and pioneers who created them  See what theTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Chip and Randy | LucasFilm ‘Habitat’ 2. Howard Rheingold | The WELL 3. Stacy Horn | Echo NYC 4. Jim Bumgardner | The Palace 5. Philip Rosedale | Second Life 6.Sampo Karjalainen | Habbo 7. Lance Priebe | Club Penguin 8. Angelo Sotira | DeviantArt 9. Caterina Fake | Flickr 10. Alexis Ohanian | Reddit 11. Kevin Rose | Digg & PROOF 12. Jason Citron | Discord 13. Trevor McFedries | Brud and FWB 14. Cherie Hu | Water & Music 15. Michelle Kennedy | Peanut

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Book SynopsisA pressing investigation into the global implications of China’s shift to an innovation economy. As China shifts to an economy driven by innovation and productivity growth, the global implications of this transition will be significant. Amid the rise of techno-nationalism and a changing strategic calculus around the world, the manner and means of China’s transition faces a high degree of scrutiny. China is attempting to balance a reliance on overseas sources of technology alongside efforts to strengthen domestic innovation capabilities as a hedge against the risks of a United States-led “decoupling.” In these circumstances, it is essential to understand the many different forces of change within China, and the way China responds to outside changes. The evolution of China's innovation economy will be one of the key economic stories of the early twenty-first century, and the world will need China as a source of innovation in the decades ahead. The aim of this book is to help build a better framework for policymakers to find a new equilibrium in negotiating the terms of an oncoming shift in geopolitics.Trade Review“Those who wish to pronounce on the subject [of China’s status as a rising technology power] might do well to work their way through this book first. The entries are measured and reasoned; there is deafening silence from the absence of axes being ground.” -- Peter Gordon * Asian Review of Books *“This book is a timely addition to the literature discussing the policies and strategies that have put China on the path of rapid technological progress. . . . Bert Hofman, Erik Baark, and Jiwei Qian do a wonderful job of setting the stage for capturing China’s technological progress for the subsequent chapter contributors”. * Pacific Affairs *“The explicit incorporation of the US–China conflict alone makes this book worth reading…. Readers interested in the implications of China’s transformation into an innovation state will gain a significant amount of information from this book’s multifaceted and timely analysis.” * The China Journal *Table of Contents 1. Introduction: Innovation and China's Global Emergence Bert Hofman, Erik Baark and Jiwei Qian Part One: Implications of China's Innovation Emergence 2. China and the U.S, Technology: Conflict or Cooperation? Gary H. Jefferson 3. The US-China Trade War and Myths about Intellectual Property and Innovation in China Dan Prud'homme 4. Global Implications of China's Policies on Indigenous Innovation Erik Baark 5. China's Talent Challenges Revisited Cong Cao and Denis Fred Simon 6. China's International S&T Relations: From Self-Reliance to Active Global Engagement Denis Fred Simon 7. How Does International Collaboration Lead to Radical Innovation in Latecomer Firms? Xiaolan Fu, Cintia K??lzer-Sacilotto, Haibo Lin and Hongru Xiong Part Two: Industrial Policy Challenges 8. PRC Industrial Policies Postdate Rather than Lead Economic Activity Carsten Holz 9. Made in China 2025 and the Proliferation of Intangible Assets Anton Malkin 10. Industrial Policy and Competitive Advantage: A Comparative Study of the Cloud Computing Industry in Hangzhou and Shenzhen Bai Gao and Yi Ru 11. Global Value Chains and the Innovation of the Chinese Mobile Phone Industry Yuqing Xing List of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisHow do you remember more and forget less?How can you earn more and become more creative just by moving house?And how do you pack a car boot most efficiently?This is your shortcut to the art of the shortcut.Mathematics is full of better ways of thinking, and with over 2,000 years of knowledge to draw on, Oxford mathematician Marcus du Sautoy interrogates his passion for shortcuts in this fresh and fascinating guide. After all, shortcuts have enabled so much of human progress, whether in constructing the first cities around the Euphrates 5,000 years ago, using calculus to determine the scale of the universe or in writing today's algorithms that help us find a new life partner.As well as looking at the most useful shortcuts in history such as measuring the circumference of the earth in 240 BC to diagrams that illustrate how modern GPS works Marcus also looks at how you can use shortcuts in investing or how to learn a musical instrument to memory techniques. He talks to, among many, the Trade Review‘enjoyably clever …with vividly illustrated chapters about the real-world applications of algebra, geometry, probability theory…It’s Du Sautoy, in the end, who provides the wisest commentary’ Steven Poole, Guardian ‘If you thought Maths was all about long stuff, like long division and long multiplication and taking a long, long time to figure things out, Marcus du Sautoy shows that it's just the opposite. Full of humour, stories and the lightest of touches, this is a sight-seeing tour of some of the world's greatest neat dodges, unexpected turns and useful cut-throughs. Prepare to be caught short’ Michael Rosen ‘This book will change the way you look at the world. It's chock full of stories, ideas and clever tricks – I loved it. Marcus is a maestro at making big ideas come alive – he deserves his place alongside Richard Dawkins, E. O. Wilson and Carlo Rovelli in the pantheon of great modern science writers’ Rohan Silva, CEO and founder of Second Home ‘If mathematics has proved anything, it is that shortcuts can change the world. Marcus du Sautoy has come up with a smart, well written and entertaining guide to the connecting tunnels, underpasses and other tricks to traverse the trials of everyday life’ Roger Highfield, author, broadcaster and Science Director at the Science Museum ‘The joy of du Sautoy’s book isn’t really the art of the real-world shortcut at all. It is the romp through mathematical ideas, from place value to non Euclidean geometry to probability theory…There are vivid historical examples of scientists and others using mathematical ideas to solve problems’ Tim Harford, Financial Times

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Book SynopsisLet everyone's voice be truly heard in the co-design process! Societal challenges are urgent and affect everyone, including politicians, citizens, government officials, business professionals, NGOs, designers and researchers. Understanding and addressing these challenges is difficult because no single stakeholder or organisation is solely responsible. Everything is interconnected and constantly changing, resulting in challenges being neglected and stakeholders being unable or unwilling to make important decisions. The Co-Design Canvas is a practical and user-friendly tool that supports flexible planning, conducting, and evaluating of co-design processes for multi-stakeholder coalitions and facilitators. It encourages coalitions to discuss and consider eight co-design variables. The accompanying manual helps people find common ground and align their perspectives. - Discover how to facilitate open and transparent dialogue. - A useful tool for initiating, planning, conducting and assessing collaborations. - Learn about inclusivity and effective collaboration in addressing societal challenges.Trade ReviewAn inspiring and practicable guide to help you kickstart lasting transformation - and have fun along the way. * Stephen Quest, Director-General Joint Research Centre (JRC) at the European Commission *A leader's compass for the transformation journey. Packed with structured frameworks and fueled with experience and ideas, this book supports learning, coaching and teamwork on the journey. Great resources for moving forward - now where do you want to go? * Madeline Martyn, Learning Consultant *In today's rapidly evolving world, mastering the art of transforming while performing is essential for success. This book expertly guides you through the process, breaking down the necessary skills into simple, practical steps. Whether you're already navigating the challenges of transformation or just getting started, this book is a lifesaver, providing invaluable insights and support every step of the way for organisations to succeed. * Andre Christian, Vice President Innovation at SES, a global leading satellite operator *Discover how to transform your organisation into a high performing powerhouse using visualisation, inspiration, and co-creation. * Dr Max McKeown, Author of The Strategy Book and other influential books *Transforming while Performing is a must-read for anyone who wants to thrive in the fast-changing and competitive world of business. This book offers practical insights, tools, visual inspiration and strategies to help you balance innovation and execution, adapt to changing customer needs, and create a culture of continuous learning and improvement. Whether you are a business leader, a CxO, an entrepreneur or an innovator, you will find valuable lessons and inspiration in this book. Here's a perfect way to find your true North Star. * Stijn Nauwelaerts, Corporate Vice President Human Resources at Microsoft *Transforming while performing is the most challenging balance act. Now more than ever. With this book, Kristof and Olivier demonstrate why you need this balance and how to obtain it. It's great to see all their knowledge brought down to paper in an easy and accessible way. * Wouter Quartier, Head of Digital, Transformation and Platforms at European Broadcasting Union (EBU) *A big challenge in innovation and change is to align stakeholders and management behind a shared vision and ambitions towards the future. This book helps you do just that. Start by asking the right questions and use the practical tools, insights, and step-by-step guidelines to turn your thoughts into actionable steps towards your North Star. Then, take it a step further and engage people to get the gears in motion. * Esther Gons, venture builder, co-author of The Corporate Startup and The Innovation Accounting book, founder of the GroundControl platform *This book is a roadmap for people who seek to empower their teams and create sustainable success. It sparked and energised our team, to build a future on our solid foundation whilst keeping our human DNA. We want to remain an inspiration for the industry. * Lise Conix, CEO at Torfs, a Belgian shoe retailer recognised as one of Europe’s best workplaces *The transforming while performing experience was a breath of fresh air for us. Their visualisation and co-creation techniques inspired us to unlock our full potential as a team, creating innovative technologies for a sustainable world. * Yves Van Rompaey, PhD, Senior Vice President Corporate Research & Development at Umicore, a leading circular materials technology company *As a seasoned visual practitioner, I was immediately drawn to this book, which offers a valuable contribution to the field of visual strategy. The authors' successful use of visuals in real-life situations is noteworthy. This concise and well-organised handbook is not only a great read but also a valuable reference, providing practical tips and advice. I highly recommend this book as a useful resource and encourage readers to apply the practical advice provided. * Martine Vanremoortele, founder of visualharvesting.com *Since engaging The Visual Senseformers in our transformation, they have walked with us on the journey, bringing their unique brand of insights, thought-provoking questioning and incredible visualisation. This book offers insight into their magic in helping an organisation shift its direction of travel, align around a strong purpose and motivate and engage teams. * Steve Collar, CEO at SES, a leading global satellite operator *GenAI is expanding human capacities and will co-produce most of our experiences by 2030. As distinctions between in-person and fully simulated reality blend, we must be more intentional about creating spaces for human interaction. In "Transforming while Performing," the authors take us on an immersive journey to create spaces in the real and in-person that enhance our connectedness, creativity, and collective intelligence. This book is a thorough, well- researched, practiced, and profoundly thought-out field guide for anyone who has struggled to lead with brain and heart. * Maitri O’Brien, author of New Leaders of Change: How Next Generation of Leaders are Transforming Themselves, Their Business and The World with Purpose and Empathy *

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Book SynopsisNamed as the best overall book on banking of 2022 by Investopedia. The finance industry is currently going through a digital revolution, with new and developing technology transforming the world of banking and financial services beyond recognition. Banks and financial institutions worldwide recognize the pressing need to innovate to avoid disruption or displacement by highly agile and often smaller fintech companies. Reinventing Banking and Finance is an essential guide for finance professionals to current trends in fintech, innovation frameworks, the challenges of outsourcing or embedding innovation, and how to effectively collaborate with other organizations. Beginning with the history and background of how banking got to the era of fintech, the book provides a thorough overview of the global fintech ecosystem and the drivers behind innovation in technologies, business models and distribution channels. Examples of key institutions and interviews with innovators and experts shine a light on key financial innovation hubs in UK, US, China, Israel and more, and offer advice for institutions looking to choose the right market for their needs. Covering genuine innovations in AI, machine learning, blockchain and digital identity, Reinventing Banking and Finance offers expert insight into navigating the complex and multi-layered finance industry.Trade Review"A compelling narrative of the history, forces, threats and opportunities that are reshaping the financial industry. The experience of the authors shines through in their confident and accessible writing, as well as in their cross-continental overview of the key institutions and people that are enabling better ways for all of us to manage our money in the mobile and data-centred world we live in." * Josh Bottomley, Global Head of Digital, HSBC *"With the emergence of fintech the banking industry is being dragged into the digital age kicking and screaming. This book describes how this transformation is taking place and how different parts of the globe are responding differently to the change. The authors' perspectives, derived from their first-hand knowledge of digital transformation in banking, make it a compelling read." * Paolo Zaccardi, Co-Founder & CEO FABRICK, President HYPE *"A must read for every forward thinking banking executive. The radically simple neo bank model outlined is one all banks should consider as part of their transformation to a customer centric organization, while the thorough global review of fintech hubs will bring any seasoned innovator right up to date. What makes the sharp perspective shared in this book so credible is the industry experience both authors bring. Developed through extensive first-hand knowledge running banks and advising a whole host of fintechs the rigorous point of view is rare in a book like this." * James Haycock, General Manager UK, idean Capgemini *"In this book the authors describe the impact digital adoption is having on banking and financial services across the globe. A must read for anyone seeking to know more about how a fundamental industry is transforming." * Matthew Chen, Group CEO, Sunline Holding *"Provides an insider's perspective on how technology is transforming financial services, I particularly enjoyed the historical context, the concept of the ideal Neobank and the profiles on the fintech hubs across the globe." * Elias A. Baltassis, Partner and Director, Data & Analytics, Boston Consulting Group *"Delivers great insight on the global fintech ecosystem with the profiles of both the fintech hubs and what they call the fintech tribes. An enjoyable and thoughtful book for anyone looking for an insider's perspective on banking innovation." * Shachar Bialick, Founder, CEO, Curve *"If you want to understand why 'digital banking' is not just a buzzword and how this movement is changing finance this is the book for you. Fintechs are powering a disruption that takes us back to the origins of banking, where personal outcomes and tailored services were the norm. In this book the authors do an exemplary job of explaining the banking revolution of our time, placing it within the historical context of the industry and showing how new ideas are helping to recover foundational concepts." * Prof Deeph Chana, Centre for Financial Technology, Imperial College London *"This book provides some fascinating insights into why there has never been a more exciting time to be innovating in the banking industry. Regulators and financial institutions are paving the way for a new digital-based economy - a faster, more transparent and secure banking industry!" * Diana Paredes, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Suade *"Thanks to the authors' experience, this book provides an insider view on what's next and an extensive analysis of how technology, data and a new approach can reshape banking services." * Paola Papanicolaou, Executive Director - Group Head of Innovation, Intesa Sanpaolo SpA *"A compelling book looking at how banking is being transformed at its core by technology, changing customer expectations and evolving regulation. It provides a global perspective on fintech, explaining how - unlike other tech innovations - it is not a US-centric phenomenon, with Europe and Asia being home to some of the more innovative businesses in the sector. A good book to read if you are keen to understand what is happening to banking around the world and how it will affect you." * Laurent Nizri, CEO Paris Fintech Forum and Chairman ACSEL *"This book could not be timelier as our financial institutions and economic models are severely disrupted and tested due to the COVID-19 outbreak. As digitized operations are forcibly accelerated and new tools integrated, the authors help us rethink traditional models and share a blueprint of the bank of the future, Neobank. This book is an important guide for understanding what to focus on going forward shaped by customer needs, technology capabilities, and business realities." * Sophie Wade, CEO Flexcel Network and Published Writer *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: The History of Banking; Chapter - 02: The Digital Threat; Chapter - 03: The Shape of the Perfect Neobank; Chapter - 04: The Journey from Bricks and Mortar to Digital; Chapter - 05: The Fintech Hubs; Chapter - 06: The Fintech Tribes; Chapter - 07: London; Chapter - 08: The Gulf; Chapter - 09: Paris; Chapter - 10: New York City; Chapter - 11: Tel Aviv; Chapter - 12: Shenzhen; Chapter - 13: Final Thoughts; Chapter - 14: Further reading

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