Disruptive innovation Books

Book SynopsisJust read it.' Elon MuskThe dramatic inside story of SpaceX ? the world''s leading edge rocket company, whose charismatic and controversial founder now advises the White HouseSpaceX has enjoyed a miraculous decade. Less than 20 years after its founding, it boasts the largest constellation of commercial satellites in orbit, has pioneered reusable rockets, and in 2020 became the first private company to launch human beings into orbit. Half a century after the space race SpaceX is pushing forward into the cosmos, laying the foundation for our exploration of other worlds.But before it became one of the most powerful players in the aerospace industry, SpaceX was a fledgling startup, scrambling to develop a single workable rocket before the money ran dry. The engineering challenge was immense; numerous other private companies had failed similar attempts. And even if SpaceX succeeded, they would then have to compete for government contracts with titans such as Lockheed Martin and Boeing, who had tens of thousands of employees and tens of billions of dollars in annual revenue. SpaceX had fewer than 200 employees and the relative pittance of $100 million in the bank.In Liftoff, Eric Berger takes readers inside the wild early days that made SpaceX. Focusing on the company's first four launches of the Falcon 1 rocket, he charts the bumpy journey from scrappy underdog to aerospace pioneer. drawing upon exclusive interviews with dozens of former and current engineers, designers, mechanics, and executives, including Elon Musk. The enigmatic Musk, who founded the company with the dream of one day settling Mars, is the fuel that propels the book with a daring vision for the future of space this same bravado has now landed him a role in the second Trump administration.Trade Review‘Berger vividly weaves a tale of technology development at its most heroic …The result is a rousing—and hopeful—saga of hard-won innovation succeeding on an epic scale.’PUBLISHERS WEEKLY STARRED REVIEW ‘Berger writes with the kind of hard-won insider authority that only comes through covering the nuts and bolts of the commercial space industry for the past twenty years’ FORBES ‘Eric Berger does a fine job of telling the white-knuckle story of how SpaceX was created in 2002 and came close to collapse several times. Although Liftoff recounts the experiences of many of SpaceX’s brilliant engineers, the near-maniacal Musk is almost at the heart of the story.’ FINANCIAL TIMES ‘Eric Berger's book uses unparalleled access to Musk and all of SpaceX's early staff to place the reader right among them. It is written with verve and polish to keep you turning the pages.’ SPECTATOR ‘The compelling story of how Elon Musk’s relentless quest to get humans to Marks helped SpaceX succeed against the odds makes great reading’ NEW SCIENTIST “This is a book that will hold your rapt attention from start to finish.” — CHARLES BOLDEN, Former NASA Administrator and Four-Time Astronaut ‘The elegant brilliance of the engineering that allows today’s space rockets to land themselves back on earth – or at sea – right way up, and on target to the inch, is all the doing of the teams assembled by Elon Musk – and the story of how he did it, and how for sure he will get us to Mars whether we like it or not, is told in appropriately stellar fashion by Eric Berger in a book that held me captive, in earth orbit, from prologue to epilogue, countdown to splashdown.’—SIMON WINCHESTER

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Book SynopsisYouTube sensation Andrew Huang offers practical tips and hard-won advice for creatives seeking financial stability while staying authentic.How does a musician with acute hearing loss, a refusal to perform live, and no industry connections carve a path to millions of followers and lucrative royalty checks? In Make Your Own Rules, Andrew Huang shares stories from his two decades as a music industry misfit and offers advice on both the artistic and business sides of working as a creator in our digital era. Beginning with auctioning his songwriting skills on eBay as a teenager, Andrew continuously found new ways to thrive in a music career over the last twenty-plus years. His storied career and hard-won wisdom can help aspiring digital creatives find success as well. Organized by sections on building your creative foundations, growing an audience in the digital age, making money, and staying true to yourself, Make Your Own Rules pairs personal anecdotes with concrete advice applicable to any freelance digital creator. You’ll learn how Andrew became an early adopter of sharing music online—for free!—and how he leveraged social media to grow an organic following and amass millions of song streams and video views. Additional chapters provide insight into his designing an online course and music production tools that have been used by tens of thousands of people, and how he created revenue streams for himself that didn’t exist previously. With open-minded perseverance, Andrew made up his own rules for life. His unlikely journey will inspire creators to find opportunity, financial stability, and fun in their pursuits.Trade ReviewThis is a perfect guide to navigating the ever-complex and wondrous world of the creative arts, packed with practical and insightful information that will help individuals at any stage of their journey!—?Nahre Sol - Pianist / Composer / CreatorVery few people turn me into a bumbling fan boy faster than Andrew Huang. I get stupidly excited every time he releases a YouTube video. This book is an insightful, candid peek into his thinking and creative process, a must read for anyone trying to turn their art into a living. —Jad Abumrad - Musician / Composer / Creator of Radiolab, More Perfect and Dolly Parton’s America "There are single sentences in this book that took me 10 years to learn on my own. If you’re looking for motivation, you’ve found it. I wish I had this book when I was starting out." —Chuck Sutton, artist and music producer"Andrew Huang is a creative force of nature. He's a living prototype for the current and next generations of content creators and musicians. Make Your Own Rules, much like his music, is filled with deeply relatable and hooky story telling with a message. Wise, thoughtful, normally heavily obscured information is shared here about creative process and monetization in a modern context. This should be required reading for music students and anyone trying to move from hobbiest to full time creator. Absolutely Inspiring, I loved it.” - BT, Electronic Artist, Film composer, and Software Developer"A book as remarkable and multifaceted as its author, Make Your Own Rules is revealing, inspiring, encouraging and deeply informative. Any creative person of the Digital Age — whether they’re familiar with Huang’s wildly creative online work or not — will benefit from this deep dive into his impressive journey thus far.” -JJ Abrams, Writer/Producer/Director"Andrew has done what I thought was impossible—he has managed to take a field that is rapidly changing and create a book that is timeless in its usefulness and relevance to any artist that wants to share their work in the digital age. If there was a course in content creation this would be required reading." - Malinda Kathleen Reese, musician and creator

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Book Synopsis#2 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER, and a USA TODAY BESTSELLER“Andrew Liveris takes us on a masterclass in collaborative, forward-looking leadership.  — Richard Branson, Founder, The Virgin GroupIn Leading Through Disruption, Andrew Liveris provides a new leadership paradigm for resilience and agility in a rapidly changing world. This book is a must-read guide for leaders in various sectors who are keen on not only ensuring current success, but protecting the planet’s future for everyone. Liveris, who was recently chosen to lead the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Organizing Committee and is former Chairman and CEO of The Dow Chemical Company, presents a variety of powerful tools that will enable you to tackle any problem quickly and responsively, with an eye to creating a more equitable, sustainable future. In these pages, you will learn how to:Create anTrade Review'A sweeping read that combines historic context with behind-the-scenes accounts to give aspiring and C-suite leaders practical, strategic tools to navigate our complex world and serve multiple stakeholders. Leading through Disruption is an ambitious exploration of how the past has shaped the unique leadership our world needs now.' * Ginny Rometty, Former Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, IBM *'Andrew Liveris offers a set of principles, lessons and skills any leader should learn--and they come with all the more authority and insight given his illustrious career across industries and around the world for many decades.' * Tony Blair, Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom *'By turns practical and insightful, Andrew's resilience and depth of experience in a rapidly changing world shine through in Leading Through Disruption. There are many important lessons shared in this book, which are instructive and apply to all of us.' * Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO, JPMorgan Chase *'For those interested in dealing with the challenges of leadership in the modern age, Andrew Liveris has written a cannot-put-it-down primer. I cannot recommend this leadership guide too highly.' * David Rubenstein, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman, The Carlyle Group *'In a world full of uncertainty -- politically, economically, and environmentally -- Andrew Liveris shows that, under the right leadership model, we can bring all stakeholders across the global spectrum to the table to plan out a better future.' * Henry Kravis, Co-Founder, KKR & Co. Inc. *'Leaders in today's volatile world have much to learn from this book. Andrew Liveris transformed Dow into a global market leader, while placing a major emphasis on sustainability. He is truly a citizen of the world with an ability to transcend cultural differences. He is able to work with heads of state, regulators, customers, and stakeholders around the world, while maintaining a relentless, results-oriented management focus.' * Hank Paulson, Former United States Secretary to the Treasury *'Throughout his career, Andrew Liveris has been adept at building multi-sector collaborations to benefit the private sector, the not-for-profit sector, and the planet. Leading Through Disruption distills his lessons into an indispensable guidebook.' * Indra Nooyi, Former Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson, PepsiCo *'To master systemic transformation goes far beyond managing change. Andrew Liveris' book equips the reader with the intellectual and pragmatic framework to succeed in the new corporate environment where permanent disruption is the prerequisite for success.' * Klaus Schwab, Founder, World Economic Forum *

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Book Synopsis“Encouraging…Uplifting...Meeting apparently insurmountable goals requires thinking big…this will inspire.” —Publishers Weekly “Raj Shah has written a practical guide to making the world a better place. He knows what he’s talking about, because he’s done it himself. Anyone who wants to make a change in the world, or their own lives, will benefit from this book.” —Bill Gates, Cochair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Rajiv J. Shah, president of the Rockefeller Foundation and former administrator of President Barack Obama’s United States Agency for International Development, shares a dynamic new model for creating large scale change, inspired by his own involvements with some of the largest humanitarian projects of our time.Rajiv J. Shah is no stranger to pulling off the impossible, from helping vaccinate 900 million children at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to a high-pressure race against the clock to stop the spread of Ebola. His secret? A big bets philosophy—the idea that seeking to solve problems rather than make incremental improvements can attract the unlikely partners with the power and know-how to achieve transformational change. Part career sweeping memoir, part inspirational playbook, Big Bets offers a master class in decision-making, leadership, and changing the world one bet at a time. Shah animates his strategic insights with vivid behind-the-scenes stories, memorable conversations with household names that helped shape his approach to creating change, and his own personal growth as an Indian-American from an immigrant family looking for a way to belong. He distills his battle-tested strategies for creating change, arguing that big bets have a surprising advantage over cautious ones: a bold vision can attract support, collaborations, and fresh ideas from key players who might otherwise be resistant. Throughout the book, Shah traces his unlikely path to the Rockefeller Foundation across a changing world and through some of the most ambitious, dramatic global efforts to create a better world.Trade ReviewA Next Big Ideas Club Must-Read Book"Looking out at a world of crises, it is all too easy to be cynical about changing the world for the better—to throw up one’s hands as if nothing can be done. Mr. Shah admirably argues against such cynicism." —Wall Street Journal“Encouraging….Uplifting….Meeting apparently insurmountable goals requires thinking big…this will inspire.”—Publishers Weekly“Raj Shah has written a practical guide to making the world a better place. He knows what he’s talking about, because he’s done it himself. Anyone who wants to make a change in the world, or their own lives, will benefit from this book.” —Bill Gates, Co-Chair Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation "I have seen firsthand Raj lead big change —in Haiti, on hunger, and much more—with a unique combination of positivity and perseverance. Big Bets reminds us of the most difficult challenges we’ve overcome in the 21st century and gives us new inspiration for what lies ahead." —Hillary Rodham Clinton, Former U.S Secretary of State and U.S. Senator“Dr. Raj Shah draws on a lifetime spent pushing boundaries in global development to deliver a captivating reflection on the power of the ingenuity, innovation, and collaboration. This must-read book breaks down large-scale problems into actionable steps that we must all take to heart – because if we truly seek to make an impact in our communities, it will be one small but bold action at a time…adding up to form the big bets that will change the world.” —José Andrés, Chef and Founder of World Central Kitchen“I wish Big Bets existed when I was a young entrepreneur. It shows what’s possible when people come together for the good of humanity and have the courage to take concrete steps, together making “big bets” on solutions that lead toward a more equitably prosperous, peaceful, and healthy world. An awesome, inspiring read.” —Strive Masiyiwa, African technology entrepreneur and philanthropist“For more than a decade, I have worked with Rajiv Shah to help the Congolese people recover from the ravages of war. Simply put, Raj is one of the smartest, most optimistic people I have ever met. In Big Bets, you’ll find the tools you’ll need to take on some of our biggest, most difficult challenges.” —Ben Affleck, Director, Actor and Co-Founder Eastern Congo Initiative“By extension, Raj Shah’s Big Bets can be instructive far beyond its headline aspiration. It can be read by a father aiming to give shape to his sons changing world, or an aid worker looking to break from the repeatedly failed patterns and short term impacts so often attempted, only to be abandoned, Big Bets offers the ubiquitous re-sets our modern world demands. From climate to conflict, poverty and politics, It is of Shah’s unique experience, and his organically clear-minded will to conceive lasting change that he makes Big Bets one helluva timely gift.” —Sean Penn, Actor, Director, and CORE Co-Founder and Chairperson of the Board“In Big Bets, Rajiv Shah gives us the playbook and thus the power to fight, work, and innovate our way to a better, more just future. This book will make you more hopeful about the world—and your capacity to change it in big ways.” —Darren Walker, President of The Ford Foundation

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewEvery company is full of Everyday Superheroes that can take your organization to the next level. This powerful book tells the story of how leaders can unlock every employee's superpower to create lasting change * Dorie Clark, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Long Game and executive education faculty, Duke University Fuqua School of Business *We ask our people and teams to achieve the impossible without giving them the environment, autonomy and tools to succeed. Everyday Superhero shows how leaders can change this in an extremely engaging format * Alex Osterwalder, bestselling author of Business Model Generation, The Value Proposition Canvas, and the Invincible Company *A page-turner that illustrates how Mae leads without authority and applies a people-centered approach to motivate her organization to save the world. Read this story and learn how to become an Everyday Superhero in your own organization * Keith Ferrazzi, Bestselling author of Never Eat Alone, Leading Without Authority and Competing in the New World of Work *Peter Drucker said that "No institution can possibly survive if it needs geniuses or supermen to manage it." Everyday Superhero integrates artful storytelling and thoughtful research to show how Mae, an average middle-manager, applies a People-Centered approach to orchestrate the energy of those around her to achieve the impossible * Richard Straub, President Global Peter Drucker Forum *Through charming characters, poignant humor, and his arsenal of knowledge, O'Driscoll gives us the tools necessary to make those long-needed changes within our organizations. It is a must-read, a thoughtful primer full of important information for those of us who want to make meaningful changes both within the communities that surround us, as well as within ourselves! * Sanyin Siang, Professor, Duke University, Superpowers Expert and Thinkers 50 #1 Executive Coach *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Saller’s book is truly interesting in many ways. Not only does it do justice to the existence of a reflection on economy in Western antiquity and to its few points of convergence with modern economic thought, but [it] also . . . raises a question that goes beyond antiquity: that of the conditions that make long-term economic growth and development possible, with a particular interest in cultural causes."---Etienne Helmer, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Saller’s book is truly interesting in many ways. Not only does it do justice to the existence of a reflection on economy in Western antiquity and to its few points of convergence with modern economic thought, but [it] also . . . raises a question that goes beyond antiquity: that of the conditions that make long-term economic growth and development possible, with a particular interest in cultural causes."---Etienne Helmer, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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Book SynopsisOutlines the importance of original thinking to give you the edge on the competition. Drawing on his many years of experience as a marketing manager, the author uses anecdote and example to illustrate new ways to approach business and to succeed at it.

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Book SynopsisLeigh Gallagher is Senior Editor at Large at Fortune magazine, where she writes and edits feature stories and is a co-chair of the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit and Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference. She is a seasoned business commentator, appearing regularly on news programmes and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.@leighgallagherTrade ReviewAn engrossing story of audacious entrepreneurism and big-industry disruption, The Airbnb Story is a tale for our times. * Charles Duhigg, author of bestsellers Smarter Faster Better and The Power of Habit *Gallagher captures the remarkable journey of Airbnb exceedingly well; she takes readers from its earliest and scrappiest days through becoming an enduring company with a brand beloved by millions around the world. * Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn *A fast paced, fun dive into one of the seminal firms of our time; through the tale of Airbnb, Leigh Gallagher shows us how the sharing economy can be a force for emotional connection -- as well as for social and business disruption. * Rana Foroohar, Financial Times columnist and CNN global economic analyst *A must-read for anyone who has wondered where Airbnb came from and where this highly popular and very disruptive company might be headed. Leigh Gallagher takes you on a journey from the idea all the way to the company's current multi-billion dollar valuation * Bethany McLean, co-author of bestsellers The Smartest Guys in the Room and All the Devils Are Here *Leigh Gallagher has written a compelling history of Airbnb’s journey from a crazy, it-will-never-work idea to becoming a totally disruptive force * Tony Hsieh, bestselling author of Delivering Happiness and CEO of Zappos.com, Inc. *

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Book SynopsisThe book is a seminal contribution from a leading futurist who, over the past three decades, has explored each of the most disruptive forces shaping our world today, including emerging technologies, entrepreneurship, venture investments, and industrial manufacturing. Eco Tech brings all this thinking together, fusing insight from thought leaders with the author's own considerable experience, to explore scenarios for 2050 and discuss eco-effectiveness as an established practice for governments, corporations, startups, and individuals.Trond Arne Undheim begins by providing a brief history of sustainability and provides simple definitions for key terms including eco-efficiency, life cycle analysis, industrial ecology, cleantech, net zero, climate change, biodiversity, and carbon capture, which will enable the reader to engage confidently in eco-discussions. Undheim also explores the ambitions of regeneration and offers a new conceptual framework to facilitate futurTrade Review"A powerful statement from a systems thinker who, navigating future challenges, finds investment potential in the equilibrium between our ecology, economy and communities."Alan Moore, author, craftsman, innovator, Founder, Design School for Beautiful Business"The eco-tech revolution, which now needs to be driven forward at a scale and a speed that few even begin to comprehend, is absolutely necessary to the survival of humankind into the next century. But it is absolutely not sufficient. With his deep knowledge and decades of first-hand experience, Trond Arne Undheim helps his readers navigate their way through this fascinating and increasingly controversial territory."Jonathon Espie Porritt, 2nd Baronet, CBE, environmentalist, Co-Founder of Forum for the Future "This important book strikes a necessary balance between economics and regeneration on the path towards a flourishing future."John R. Ehrenfeld, author of The Right Way To Flourish, and former Director of the MIT Program on Technology, Business, and Environment"This remarkable book looks beyond policies and technology to the wider range of changes in individual conduct, and in the organization of society that may be needed to meet the existential challenge of climate change and of the destruction of nature and imagines a range of outcomes."James G. Wilson, Lord Moran, Chairman and Managing Partner, Source2"Investing in an ecologically sustainable future can be immensely rewarding for the investor and for the planet. In a complex and rapidly evolving sector, EcoTech contributes to investor understanding of this vitally important topic."Bruce Usher, Professor, Columbia Business School, author of Investing in the Era of Climate ChangeTable of ContentsPART 1 The future 1 Scenarios 2050 2 A regenerative investment frameworkPART 2 The past 3 Insufficient non-financial commitments 4 The state of play in eco-investments 5 From deep ecology via industrial ecology to the regeneration fallacy 6 Failures of dominant actorsPART 3 Scaling challenges 7 Re-centralizing the self as an environmental agent 8 Energy is not the issue 9 Which game changers really matter?10 Is gigascale the ideal? 11 Eco-flavors: Corporate social responsibility, eco-efficiency, and carbon accounting 12 Carbon capture illusionsPART 4 Solutions 13 Eco-effective commandments 14 Good future directions 15 Conclusion: The eco-efficient past, our eco-effective present, and regenerative futures

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Book SynopsisFrom Chris Guillebeau, the New York Times bestselling author of The $100 Startup, comes a captivating guide that explains how to create new income streams and thrive in today's turbulent economy. The nine-to-five is dead. This is Gonzo Capitalism.'A must-read guide to the new economy. This book will help you navigate emerging paths to prosperity that you didn’t even know existed!'Ozan Varol, bestselling author of Think Like a Rocket ScientistBurdened with piling student debt, stagnant wages, and a rising cost of living, a growing number of enterprising individuals are abandoning the traditional nine-to-five model of modern work. Instead, they’re turning to an ecosystem of unregulated, decentralized platforms to build their own version of success.In Gonzo Capitalism, serial entrepreneur and self-help expert Chris Guillebeau explores this brave new world – from the tech workers wTrade ReviewA must-read guide to the new economy. This book will help you navigate emerging paths to prosperity that you didn’t even know existed. If you weren’t a Guillebeau fan already, you will be after this! -- Ozan Varol, bestselling author of Think Like a Rocket ScientistA fascinating romp through the Wild West of modern capitalism. A field guide to not only understanding what's happening, but how you can directly harness and benefit from it -- Tiago Forte, bestselling author of Building a Second BrainStraightforward, and packs in lots of tips . . . An ideal guide -- Financial Times on Side HustleIf you're not ready to launch your own business after reading this book, you need to go back and read it again! -- Daniel H. Pink, bestselling author of Drive, on The $100 StartupSmart, honest, and dangerous. Why dangerous? Because it is as practical as it is inspiring -- Brene Brown, bestselling author of The Gifts of Imperfection, on The Happiness of PursuitGuillebeau is the Indiana Jones of career experts -- Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project

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Book SynopsisThis element takes the view of people management to unfold the evolution of Japanese management studied over time internationally. The underlying innovation ecosystem interconnects with the learning philosophy embedded in people. The people-centric innovation ecosystem is proposed as a generalizable framework for firms' sustainable development.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Literature review: what is understood as Japanese management?; 3. The invisible part of the iceberg: further thoughts on Japanese management; 4. Japanese managers, enterprises, and industries: some insiders' view; 5. People-centric innovation ecosystem; 6. Discussion and learning for Asia's emerging powers; References.

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Book SynopsisAs remote working becomes the norm rather than the exception for many office workers around the globe, The Nowhere Office proposes a radical new way of thinking about work both now and in the future. Offering a strategic and practical guide to negotiating this pivotal moment in the history of work, The Nowhere Office addresses the problems which beset work - the endemic stagnant productivity and crisis of stress which predate the pandemic - and the new challenges of remote working, repurposing offices for more creative interaction, managing WFH teams and satisfying the demand for more purposeful work with greater work/life balance. Drawing on history, cutting-edge research and extensive interviews Julia Hobsbawm argues persuasively that now is the time to develop something better, more meaningful, and, crucially, more workable.Trade ReviewJulia Hobsbawm is brilliant at seeing tomorrow's ideas today -- Jo Lo Dico, Financial TimesEvery manager or leader who is wondering what to do next about their offices and people needs to read The Nowhere Office -- Ben Page, Global CEO of IpsosWorking or not working defines who we are. Where we work and how we work really matters. Yet there is so little public debate about any of this. That is why Julia Hobsbawm's The Nowhere Office is an important book. If you are one of the millions who can't decide whether working-from-home is a pandemic silver lining or just another disaster, this book is for you. -- Robert PestonWork is being revolutionised before your eyes. Anyone who wants to understand what is going on-workers deciding how much time to spend in the office, managers wondering how to manage a blended workforce, CEOs worrying that their headquarters is becoming a white elephant - could do no better than to read The Nowhere Office, a tour de force of insight, clarity and, something sadly lacking in debates on this subject, common sense -- Adrian Wooldridge, global business columnist, Bloomberg OpinionA masterfully even-handed and sensible appraisal of the future of work . . . a priceless injection of nuanced thinking and practical suggestions -- Rory SutherlandWe need big bold thinkers like Julia Hobsbawm right now more than ever -- Polly Mackenzie, Chief Executive, DemosA masterwork. It describes the changing patterns of work and our ambivalence about losing so many of the old certainties whilst trying to embrace change. Important and enduring -- William Eccleshare, Chairman and CEO, Clear ChannelJulia Hobsbawm brings a unique perspective to the debate about the future world of work - that of someone who is able to look back and look forward at the same time. Her observations and suggestions should be read by everyone who employs, or plans to employ, others -- Professor Heather McGregor, CBE FRSE PFHEA, Executive Dean, Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt UniversityWhere else are you going to find such enlightening insights into the future of work? -- James Bell VP Pew Research CentreHer thinking demands and inspires huge change -- Good BusinessJulia Hobsbawm's book The Nowhere Office brilliantly captures the zeitgeist issue of our times - how and where we work -- Ayesha Hazarika, writer and broadcaster, Times RadioConcise and highly readable -- Forbes

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Book SynopsisAs remote working becomes the norm rather than the exception for many office workers around the globe, The Nowhere Office proposes a radical new way of thinking about work both now and in the future. Offering a strategic and practical guide to negotiating this pivotal moment in the history of work, The Nowhere Office addresses the problems which beset work - the endemic stagnant productivity and crisis of stress which predate the pandemic - and the new challenges of remote working, repurposing offices for more creative interaction, managing WFH teams and satisfying the demand for more purposeful work with greater work/life balance. Drawing on history, cutting-edge research and extensive interviews Julia Hobsbawm argues persuasively that now is the time to develop something better, more meaningful, and, crucially, more workable.Trade ReviewJulia Hobsbawm is brilliant at seeing tomorrow's ideas today -- Jo Lo Dico, Financial TimesEvery manager or leader who is wondering what to do next about their offices and people needs to read The Nowhere Office -- Ben Page, Global CEO of IpsosWorking or not working defines who we are. Where we work and how we work really matters. Yet there is so little public debate about any of this. That is why Julia Hobsbawm's The Nowhere Office is an important book. If you are one of the millions who can't decide whether working-from-home is a pandemic silver lining or just another disaster, this book is for you. -- Robert PestonWork is being revolutionised before your eyes. Anyone who wants to understand what is going on-workers deciding how much time to spend in the office, managers wondering how to manage a blended workforce, CEOs worrying that their headquarters is becoming a white elephant - could do no better than to read The Nowhere Office, a tour de force of insight, clarity and, something sadly lacking in debates on this subject, common sense -- Adrian Wooldridge, global business columnist, Bloomberg OpinionA masterfully even-handed and sensible appraisal of the future of work . . . a priceless injection of nuanced thinking and practical suggestions -- Rory SutherlandWe need big bold thinkers like Julia Hobsbawm right now more than ever -- Polly Mackenzie, Chief Executive, DemosA masterwork. It describes the changing patterns of work and our ambivalence about losing so many of the old certainties whilst trying to embrace change. Important and enduring -- William Eccleshare, Chairman and CEO, Clear ChannelJulia Hobsbawm brings a unique perspective to the debate about the future world of work - that of someone who is able to look back and look forward at the same time. Her observations and suggestions should be read by everyone who employs, or plans to employ, others -- Professor Heather McGregor, CBE FRSE PFHEA, Executive Dean, Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt UniversityWhere else are you going to find such enlightening insights into the future of work? -- James Bell VP Pew Research CentreHer thinking demands and inspires huge change -- Good BusinessJulia Hobsbawm's book The Nowhere Office brilliantly captures the zeitgeist issue of our times - how and where we work -- Ayesha Hazarika, writer and broadcaster, Times RadioConcise and highly readable -- Forbes

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Book SynopsisTamara Ghandour, author, podcaster, keynote speaker and founder of innovation training company, LaunchStreet, used to believe that innovation was the domain of a select few, exclusive to certain industries, or relegated to a specific job role. But, as Tamara discovered in her 25 years of work and research, everybody has the capacity to innovate. It's a person's unique innovation style, which can be assessed and channelled, that can transform inertia into innovation.Drawing on eye-opening data from her proprietary Innovation Quotient Edge Assessment, Innovation is Everybody's Business is for those looking for solutions to the daily pain of "how do I prove my worth," a reality for many people whether they work in the C-Suite or on the front-lines. This book will resonate with those that recognize that being more innovative is their ticket to being indispensable. It is also for leaders under pressure to build a culture of innovation but don't know how. As organizations face pressure to innovate, the accountability for making it happen falls on senior and mid-level leaders. They are told what to do, but not how to do it. This book will give them a tool to build a team of innovators who make an impact every day in big and small ways.

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Book SynopsisGOING PUBLIC is a character-driven narrative centered on the last five years of unparalleled change in how technology startups sell shares to the public. Initial public offerings, or IPOs, are typically the first time retail investors can own a piece of the New Economy companies promising to rewire economic rules. Selling IPOs is also one of the most profitable businesses for Wall Street investment banks, who have spent the last 40 years protecting their profits. In an era when algorithms and software have made the financial markets more efficient, the pricing of IPOs still relies on human judgment.In 2016, executives at music-streaming service Spotify sought to upend the status quo. Led by a trim and understated CFO, Barry McCarthy, and a shy but brilliant founder, Daniel Ek, they took a wild idea and forged something new. GOING PUBLIC explores how they got comfortable with the risk, and how they lobbied securities watchdogs and exchange staff to rewrite the regulations. Readers will meet executives at disruptive companies like Airbnb, DoorDash, and data miner Palantir, venture capitalists, and even some bankers who seized on Spotify's labor and used it to knock Wall Street bankers off the piles of fees they'd been stacking for so long.GOING PUBLIC weaves in earlier attempts to rethink the IPO process, introducing readers to one of Silicon Valley's earliest bankers, Bill Hambrecht, whose invention for selling shares online was embraced by Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin when they auctioned their shares in 2004. And it examines the recent boom in blank-check companies, those Wall Street insider deals that have suddenly become the hottest way to enter the public markets. GOING PUBLIC tells stories from inside the room, and more.

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Book SynopsisThis book unites the two sides of additive manufacturing: 1) the technical aspect of 3D printing of very different materials and 2) the disruptive consequences for value chains between producers, intermediaries, and customers due to modern business models. This is because 3D printing breaks with many existing business models: companies take over functions from their previous suppliers (following the "do-it-yourself" trend), intermediaries lose their livelihood (so-called "disintermediation"), manufacturers move their production to decentralized locations (e.g., retailers, car dealerships, or hospitals, so-called "decentralized production"), and (end) customers become much more intensive "prosumers" than marketing (as creator of this term) could ever imagine.The business models of many existing companies from very different industries are becoming toxic, i.e., threatening their very existence, as in logistics and warehousing, industry, services, retail, or customer service. Conversely, there are also many opportunities for modern, existence-securing business models, which the book discusses in more detail. In this way, this book not only shows to a broad range of readers the dangers of disruptive 3D printing technology, but also offers solution approaches and procedural models for identifying new economic livelihoods and competitive advantages. Thanks to the collaboration of the two authors, a profound knowledge of already existing references and management models can be drawn upon.Trade ReviewRalf Anderhofstadt and Marcus Disselkamp's recent publication illuminates the technical intricacies of additive manufacturing and various materials, in addition to exploring disruptive business models that impact the entire value chain. As such, their work addresses a highly relevant and contemporary subject matter. [...] Following the publication of the German version in August 2022, the English version includes further international AM experts with their perspectives in the English book. In addition, other exciting new topics have been added in the English version, such as linking 3D printing to the metaverse or even completely new, promising 3D printing production processes." 3printr.com, 09.03.2023

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive, step-by-step guide to creating a forward-thinking blueprint for dynamic company growth from executive chairman of the internationally renowned wealth management firm Investcorp, Mohammed Alardhi.In 2015, when Mohammad Alardhi became the executive chairman of Investcorp, a leading global manager of alternative investments, he arrived with a transformative mindset that would set the company on a path to unprecedented growth. Within three years of Alardhi taking control of the company, their wealth management grew from $10B to $25B, and three years after that, it had grown to a remarkable $42B. After seven years under Alardhi’s leadership, Investcorp was managing an astounding $50B in wealth. In Connecting to the Future, Alardhi speaks candidly about the big thinking needed to succeed at such a large scale. From setting bold goals for your organization to questioning the status quo to recognizing that your greatest asset will always be a motivated and passionate team, he walks you through his blueprint not just for growth but for leadership, awareness, and fundamental change. The challenge Alardhi describes in Connecting to the Future is familiar to every business leader: adapt or die. But Alardhi also answers the perennial question of how to not just succeed, but to exceed expectations on your way to continually redefining your company’s strength.

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Book SynopsisTransformational change is complex. It needs to be approached in the right way to succeed and potentially save millions. A Transformation Lens is an accessible guide on how to approach and navigate the transformation journey successfully.

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Book SynopsisARE YOU A DISRUPTOR?If it ain't broke, don't fix it', but sometimes we have to break things purposefully to create positive change. If you are not afraid to do just that, you are a disruptor.In this cutting-edge book, sixteen true disruptors in their respective fields share the secrets of their success.Be inspired to:-Identify areas in your own field that are crying out for change-Create your own disruption strategy to bring about positive change-Inspire others to join you and help reshape your industryThis book, with a foreword by Thomas Power and an afterword by Mindy Gibbins-Klein has contributions from Antony Abell, Anthony Basker, Marilise de Villiers, Kate Faragher, Daniel Hammond, Roddy Herbert, Chris O'Hare, Owen O'Malley, Barry Paisley, Paula Petry, Sarah Piddington, Anthony Pollock, Tim Robertson, Malcolm Tullett, Jane Young and Mark Young.

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Book SynopsisTo survive disruption, organizations need disruptive leaders.So they hire them. And then they fire them.It’s the open secret everyone in the leadership industry knows but nobody is addressing: leadership culture is toxic, and leadership systems have failed. Publicly, organizations say they want leaders to be innovative thinkers who challenge the status quo. Privately, conventional leadership culture wants nothing of the sort. Leaders deemed as ‘a bad culture fit’ quickly find themselves marginalized, ostracized, and even exorcised. The qualities that get them hired are the ones that get them fired. Yet, these rebels and nonconformists often embody the very leadership qualities that organizations so desperately need to navigate disruption and adapt to the “new normal” of constant change.Radically refreshing and practical, this book identifies five leadership qualities (F.I.R.E.D. Leadership™) that are key to tomorrow’s leadership success and offers a step-by-step blueprint to show organizations how to integrate these five crucial qualities into their current leadership identification, recruitment, onboarding, and development processes.'Exactly what we need to fix our broken leaders.’- Whitney Johnson‘A necessary read for anyone wanting to lead bravely.’ John SpenceLeadership maverick Paul McCarthy shows organizations how to reframe how they view their troublemakers, agitators, rebels, oddballs and shit-stirrers – to see the hidden leadership qualities driving those behaviors, and why they need them so desperately.Trade ReviewA wake up call to organizations who are stagnant in their way of thinking - LinkedInTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsForewordPart I| Leadership is broken1| IntroductionDon’t shoot the messengerTallying the failure of leadershipDon’t ignore your saviorsF.I.R.E.D. LeadershipWhy I wrote this bookEgo-based leadership landminesSparks from this chapter2| The cost of leadership dysfunctionWhat ‘normal’ looks likeIt’s ‘normal’. That doesn’t make it rightPerpetuating the vicious cycleThe price of toxicityWhat we’re missingSparks from this chapter3| Today’s failure to develop tomorrow’s leadersDrowning out the voices you need to hearA glimpse of the skills your leaders need… and aren’t gettingThings need to change – especially when they don’t workNew organizational structures = new leadership needsSparks from this chapter4| The 13 unlucky steps to leadership identification, recruitment, onboarding, and development Introductions Informal 1:1s Formal interviews New hire processes Onboarding Orientation The honeymoon period Prescribed learning pathway Formalized 1:1 coaching Learning and development checklist Performance metrics Performance coaching and mentoring Annual performance review To promote or not to promote Sparks from this chapterPart II| F.I.R.E.D. leadership5| F is for fresh thinkingFresh thinking in action .Fresh thinking in absentiaRefusing to listen to the prophets of doomSeeing Fresh Thinkers for who they really areIdentifiers of fresh thinking6| I is for inquisitive natureSuppressing inquisitive naturesWhy curiosity is crucialThe hypocrisy of valuing curiosityEncouraging your inquisitivesIdentifiers of being inquisitive7| R is for real and accountableThe masks we wearThe art of authenticityThe art of accountability and responsibilityIdentifiers of being real and accountable8| E is for expressive and challengingSeeing your challengers in a different lightExpressive and challenging in the real worldListening and inviting challenge: The other side of the coinIdentifiers of being expressive and challenging9| D is for direct and transparentThe games we’re forced to playThe high stakes at the tableReview of Test Data Indicates Conservatism for Tile PenetrationIdentifiers of being direct and transparentPart III| Continue the conversationNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisFinancial markets have developed rapidly since the 1980s, crossing national borders, and a new financial order has emerged. As a result of increasing competition in this new market, financial institutions and companies have had to improve and renew themselves. The emergence of new financial products has become essential. One of the recent trends observed in financial markets is in financial innovation, with the purpose of ensuring markets are efficient and competitive, along with increasing profitability and reducing risk. Strategic Outlook in Business and Finance Innovation: Multidimensional Policies for Emerging Economies, edited by Hasan Dinçer and Serhat Yüksel, brings together new theoretical frameworks and develops appropriate strategies to improve the performance of firms globally. Vital issues are examined, including customer retention policies, generating new products based on customer needs, clarifying organizational goals, active participation of all organization for idea generation, analysing industry trends and benchmarking in competitive market environments. In this collection, global perspectives are offered with contributions and examples from Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and Africa, as well as other emerging economies, which give illuminating insights for scholars of business, management and finance.Table of ContentsChapter 1. The Effects of Innovation on the Companies’ Stock Values: An Econometric Analysis for Turkey; Hasan Dinçer and Hüsne Karakuş Chapter 2. A Potential Business Environment of Smart Cities: a Subjective Approach; Andrea Ciacci, Enrico Ivaldi, and Riccardo Soliani Chapter 3. Determination of Optimal Financial Government Incentives in Wind Energy Investments; Serhat Yüksel and Gözde Gülseven Ubay Chapter 4. A New Stage in the Evolution of Cryptocurrency Markets: Analysis by Hurst Method; Alexey Mikhaylov, Mir Sayed Shah Danish, and Tomonobu Senjyu Chapter 5. Relationship Between Over-Qualified Labor and Productivity; Sebahattin Kılınç Chapter 6. Effect of the Firm's Absorptive Capacity on the Work Engagement of White-collar Employees in Istanbul; Francoise Venezia Contreras Torres and Elif Baykal Chapter 7. Investigation of Innovation Strategies and Technological Turbulence in Terms of Dynamic Capabilities; Zafer Adiguzel Chapter 8. Roles of Strategic and Innovative Variables in Analyzing and Predicting Recession and Slowdowns: A Study of Selected Countries; Amit Chatterjee and Ramesh Chandra Das Chapter 9. The Effect of Mechanization on Agricultural Production in the Ottoman State; Kenan Demir Chapter 10. Trade-Off Theory versus Pecking Order Theory: The Determinants of Capital Structure Decisions for the Ghanaian Listed Firms; Ibrahim Nandom Yakubu, Ayhan Kapusuzoglu, and Nildag Basak Ceylan Chapter 11. The Future of Financial Innovation: Evaluating the Cryptocurrencies’ Rates and Political Restrictions Worldwide; Sergey Prosekov, Mir Sayed Shah Danish, and Tomonobu Senjyu Chapter 12. Financial Statement-Based Determinants of R&D Investments; Melik Ertuğrul Chapter 13. Characteristics of Top Management Teams and International Performance of SMEs in CEE country’s context; Monika Bužavaitė and Renata Korsakienė Chapter 14. The Positive Effects of Financial Innovation on the International Trade Volume; Fuzuli Aliyev Chapter 15. Fostering Innovation in Organizations with the Help of Novel Management Strategies; Çağlar Doğru Chapter 16. Understanding the Market in Digital Environment: A Sensemaking Framework for Marketing Strategy; Fatih Pinarbasi and Ibrahim Kircova Chapter 17. Developing Qualified Personnel Selection Strategies Using MCDM Approach: A University Hospital Practice; Yeter Demir Uslu, Emre Yılmaz, and Pakize Yiğit Chapter 18. The Relationship Between Financial Innovation and Economic Growth: Evidence from Azerbaijan; Shahriyar Mukhtarov and Javid Aliyev Chapter 19. Increasing Customer Satisfaction in Mobile Applications in the Digitalized World in Terms of Usability: Model Application; Başak Gezmen and İhsan Eken

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Book SynopsisThe world is on a knife edge. The current pandemic has brought into sharp focus the overhanging questions about how we work and how we live. All of our ecological and human systems are stressed and failing, and the human beings operating in the systems are distressed in trying to cope with the magnitude of change thrust on them. All of our clients are conscious of the impending confluence of shifts in our economic, political, democratic, trading systems, and see how these sit in a world of massive technological change and environmental catastrophe. It is easy to despair at the magnitude of the shifts, but despair doesn’t butter any bread. What is needed is effective and practical innovation. Our clients hire us to help them find ways to respond and to develop the leadership styles and collaboration practices that make a different future possible. Everyone is working on this now. Our book remains a frontier book because very few companies or organisations have got this right yet. This is the book of the moment that will help practical leaders to create the world of today and tomorrow. The work arises out of the authors’ 20 years’ + experience working with organisations of all sizes in all sectors on the strategy and change challenges outlined above.

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Book SynopsisGlobalization, Political Economy, Business and Society in Pandemic Times is a product of the 5th Emerging Markets Inspiration Conference (EMIC) at Stockholm University during May 14-15, 2020. The purpose of the book is to arrive at a holistic understanding of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics, economies, business, and society in a globalized world. The scientific community acted swiftly to study COVID-19 and its various possible societal correlations. This edited collection contributes to the growing literature on COVID-19 through a multidisciplinary approach by addressing both macro and micro issues from both local and global angles in both critical and self-critical tones.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Globalization, Political economy, Business and Society in Pandemic Times; Tony Fang and John Hassler Part I Globalization, Political Economy and Society in Pandemic Times Chapter 2. From Vulnerability to Sustainability? The Enforced Cooling down of an Overheated World; Thomas Hylland Eriksen Chapter 3. The Political Economy of Covid-19; David Zilberman Chapter 4. Macroeconomic Perspectives on the Corona Crisis; John Hassler Chapter 5. Human Rights: Four Lessons from the Pandemic in a Post-pandemic World; Hans Ingvar Roth Chapter 6. Prosperity and Disease: Lessons from History; Richard Grassman Chapter 7. Covid-19 and its Impact on Medical Research and Society; Qiang Pan-Hammarström Part II Industry and Business Strategy in Pandemic Times Chapter 8. Thinking strategically during the Global Pan(dem)ic; Klaus E. Meyer Chapter 9. Post-Covid Debates in Global Strategy; Mike W. Peng and Nishant Kathuria Chapter 10. The Effects of COVID-19 on Tourism in Nordic Countries; Sigbjørn Tveteraa and Jinghua Xie Chapter 11. Global Value Chain Strategies before and after the Pandemic Crisis: The Case of Volvo Cars; Claes-Göran Alvstam and Tony Fang Part III Leadership and Human Capital in Covid-19 Pandemic Chapter 12. Sweden’s Covid-19 Strategy from a Leadership Perspective: Importance of Trust and Role Models; Maria Fors Brandebo Chapter 13. The Dual role of Trust in Creative Global Virtual Teams: Implications for Leadership in Times of Crisis; Lena Zander, Oliva Kang, Audra I. Mockaitis, and Peter Zettinig Chapter 14. Human Capital Mobility in Developing Countries under the Pandemic Times: Losses or Opportunities?; Mariia Shagalkina and Marina Latukha Chapter 15. At the Crossroads: International Student Exchanges during the Covid-19 Pandemic; Y. Elizabeth Wang Part IV International Relations and International Business in an Emerging Bifurcated World Chapter 16. China’s Diplomatic Offensive and Rivalry with the US in response to Covid-19; Sam Suisheng Zhao Chapter 17. The New Challenges in the Emerging Context of Global Decoupling; Peter P. Li Chapter 18. The EU–Japan Strategic Partnership Agreement: A Tool to Tackle the COVID-19 Crisis and Other Global Issues?; Patrik Ström, Marie Söderberg, and Åsa Malmström-Rognes Part V Covid-19 and New Research Agenda Chapter 19. Covid-19 and International Business; Ilan Alon and Vanessa Bretas Chapter 20. New Configurations of the IB theories: Dynamic response to the Environmental Challenges; Andrei Panibratov, Liana Rysakova, and Yunxin Luo Chapter 21. A Cross-cultural Research Agenda in the time of Covid-19; Rosalie L. Tung

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Book SynopsisAs society faces significant disruptions, the need for transformative innovation has never been more vital. However, this urgency is challenged in the digital era, characterized by incessant new technologies, extreme connectivity, and data transparency. Leaders seeking transformative innovation in the digital era face a new dilemma: socially orchestrating the synchronization of ideas that simultaneously encourages collective action. IDeaLs – Innovation and Design as Leadership – was established to research this conundrum. Inspired by the actual transformation journeys of multinational companies, and based on research with 7 global companies, IDeaLs explores how re-framing our traditional theories through the lens of Humanism reveals opportunities for a more integrated approach to engaging people for systemic change. To empower innovation leaders, the dimensions of IDeaLs build a scaffold for systemic awareness and conscious intent called Design-Driven Transformation. This evolving research agenda aims to examine in-depth the potency of an integrated approach, laying a foundation for more systemic ways to engage people and transform existing situations into preferred futures.Trade ReviewIDeaLs breaks new ground in powerful ways and at the exact moment when we, as innovators and designers, need new frameworks to lead deep and collective transformations for the challenges and opportunities we are now faced with. By infusing transformation with neuroplasticity, anthropology, design practices and some of the deepest thinking on the collective imagination, this work beautifully reveals a generative sense of shared consciousness, thereby raising our ability to co-construct new futures and nurture truly transformational change. This is an aperture expanding book for all of us. -- John Seely Brown, Former Chief Scientist, Xerox Corporation and Director of Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC)Transformative Innovation is more than just a well-honed process, episodic investment, or set of promising new ideas – it only works for all of us when it includes all of us. IDeaLs offers a holistic, research-based approach to fostering sustainable innovation by engaging the human, technical, and social systems for lasting change. In an increasingly VUCA world, this pursuit is needed now more than ever before. -- Lisa Kay Solomon, co-author of Moments of Impact and Design a Better Business, Designer in Residence, Stanford University Hasso Plattner Institute of DesignIDeaLs is an important book because in reality an innovative and effective organization is a group product. It is the result of co-design and co-implementation by designers, producers, and users. By linking the traditionally separate processes of engineering, design, and group work, IDeaLs aims to link real work to the artistic in all of us. In the end, this is the only way to truly engage employees in the hard work of organizational change. -- Edgar H. Schein, Professor Emeritus, MIT Sloan School of Management, and author with Peter Schein of Humble Leadership (2018) and Humble Inquiry, 2d Ed (2021)I have worked as a Professor in Academia as a Vice president in industry. Each community has its own view of reality sometimes with nothing in common. Even researchers who work in company research organizations are often clueless about how their work might translate into business opportunities. IDeaLs stands out as a unique, ground-breaking initiative to bridge this gap. It brings together leading researchers with industry executives, creating a collaborative environment that yields the best of both worlds. IDeaLs merges innovative ways of thinking with practical realism about the real, messy, chaotic world of competition and uncertainty. -- Don Norman, Co-Founder of the Design Lab, University of California, San Diego's Design Lab, co founder of the Nielsen Norman group, and former VP of Apple's Advanced technology groupTable of ContentsPART I. Introducing IDeaLs Chapter 1. Innovation in the Digital Era: Disruption and Dilemmas Chapter 2. IDeaLs: Transforming in the Digital Era Chapter 3. The Neuroscience of Engagement: Insights on IDeaLs Chapter 4. Exploring IDeaLs: An Ecotone for Research PART II. Exploring IDeaLs Chapter 5. Developing the Individual: Philips and Nestlé Chapter 6. Cultivating the Collective: Sintetica and Sorgenia Chapter 7. Triggering Transformation: Stolt Tankers and Adidas PART III. Envisioning IDeaLs Chapter 8. Research Reflections Chapter 9. Design-Driven Experiences Chapter 10. Futures of IDeaLs

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Book SynopsisSince the introduction of Industry 5.0, there has been a greater emphasis on the human-centric view in human-machine collaboration. As society has benefitted from technological advancements in all aspects of industrial sectors, there has been a rethinking of the role human beings should play in future evolutions. This includes the skills or knowledge the workforce should adopt in training, and how the positive outcomes of such advancements can be maximized in the economy whilst mitigating the negative ethical and social consequences. Transformation for Sustainable Business and Management Practices: Exploring the Spectrum of Industry 5.0 provides an understanding of the foundations of these predicted changes; how the transformation started, evolved, and accelerated over time.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Aarti Saini and Vikas Garg Chapter 1. Industry 5.0 – The Co-creator in Marketing; Mansurali, V. Harish, and R Swamynathan Chapter 2. Industry 5.0 and Digital Innovations: Antecedents to Sustainable Business Model; Parag Shukla and Surabhi Singh Chapter 3. Open Strategy and Competitive Advantage in the Age of Digital Transformation; Behzad Mohammadian and Ali Shafiei Bafti Chapter 4. The Era of the Transition - From Traditional to Digital Banking; N.D.N.B. Rathnayake Chapter 5. Epidemic Diseases and Smart Transformation; Amin Faraji, Amin Gharibi, and Azadeh Azimi Chapter 6. The Impact of Blockchain and IoT, Technologies on Food Security; Ali Shafiee Bafti, Ali Akbar Farjadian, and Zahra Mirmohammadzade Noudehi Chapter 7. Integration and Expansion of ICT Based Initiatives in Indian Higher Education System; Suneel Kumar, Aarti Saini, Varinder Kumar, and Sanjeev Kumar Chapter 8. A Study of Conscious Consumerism of Sustainable Products amongst the University Students; Neelam Raut and Meenal Pendse Chapter 9. MOOC’S Impact on Higher Education; Brahammanand Sharma and Navita Nathani Chapter 10. Adoption of 5.0 Online and Collaborative Education among the Youth of Indonesia; Soni Sharma Chapter 11. Unleashing Business Model Innovation in the Era of Digital Disruption: A Multiple Case Study Analysis; Thilini Chathurika Gamage and Athula Gnanapala Chapter 12. Digital Financial Transformation and Legal Environment for Sustainable Tourism Development in East Africa; Caroline Jebiwott Kimutai, Nathan Mwenda Mutwiri, and Shem Wambugu Maingi Chapter 13. The Changing Role of Marketing: Industry 5.0 the Game Changer; Sunanda Vincent Jaiwant Chapter 14. Digital Transformation for Business: Enablers, Framework and Challenges; V. Harish, Mansurali A, and Krishnaveni D Chapter 15. Are Fintech Firms Ready for Industry 5.0? The Influence of Cybercrime on the Dynamics of Volatility and Herding Behavior Among Investors; Udayan Karnatak Chapter 16. Financial Services Employee Engagement and Attitude Towards Artificial Intelligence: Evidence from Sri Lanka; Narayanage.Jayantha Dewasiri, Angodage Kalpani Madhushika Pigera, Karunarathnage Sajith Senaka Nuwansiri Karunarathne, and Mananage Shanika Hansini Rathnasiri Chapter 17. Linking Entrepreneurial Orientation Dimensions to Entrepreneurial Intention: Role of Openness to Experience as a Mediating Variable; Syed Asif Mehdi and Lata Bajpai Singh Chapter 18. Consumer Micro Moments: The Four Game Changing Moments and Consumer Online Buying Behaviour; Pavithra Shetty and Fezeena Khadir Chapter 19. The Effects of FinTech on the Banking Sector: Evidence from China and Vietnam; Huy Pham, Thai Nguyen Vu Hong, Hanh Le, and Mai Bui Chapter 20. Fusion of Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain in Banking Industry: Current Application, Adoption, and Future Challenges; Narayanage.Jayantha Dewasiri, Karunarathnage Sajith Senaka Nuwansiri Karunarathna, Sangeeta Menon, Potupitiya Gamaathige Sanjeewani Amila Jayarathne, and Mananage Shanika Hansini Rathnasiri Chapter 21. Artificial Intelligence and Collaborative Robots in Healthcare: The Perspective of Healthcare Professionals; Merve Yanar Gürce, Yiru Wang, and Yilong (Eric) Zheng

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Book SynopsisAgile Management and VUCA-RR provides cutting-edge, multidisciplinary research and expert insight into the advancing technologies and new strategies being used in businesses settings, as well as for administrative and leadership roles in organizations. In times of VUCA-RR (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity, rapidity and radicality), Agile Management facilitates the competence, capacity, and confidence to adapt and innovate by promoting effective responses to the unexpected and unplanned agility challenges facing most organizations today, quickly turning challenges into opportunities through agility management. Agile Management and VUCA-RR demonstrates the different radical mindsets of organizational leadership globally and the implementation of strategies that are essential to create agile, entrepreneurial organizations that thrive in complex, ever-changing contexts. Chapters from international authors contribute substantially to the research and practice of agile software development through sharing knowledge gained from both their academic and professional communities. The challenges and solutions expressed by each group are presented to inform and teach, as well as guide us towards future working solutions.Table of ContentsChapter 1. VUCA-RR Towards Industry 5.0; Bülent Akkaya and Junaid Ahmed Chapter 2. Agile Management and VUCA 2.0 (VUCA-RR) during Industry 4.0; Junaid Ahmed, Beata Mrugalska, and Bülent Akkaya Chapter 3. Agile Leadership and Employee Performance in VUCA World; Hayat Yağmur Turan and Hasan Cinnioğlu Chapter 4. Accentuating Society 5.0 New Normal: The Strategic Role of Industry 4.0 Collaborative Partnership and Emotional Resilience; John K. Aderibigbe Chapter 5. Perspectives of Responsible Management in today's VUCA World; Cătălin Popescu, Eglantina Hysa, and Mirela Panait Chapter 6. Organizational Trust Management in Industry 4.0 in a VUCA World: A Comprehensive Review and Future Research Directions; Helena Bulińska-Stangrecka, Anna Bagieńska, and Anuradha Iddagoda Chapter 7. Be My Leader! - Lateral Approach to Economic Higher Education; Ibolya Szalai and Arnold Toth Chapter 8. Why Healthcare Managers Should Understand and Apply the World of VUCA?; Sema Ustgorul Chapter 9. Scope and Patterns of Marketing Agility in Tourism Enterprises during Covid-19 Pandemic Restrictions; Hediye Gamze Türkmen and Yasemin Akman Chapter 10. Digital Transformation and Management to Control Epidemic in Pakistan; Ameema Mahroof and Saflain Haider Chapter 11. Leadership Challenges and the Role of Education in Forming Leaders in VUCA World; Goderdzi Buchashvili, Kakhaber Djakeli, and Ana Kazaishvili Chapter 12. Towards Society 5.0 in Perspective of Agile Society; Annamaria Csiszer Chapter 13. Supply Chain Agility and Operational Performance; Kittisak Jermsittiparsert Chapter 14. The Importance of the Organizational Structure to be Competitive in VUCA World; Yeşim Kaya Koçyiğit Chapter 15. Leader Robot (LR): The Future Manager of Digital Organization; Bülent Akkaya and Akif Tabak Izmir Katip

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Book SynopsisThe importance of automation in the various industries has increased dramatically in recent years; business process automation serves to enhance product quality, improve process safety and plant availability, and efficiently utilize resources and lower emissions. With almost every industry facing sweeping and unprecedented change, Process Automation Strategy in Services, Manufacturing and Construction responds to a rapid pace of transformation that is both a major challenge and a fantastic opportunity. Customers’ expectations grow higher, economic pressures require them to do more with less, and each day new competitors appear. Examining case studies and examples of robotic process automation (RPA) across a range of industries and sectors, the authors explore the links between customer satisfaction and organizational performance, and how automation improves service for the end user. Appealing to business researchers, academics and practitioners, Process Automation Strategy in Services, Manufacturing and Construction brings to life the current trends in process automation and considers what the future holds.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Automating Business Chapter 2. Business Process Automation Chapter 3. Automation in Master Data Management (MDM) Chapter 4. Automation in Knowledge Management System Chapter 5. Automation in Software Project Management Chapter 6. ERP as Business Process Automation Tool Chapter 7. Fundamentals of RPA Chapter 8. Return on Investment Forom BPA Chapter 9. Automation in the Construction Industry

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Book SynopsisWith Industry 4.0 accelerating AI, synthetic knowledge and creativity, Consciousness and Creativity in Artificial Intelligence posits a central question: “Under what conditions can intelligent robots develop creativity?”. Opening a new field of investigation for knowledge management at the organizational level, Johannessen discusses new theories around uncovering hidden knowledge, which is assumed to be the area of knowledge responsible for the emergence of creativity and innovation. Reflecting upon how intelligent robots can develop creativity, Consciousness and Creativity in Artificial Intelligence examines three classes of algorithms – linear, evolutionary and systemic. Consciousness and Creativity in Artificial Intelligence is a thought-provoking but accessible text appealing to those researching innovation, knowledge and creativity in organizations both now and in the future.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Intelligent Robots: Can they be Creative? Chapter 2. Intelligent Robots and Creativity Chapter 3. Intelligent Robots and Consciousness

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Book SynopsisWhat does it mean to innovate? What skills are needed? What thought processes are involved? Answers to these questions can be found in the real-life stories of Agents of Innovation. Louis Jacques Filion and chapter co-authors Rico J. Baldegger, Candido Borges, Fernando Dolabela, Joëlle Hafsi and Francine Richer, present six fascinating case histories of three different types of agents of innovation: entrepreneurs, who create new products or services, facilitators, or process innovators, who help entrepreneurs to develop their enterprises, and intrapreneurs, who innovate within the organizations that employ them. In the second part of Agents of Innovation, a set of exercises guide readers as they develop their own innovative thinking process. Valuable to researchers, students, and those about to branch out into the world of business, Agents of Innovation informs many different disciplines, and in particular strategy – the sister discipline of entrepreneurship as far as the implementation of innovation is concerned.Table of ContentsForeword; Yves Pigneur Section 1. Entrepreneurs Chapter 1. Coco Chanel: Building an Empire - Chanel in Three Acts; Francine Richer and Louis Jacques Filion Chapter 2. Alain Bouchard, Couche-Tard/ Circle K, Conquering the World of Convenience Stores; Joëlle Hafsi and Louis Jacques Filion Section 2. Facilitators Chapter 3. Réal Plourde, Couche-Tard/Circle K and Entrepreneurial Facilitation; Joëlle Hafsi and Louis Jacques Filion Chapter 4. From Softimage to Microsoft and then to Inno-Centre: Pierre Nelis and Entrepreneurial Facilitation; Joëlle Hafsi and Louis Jacques Filion Section 3. Intrapreneurs Chapter 5. Elmar Mock, From the Swatch to Creaholic: Inventor, Intrapreneur and Entrepreneur; Louis Jacques Filion and Rico J. Baldegger Chapter 6. Emerson de Almeida and the Creation of Fundação Dom Cabral: Leading a Brazilian Revolution in Executive Education; Cândido Borges, Fernando Dolabela, and Louis Jacques Filion Section 4 Chapter 7. Lessons for Innovationists and Aspiring Agents of Innovation; Louis Jacques Filion

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Book SynopsisThis unofficial compilation reviews the 100 best TED talks about innovation from great minds worldwide. With quirky graphics and memorable quotes, Great TED Talks: Innovation will challenge your thinking, open your mind to new perspectives, and ignite your passion for innovation. Learn how to unlock that elusive idea from masters like Bill Gates or Amazon’s Jeff Bezos. Be open to new ways of thinking and discover how Sir Richard Branson has been wowing his customers with innovative experiences since before it became a trend. Find inspiration in unusual places, and explore new ways to collaborate with your team. Authenticity is key to your business; find out how Sheryl Sandberg stepped out of her comfort zone to find her voice, and how you can do the same. There are thousands of TED talks to navigate—this book curates the most inspiring and provides a commentary on the top 100 ways to boost your inventiveness, find new avenues to explore, and overcome your fears to unleash your full potential.

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Book SynopsisBased on neuroscience research, this book presents and demonstrates a 'Ten Enablers' model as a framework to help change leaders successfully lead and manage change. It focuses on the execution of change processes within volatile and challenging emerging markets with high growth potential. The book first presents the organizational development and change research on which the model is based, and discusses the basic neuroscience principles. It then introduces a systematic model of the ten enablers, taking readers through the process of change, from considering the ethos prior to embarking on it, including engagement of stakeholders, up to the final phase, where change leaders exit the process or the organization. It highlights this circular process through several step-by-step illustrations, supported by examples from emerging markets. Further, it includes neuroscience research and principles to help leaders understand and manage change in themselves and others. This well-researched and practical book is a valuable resource for students and professionals alike.Table of ContentsTheoretical Background: Orientation to Change Leadership.- Leadership of Change.- Introduction to Neuroscience and Change.- Practical Application: The Ten Enablers Model.- First Enabler - Ethos.- Second Enabler - Ego Mastery.- Third Enabler - Explore.- Fourth Enabler - Eureka Moments.- Fifth Enabler - Envision.- Sixth Enabler - Engage.- Seventh Enabler - Embark.- Eighth Enabler - Execute.- Ninth Enabler - Evaluate.- Tenth Enabler - Exit.- Conclusion and Future Research.

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