{"product_id":"the-new-polymath-9780470618301","title":"The New Polymath","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrepare for a world of compound innovation which blends 3, 5, 10 strands of infotech, greentech, biotech and healthtech to solve the Grand Challenges our world faces-and the more routine ones  \u003cp\u003ePolymath is the Greek word for a Renaissance person like Leonardo Da Vinci or Ben Franklin who excels in many disciplines. \u003ci\u003eThe New Polymath\u003c\/i\u003e is an enterprise which has learned to amalgamate 3, 5, 10 strands of technology-infotech, cleantech, healthtech, nanotech, biotech-to create compound new products and to innovate internal processes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnchors around case studies on innovations and creative processes at 8 New Polymath enterprises - BP, Cognizant, GE, Kleiner Perkins, National Hurricane Center, Plantronics, salesforce.com, WRHambrecht+Co\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetails eleven building blocks these Polymaths are utilizing - from cloud computing to sustainability to social networks\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalatogs over 100 mini case studies of other innovators who are defining state-of-the-art in those eleven build\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xxxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrologue: The Field of Polymath Dreams xxxvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I SPREZZATURA: THE ART OF MAKING THE COMPLEX LOOK EASY 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 1 The New Polymath: In an Age of \"Wicked Problems\" and Technology Abundance 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 2 Modern-Day Dark Ages: So Much Stagnation 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 3 Polymath Profile #1: General Electric 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II THE R-E-N-A-I-S-S-A-N-C-E FRAMEWORK: BUILDING BLOCKS FOR THE NEW POLYMATH 51\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 4 Residence: Better Technologically Equipped Than the Offi ce 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 5 Exotics: Innovation from Left Field 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 6 Polymath Profile #2: Cognizant 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 7 Networks: Bluetooth to Broadband 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 8 Polymath Profile #3: Plantronics 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 9 Arsonists: And Other Disruptors 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 10 Polymath Profile #4: W. R. Hambrecht 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 11 Interfaces: For All Our Senses 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 12 Sustainability: Delivering to Both the Green and Gold Agendas 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 13 Polymath Profile #5: Kleiner Perkins Cleantech 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 14 Singularity: Human–Machine Convergence 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 15 Analytics: Spreadsheets, Search, and Semantics 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 16 Polymath Profile #6: National Hurricane Center 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 17 Networks Again: Communities, Crowds, Contracts, and Collaboration 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 18 Clouds: Technology-as-a-Service 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 19 Polymath Profile #7: salesforce.com 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 20 Ethics: In an Age of Cyberwar and Cloning 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III GROOMING YOUR OWN NEW POLYMATH 275\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 21 Polymath Profile #8: BP CTO 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 22 Moon Shots for Budding Polymaths 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: The Beginner's Mind 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 327\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525382480215,"sku":"9780470618301","price":27.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470618301.jpg?v=1731860304","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-new-polymath-9780470618301","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}