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This edited volume discusses the rise, positioning and role of small-scale, voluntary development organisations in the Global North.

This book is intended for graduates and professionals working towards the development of sustainable built environment using renewable energy sources.

The creation of complex integrated systems is, in itself, complex. It requires immense planning, a large team of people with diverse backgrounds, based in dispersed geographical locations (and countries) supposedly working to a coordinated schedule and cost.

Achieve greater business growth using this practical guide to develop your team into a high performing collection rather than a group of disparate individuals.

- The importance of technoscientific innovation for companies- The newest insights for technology-based ecosystems- Technoscientific innovation refers to creating and implementing advanced solutions arising from technology and scientific knowledgeExamples of technoscientific innovation include advancements in biotechnology, advanced medical treatments involving gene and cell therapies, surgical robotics, nanotechnology, AI-based decision-making systems, the creation of innovative materials with unique properties, and sustainable renewable energy systems. These innovations have the potential to transform and disrupt industries, improve quality of life, and contribute to economic and societal progress. The purpose of this book is to guide the reader on how to create and capture value from technoscientific innovation, making extensive use of collaborative co-development deals. Based on the latest insights in managing technology ecosystems and business modelling, this book aims to map out the technology-based ecosystem, perform an economic power analysis of its agents, and develop a phased value creation and capture strategy to take the technoscientific innovation to market. This will form the basis for a discussion on strategically positioning the company in "pipeline" and "platform" technoscientific businesses, leveraging the firm's differentiating intellectual property (IP) and complementary assets positions.

This textbook offers a detailed account of analytical models used to solve complex supply chain problems. It introduces a unique risk analysis framework that helps the reader understand the sources of uncertainties and use appropriate models to improve decisions in supply chains. This framework illustrates the complete supply chain for a product and demonstrates the supply chain's exposure to demand, supply, inventory, and financial risks.  Step by step, this book provides a detailed examination of analytical methods that optimize operational decisions under different types of uncertainty. It discusses stochastic inventory models, introduces uncertainty modeling methods, and explains methods for managing uncertainty. To help readers deepen their understanding, it includes access to various supplementary material including an online interactive tool in Python.This book is intended for undergraduate and graduate students of supply chain managementwith a focus on supply chain analytics. It also prepares practitioners to make better decisions in this field.

That's on Me: Seasoned Executives Confess Their Rookie Mistakes

In the pursuit of performance and reputation, it's easy to overlook the actual health of your organizational culture. Before long, however, ominous symptoms often emerge--division, disengagement, silence, dysfunction, and destructive behavioral patterns--hindering you from delivering on your mission and strategy and eroding trust with your clients, team, and other crucial stakeholders.To make things worse, many leaders are perplexed by culture, and typical change efforts are unsustainable and ineffective, with a staggering 85 percent failure rate. But there is a better way. Having personally endured the devastating effects of growing up in a toxic cult, Tobias Sturesson committed his career to helping large purpose-driven organizations overcome their most daunting culture challenges. On his quest, he made a crucial discovery: that, just like our physical health, achieving a thriving culture requires a change of habits. A minor change to what you repeatedly do can have a significant impact on your team and organization.Drawing from his extensive experience and in-depth interviews with many renowned experts, researchers, and executives from well-known organizations, Tobias has identified the four most crucial and timeless culture-building leadership habits.You Can Culture is your meticulously researched guide to these habits, laid out in twelve actionable practices. Each practice is an invitation to growth and introspection, offering reflection questions, practical tools, and leadership actions. Suitable for managers and executives alike, You Can Culture empowers you to strengthen trust, transform your culture, be a values-based leader, and leave a lasting legacy of positive change.

Whether you are daydreaming about starting something new, grappling with a creative dilemma, or trying to live and work more experimentally, "Everything is a Prototype" is a field guide for the unknown and uncertain. It dismantles deeply held beliefs about our own inventiveness and shares proven methods for finding your best ideas among the noise and ultimately determining if they are worth pursuing. From the soot-covered factory to the glittering heights of Silicon Valley, it addresses the societal dogma that being wrong indicates flawed ability or bad character. This book challenges the age-old stigma associated with errors and introduces a new framework for original thinking and a blueprint for using these essential elements in the creative process and innovation. It argues that making mistakes is not only normal but a secret of genius when done deliberately. It unpacks conventional wisdom on problem-solving across business, sport, coding, and popular culture, illustrating how experimentation is the critical ingredient for innovation and brilliance. Readers learn to become Prototypers, taking advantage of being wrong. Starting with permission and ending with resilience, it offers a toolkit for navigating fears and frustrations, inviting personal transformation to do it over and over again.

In today's fast-paced world, finding the "space" for genuine creativity and collaboration can be challenging. "Unlock Collective Genius" is a practical guide designed to help you foster meaningful and productive creative sessions. Whether you're a student, entrepreneur, or part of an organization, this approach to "making space" will revolutionize your collaboration methods. Every encounter is enhanced by deliberately creating an environment where people can truly listen, build on each other's ideas, and explore new possibilities with curiosity and enthusiasm. This book provides both a mindset and a skillset for creating such conditions, allowing for deeper connections, expansive thinking, and fearless co-creation."Unlock Collective Genius" is not just a one-time read; it's a lifestyle guide meant to inspire and support you continuously on your journey. By applying its principles, you can transform stagnant meetings into dynamic sessions that yield real results, fostering a culture of engagement and innovation in any group or organization.

Over the course of the last 70 years, asset managers¿from activist hedge funds to large passive index fund providers¿have come to own the substantial majority of corporate equities in the United States, and have wielded that ownership to fundamentally reshape the economy.  For most of American history, investing was simple: you purchased shares and left the operation of the company to management.  If you were dissatisfied with the firm's performance, you sold your shares.  With the rise of asset managers, shareholders now attempt to directly change the companies in which they invest. The New Power Brokers chronicles the economic, legal and technological changes at the heart of this transformation in our public markets, and provides fresh perspectives on what those changes mean for corporations, investors and society as a whole. Sahand Moarefy is a corporate attorney and writer.  His work has been featured in various publications, including Foreign Affairs, Lawfare, The Diplomat and American Affairs.  Sahand splits his time between Los Angeles and New York City.

This book proposes a new model, GAIN (Generating, Appreciating, Internalizing, and Newness) that shifts negative thinking patterns many find themselves in today¿s society. Whether from extremely short-termed, thus unrealistic, expectations or general victim thinking, many people, particularly professionals, consider past experiences that don¿t lead to immediate and tangible benefits as a waste of time. They forego long-span self-reflection to acknowledge their progress in life. This book uses mindful practices to shift these negative thought patterns into constructive ones that reveal personal purpose and growth, and thus, positive self-leadership and development. Featuring practices and exercises to support the GAIN model, this book will help readers see every life experience as a gain rather than loss, even if it may take some time to see the benefits from it, if at all.