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  Value Stream Mapping - Optimize...

  Steve Abrams

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  Dive into the transformative world of Value Stream Mapping (VSM) with "Mastering Value Stream Mapping: Optimize Your Processes and Maximize Efficiency," your comprehensive guide to understanding, implementing, and benefiting from this powerful tool. This book is designed to cater to professionals across various sectors, including manufacturing, services, and software development, who are seeking to enhance their operational efficiency and reduce waste. 
  Starting with the basics, the book introduces you to the concept of VSM, tracing its roots from the Toyota Production System to its contemporary applications in diverse industries. The initial chapters unfold the core principles of Value Stream Mapping, providing a robust framework on how to accurately depict and analyze the current state of your processes and pinpoint inefficiencies. 
  As you progress, "Mastering Value Stream Mapping" offers a meticulous, step-by-step approach to preparing for and executing a VSM exercise. It covers essential aspects such as assembling the right team, engaging stakeholders, and the practicalities of mapping both current and future states. The book emphasizes not just the creation of these maps, but also guides you through interpreting them and developing actionable plans for sustainable improvement. 
  In later chapters, the narrative delves into advanced strategies, integrating technology with VSM, and adapting the principles to cross-functional and cross-organizational challenges. It addresses how VSM can be customized for the Agile environment and software development, enhancing its relevance in today’s digital world. 
  Real-world case studies from various industries are intricately detailed, offering readers insight into the practical application of VSM and showcasing how organizations can achieve significant results. These examples also illustrate common pitfalls and the strategies employed to overcome them. 
   

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  Psychiatry - Mental Health and...

  Ava Westwood

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  Psychiatry is a branch of medicine dedicated to the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. It plays a crucial role in modern healthcare by addressing conditions that affect cognition, mood, and perception, impacting overall well-being and functionality. Mental health disorders range from common conditions such as anxiety and depression to severe illnesses like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Psychiatrists, as medical professionals specializing in this field, assess and manage these conditions through a combination of psychotherapy, medication, and emerging therapeutic approaches. 
  The historical development of psychiatry has evolved significantly over centuries. Ancient civilizations, including the Greeks and Romans, attributed mental illness to supernatural forces, while Hippocrates introduced the concept of imbalance in bodily humors as a possible cause. During the Middle Ages, mental illness was often misunderstood and associated with demonic possession, leading to inhumane treatments. The emergence of asylums in the 18th and 19th centuries marked a shift toward institutionalized care, though conditions in these facilities were often poor. The 20th century brought advancements in psychopharmacology, neuroscience, and psychological theories, leading to a more scientific and humane approach to mental health care. Today, psychiatry integrates biological, psychological, and social factors to provide comprehensive treatment. 
  Psychiatry differs from other medical disciplines in its focus on both the mind and the brain. Unlike neurology, which primarily deals with structural disorders of the nervous system, psychiatry examines functional disturbances affecting thought, emotion, and behavior. While psychology also explores mental health, psychiatrists, as medical doctors, are uniquely qualified to prescribe medications and provide medical treatments alongside therapy.

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  Artificial Integrity - The Paths...

  Hamilton Mann

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  Navigating the transitions to the future of AI—Integrity over Intelligence 
   
   
   
  Envision a world where artificial intelligence can deliver integrity-led outcomes seamlessly, adapting to diverse cultural context, value models, and situational nuances, countering subconscious biases, all while operating in an advanced human-centered manner. This is the promise of Artificial Integrity. 
   
   
   
  In Artificial Integrity, digital strategist, technologist, doctoral researcher, acclaimed management thinker, and seasoned business executive Hamilton Mann emphasizes that the challenge of AI is in ensuring systems that exhibit integrity-led capabilities over the pursuit of mere general or super intelligence. 
   
   
   
  Mann tackles the inadequacies of traditional ethical frameworks in handling the complexities of new AI technologies to make them trustworthy and reliable as they profoundly impact human lives. 
   
   
   
  Introducing the transformative concept of "artificial integrity," Mann proposes a paradigm shift, defining a "code of design" to ensure AI systems align with, amplify, and sustain human values and societal norms, maximizing integrity-led AI outcomes. 
   
   
   
  Artificial Integrity discusses practical insights into driving a future where AI enhances, without replacing, human capabilities while being inclusive and reflective of diverse human experiences, emphasizing human agency. 
   
   
   
  The book offers: 
   
   
   
  ● Guiding posts and step-by-step solutions for designing, implementing and continuously aligning AI development to responsibly advance human and artificial co-intelligence 
   
   
   
  ● Strategies and actionable advice for integrating AI into business and societal structures 
   
   
   
  ● Practical paths toward managing the transition to the future of AI for human productivity and decision-making while maintaining sustainable trustworthiness 
   
   
   
  Artificial Integrity is essential for anyone involved in AI development, from executives, business leaders, and managers to entrepreneurs, tech enthusiasts and policymakers. It's also perfect for laypeople interested in how AI intersects with society. Dive into this compelling and thought provoking listen to ensure you are prepared for the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in a human-centered AI-driven future.

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  The Investment Revolution - How...

  Francis Gingras Roy

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  Achieving financial freedom so that you can retire and live life on your own terms is the goal of every working Canadian. The problem is that many advisors work for a particular bank or financial advisor firm, and they’re obligated to sell only investments and services that are unique to their financial institution. That is why it's so important to have Senior Investment Advisor, Francis Gingras Roy, on your side.

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  Cow Hug Therapy - How the...

  Ellie Laks

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  The inspirational story of the compassionate and wise animals of the Gentle Barn and how they became a therapeutic salve for countless guests—and mentors for all of us in how to live and die 
   
  In Cow Hug Therapy, Ellie Laks recounts the extraordinary journey that started with her first teacher, Buddha—not the religious figure, but a rescued miniature Hereford cow. One evening Buddha wrapped her neck around an exhausted and upset Ellie and transferred a singular form of healing and comfort with an incredible impact. Understanding that this was something to be shared with others, Ellie developed Cow Hug Therapy, a groundbreaking approach to emotional healing that has proved effective for trauma, illness, disabilities, addiction, grief, and stress. 
   
  This colorful and compelling narrative introduces the healing mavens of the barnyard, each with a unique story of being rescued from trauma and treated with love and respect. In their new role at Ellie’s Gentle Barn sanctuaries, these animals have transformed lives and ignited breakthroughs and newfound purpose for visitors including a young mother who lost her baby, a suicidal teenager, a wounded serviceman, an open-heart-surgery patient, and many more. A testament to empathy and the mission to heal animals, people, and the planet, Cow Hug Therapy serves as a beacon of hope for all seeking healing and connection. 
   
  “This book shows not only the power of Cow Hug Therapy with these wonderful creatures, but also their beautiful, individual personalities.”—Christina Applegate

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  Breakthrough Secrets: Reversing...

  Cyrus Loxley

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  Breakthrough Secrets: Reversing Memory Loss and Restoring Your Brain Power   
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  Your quest ends here!   
  This audiobook is your ultimate companion for enhancing your understanding, applying your newfound skills, and engaging in practical exercises. With it, you’re set on the path to success.  
  Updated for the latest strategies in cognitive restoration.   
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  Our guide stands out through its thorough coverage, which is crucial for your success. Concepts are not just glossed over; they are explored in detail.   
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