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  Innovation X - Why a Company's...

  Adam Richardson

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  Innovation is one of todays hottest business topic and  Fortune 500 companies are ramping up innovation efforts after years  of focusing on bottom line efficiencies. So why do so many still  struggle with realizing the opportunities they expected to gain  from these innovations?   Adam Richardson offers fresh approaches to innovation that  tackle head on a new class of business problems and innovation  challenges that come from a confluence of competition  appearing from unexpected quarters, stagnation in understanding  customers and new growth opportunities, and customers becoming more  interested in experiences than products. These  problems are a double-edged sword: mercilessly risky and  complex but at the same time presenting huge opportunities for  growth and sustained competitive advantage. Conventional  wisdom in the past ten years has been to crank up the  innovation engine to solve complex competitive challenges,  but in fact this can make the situation worse, not better.  As Director of Product Strategy at frog design, inc., one of the  worlds leading design consultancies, Richardson collaborates  with companies of all different sizes and types in many different  industries to help them envision and realize successful new  business ventures, products, software and websites, fundamentally  about what should they make in order to create growth and  differentiation in increasingly competitive markets.  There are four very specific approaches to innovation that  can lead to success: Immersion,  Convergence, Emergence,  and Divergence. Innovation X reveals the tools  and frameworks used by frog design to tackle today's  innovation challenges, drawing on frogs 40-year history  of unconventional thinking and process. The book will be liberally  sprinkled with case studies a broad range of industries, as well as  examples from frogs own client work spanning 40 years.  Though frog has its roots in design, this is not a  design book. Instead it is written from a point of  view that is emerging from combining design thinking (which  emphasizes deep customer understanding, creativity, qualitative  data, and intuitive leaps) and business strategy (emphasizing clear  metrics, quantitative data, organizational fit, competitive  awareness, and risk mitigation). Pure inventive creativity or  analytic horsepower are not enough by themselves to crack the  challenges, they must be combined. Putting them together in a way  that is productive is difficult to do, and it is a task frog has  been focusing on for several years as we work with our clients on a  wide variety of projects. Much of what the book will touch on is  drawn directly from in-the-trenches work with clients of all sizes  and types, with stakeholders from staff level to CEO.

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  What Comes Next? - Shaping the...

  Nicholas Skytland, Alicia...

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  What if, instead of keeping up with change, you could get ahead of it?Our mission as  Christians was the same yesterday as it is today and will be tomorrow. The world, however, is changing faster than ever  before, and keeping up feels impossible. The realities of human life—from how we develop relationships to how we use  technology to have impact —therefore change rapidly too. It’s critical that Christian leaders take this into  consideration as they plan for their organizations’ future.In What Comes Next?, strategists and innovation  experts Nick Skytland and Ali Llewellyn use the eight elements of their Futures Framework to teach us how to help shape  the future, be visionary, and grow our businesses and ministries. This futures-thinking process is a proven solution for  executives, entrepreneurs, pastors, and anyone in between who struggles to respond to an ever-changing world.

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  Thinking Big - Progressive Ideas...

  James Larnder, Nathaniel...

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  Times are changing. Instead of obsessing about what they’re against, progressives have begun to think about what they’re for—to prepare once again to play their role as agents of bold ideas and political and social transformation. Finding new confidence and imagination, they have begun to renew their political capital. The essays in this volume draw on that new store of capital to sketch the outlines of a progressive agenda for 21st-century America.    Authors such as Van Jones, Dean Baker, Andrea Batista Schlesinger and Miles Rapoport cover a wide array of topics and, in their policy recommendations, present a few contrasting ideas. But all these essays reflect a belief in the need for fundamental change. The problems discussed here cannot be solved, the authors agree, through charity, through volunteerism, or even by well-meaning local and state governments, though surely all have a role. The contributors make the case for the kind of concerted action that can only come through the agency of our national government. They argue that we need programs that serve our national and international needs and encourage faith in our public institutions, creating a positive cycle of political change and space for further reform.    There are many good reasons to be worried at this critical moment in history. To navigate these troubled times, we need a rare combination of ideas, action, resolve, and leadership to meet the challenges that lie before us. Thinking Big is an indispensable piece of that puzzle, arriving just when it’s most needed.    With a foreword by Robert Kuttner, author of Obama’s Challenge: America’s Economic Crisis and the Power of a Transformative Presidency.    The Progressive Ideas Network is an alliance of multi-issue think tanks and activist organizations working together to amplify the power of ideas in advancing today’s progressive movement.

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  Understanding 401K

  Greg Goodwin

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  Understanding 401K: Learn about 401K Success Strategies for Saving and Investing for Your Future401(k) investing is a powerful tool that has become increasingly popular in recent years. This type of investment plan is a defined-contribution retirement savings plan that is typically offered by employers to their employees. It allows employees to set aside a portion of their pre-tax income in a tax-deferred account, which can then be invested in a variety of financial assets, such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds.This audiobook offers expert advice on how to choose the right investments, balance your portfolio, and make smart choices for your retirement savings.This audiobook will cover the following topics:- Using Professional 401(k) Management- Put your 401(k) on Autopilot- Investment Options- Withdrawals and Rollovers- Tips for Maximizing Retirement Savings- Avoid Future Tax Burdens- Strategies Used by The Wealthy- And many more!Whether you're just starting out or you're a seasoned investor, this audiobook has everything you need to take control of your 401k and build the retirement of your dreams. So scroll up and click “add to cart” now!

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  Entrenchment - Wealth Power and...

  Paul Starr

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  An investigation into the foundations of democratic societies and the ongoing struggle over the power of concentrated wealthMuch of our politics today, Paul Starr writes, is a struggle over entrenchment—efforts to bring about change in ways that opponents will find difficult to undo. That is why the stakes of contemporary politics are so high. In this wide-ranging book, Starr examines how changes at the foundations of society become hard to reverse—yet sometimes are overturned. Overcoming aristocratic power was the formative problem for eighteenth-century revolutions. Overcoming slavery was the central problem for early American democracy. Controlling the power of concentrated wealth has been an ongoing struggle in the world’s capitalist democracies. The battles continue today in the troubled democracies of our time, with the rise of both oligarchy and populist nationalism and the danger that illiberal forces will entrench themselves in power. Entrenchment raises fundamental questions about the origins of our institutions and urgent questions about the future.

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  How Not to Manage People - The...

  Mike Wicks

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  This book shows you the leadership mistakes you’re making that are keeping your team from achieving greatness. 
  To any outsider looking in, you’re doing everything right in your management role. However, your employees still want nothing to do with you. They scoff when you tell them what to do and suddenly get quiet when you walk into the room. You know you must get your team behind you if you’re going to stay on the management team. Chances are it’s not about what you’re doing right--it’s about what you’re doing wrong. 
  How Not to Manage People is filled with interviews and stories of people who were being held back by the things they didn’t realize were working against them. The workplace is a minefield filled with politics and unspoken rules. This book is here to teach you:How you’re screwing it up and what to do about itHow other people screwed it up before figuring it outWhat you should stop doing immediatelyWhat you should be doing more of 
  Now, stop panicking and letting frustration hold you back. How Not to Manage People is the tool you need to get your team on your side and rock the manager title!

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