For thirty years, Gary Shapiro has observed the world's most innovative businesses from his front-row seat as leader of the Consumer Electronics Association. Now he reveals the ten secrets of "ninja innovators" like Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and many others.
Tweens (8- to 14-year-olds) comprise a new type of audience. An increasingly powerful and smart consumer group, they not only spent US $300 billion but influenced an astounding US $1.88 trillion spend across the globe last year. They are different from previous generations in every way. They are more likely to have a friend on the other side of...
In this book, you’ll learn all about creating professional-quality sheet music with Finale, and if you already know how to do this, you’ll learn how to do it faster. You’ll begin by establishing a solid understanding of Finale’s framework and then mastering the everyday shortcuts and tricks that make Finale a breeze to use....
This book introduces a new approach for modeling large enterprise systems: the software fortress model. In the software fortress model, an enterprise architecture is viewed as a series of self-contained, mutually suspicious, marginally cooperating software fortresses interacting with each other through carefully crafted and meticulously managed...
“Successful companies have known the importance of continuous change and learning for a long time; this is the first book that describes these concepts in an organic way in the context of software development. A must read for everybody involved in this business.”
Progress in biology is dependent on the ability to observe, measure, and model the behavior of organisms at multiple levels of abstraction, from the microscopic to the macroscopic. There has been a tremendous growth recently in the techniques to probe the structure and workings of cellular and organ-level mechanisms. Significant advances have...
A new concept of leadership for today's educational needs!
Generative leadership is an innovative approach that taps into an organization's collective intelligence. This accessible resource examines the fundamental elements of generative leadership and provides tools to catalyze organizational...
Solomon/Berg/Martin, BIOLOGY is often described as the best majors text for LEARNING biology. Working like a built-in study guide, the superbly integrated, inquiry-based learning system guides you through every chapter. Key concepts appear clearly at the beginning of each chapter and learning objectives start each section. You can quickly...
This book provides an overview of the state of the art in research on and treatment of gambling disorder. As a behavioral addiction, gambling disorder is of increasing relevance to the field of mental health. Research conducted in the last decade has yielded valuable new insights into the characteristics and etiology of gambling...
The Definitive Guide to SOA: Oracle® Service Bus, Second Edition targets professional software developers and architects who know enterprise development but are new to enterprise service buses (ESBs) and service–oriented architecture (SOA) development. This is the first book to cover a practical approach to SOA using the BEA...
