Author:
Publisher: Disha Publications
Published:
Total Pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9395761296
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPosts
As it Happened in 1942
Author: Anandamayee Singh
Publisher: Om Books International
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 169
ISBN-13: 9385609572
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the 1940s, amidst the crumbling British Government and India’s struggle for self-governance, two stubborn teenagers strike an unlikely friendship over a game of gilli danda. In 2011, David and Nandini—now in their eighties—recall past events, revisit memories and share them with their grandchildren. As it Happened in 1942 is a story of revolutions—in society and within people. It is about finding the courage to accept your faults and forgiving others. But mostly, it’s the tale of two friends who push each other to grow and face a world determined to change them. Anandamayee Singh is a second year English and Psychology student at University of California, Los Angeles. Prior to that, she lived in Switzerland for nine years, studying at the International School of Geneva. It was there that she developed her love for cheese, chocolate and writing. Her parents and teachers encouraged her, and at the age of nine, her mother sold her stories to a mobile company, which turned them into audio bedtime stories for children. At school, she won several writing competitions and regularly wrote for her school’s literary magazine: Expressions. She has also forayed into journalism by interning with Jiji Press and the Times of India. At the age of fifteen, she penned the first draft of As it Happened in 1942 which was later picked up by Om Books International for publication. She is currently considering adding film or theatre to her long list of subjects to study due to her fascination with different forms of storytelling. Her biggest fears include being asked where she’s from, and snakes. Talking Points - Foreword by dancer-turned-journalist-turned-author Radhika Jha -Focuses on the ordinary yet forgotten stories of people in pre-independent India -A heart-warming tale of friendship that crosses barriers of identity, religion, class and colour -Highlights the importance of human relationships, universal love, peace and brotherhood
Transforming Systems
Author: Arun Maira
Publisher: Rupa Publications
Published: 2019-08
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9789353335748
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSoon, the realization that, while economies had been growing, systemic problems of social inequality and environmental unsustainability were becoming intolerable, led to the Sustainable Development Goals, which all countries signed up to achieve. A new toolkit is required to attain these goals that go beyond the precepts of good business management and prevalent best practices in government as well as civil society organizations.
The Contagious Commandments
Author: Paul Kemp-Robertson
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2018-11-01
Total Pages: 325
ISBN-13: 0241328985
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContagion may alarm doctors but marketers thrive on it. Some concepts are so compelling you have to share them. But what makes an idea so infectious you can't keep it to yourself? And how can brands produce these kinds of ideas intentionally rather than by chance? Contagious, the globally renowned intelligence resource for the marketing industry, is dedicated to identifying and interrogating the world's most exceptional creative trends. And in The Contagious Commandments, Paul Kemp-Robertson and Chris Barth condense this valuable research into ten strategic takeaways for your own marketing revolution. Taking inspiration from disruptive campaigns from the likes of Patagonia, Nike, Safaricom, BrewDog, LEGO, Kenco, and dozens more, The Contagious Commandments explores how companies fuse creativity, technology and behavioural psychology to achieve truly original marketing ideas that have a positive impact on society and profits - and how your brand can too.
A World Ready to Learn
Author:
Publisher:
Published: 2019-03
Total Pages: 140
ISBN-13: 9789280650075
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMass Flourishing
Author: Edmund S. Phelps
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2013-08-19
Total Pages: 393
ISBN-13: 1400848296
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this book, Nobel Prize-winning economist Edmund Phelps draws on a lifetime of thinking to make a sweeping new argument about what makes nations prosper--and why the sources of that prosperity are under threat today. Why did prosperity explode in some nations between the 1820s and 1960s, creating not just unprecedented material wealth but "flourishing"--meaningful work, self-expression, and personal growth for more people than ever before? Phelps makes the case that the wellspring of this flourishing was modern values such as the desire to create, explore, and meet challenges. These values fueled the grassroots dynamism that was necessary for widespread, indigenous innovation. Most innovation wasn't driven by a few isolated visionaries like Henry Ford and Steve Jobs; rather, it was driven by millions of people empowered to think of, develop, and market innumerable new products and processes, and improvements to existing ones. Mass flourishing--a combination of material well-being and the "good life" in a broader sense--was created by this mass innovation. Yet indigenous innovation and flourishing weakened decades ago. In America, evidence indicates that innovation and job satisfaction have decreased since the late 1960s, while postwar Europe has never recaptured its former dynamism. The reason, Phelps argues, is that the modern values underlying the modern economy are under threat by a resurgence of traditional, corporatist values that put the community and state over the individual. The ultimate fate of modern values is now the most pressing question for the West: will Western nations recommit themselves to modernity, grassroots dynamism, indigenous innovation, and widespread personal fulfillment, or will we go on with a narrowed innovation that limits flourishing to a few? A book of immense practical and intellectual importance, Mass Flourishing is essential reading for anyone who cares about the sources of prosperity and the future of the West.
An Introduction to Circular Economy
Author: Lerwen Liu
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2020-12-18
Total Pages: 631
ISBN-13: 9811585105
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is purposefully styled as an introductory textbook on circular economy (CE) for the benefit of educators and students of universities. It provides comprehensive knowledge exemplified by practices from policy, education, R&D, innovation, design, production, waste management, business and financing around the world. The book covers sectors such as agriculture/food, packaging materials, build environment, textile, energy, and mobility to inspire the growth of circular business transformation. It aims to stimulate action among different stakeholders to drive CE transformation. It elaborates critical driving forces of CE including digital technologies; restorative innovations; business opportunities & sustainable business model; financing instruments, regulation & assessment and experiential education programs. It connects a CE transformation for reaching the SDGs2030 and highlights youth leadership and entrepreneurship at all levels in driving the sustainability transformation.
Education to Better Their World
Author: Marc Prensky
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 145
ISBN-13: 0807774944
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn his most visionary book, internationally renowned educator Marc Prensky presents a compelling alternative to how and what we teach our children. Drawing on emerging world trends, he elaborates a comprehensive vision for K–12 education that includes new goals, new means, a new curriculum, a new kind of teaching, and a new use of technology. “Marc Prensky—one of the smartest people working in educational reform today—offers us a lucid, inspiring, optimistic, doable, and crucial blueprint for how we can build a future with the schools children desperately need in our modern, high-risk, highly complex, fast-changing, and imperiled world.” —James Paul Gee, Mary Lou Fulton Presidential Professor of Literacy Studies, Regents’ Professor, Arizona State University “Marc Prensky was always ahead of his time. Education to better their world continues this trend in spades. This book is a goldmine and a powerful wakeup call that the future is already here—in pockets right now but a harbinger of what is rapidly emerging. Read the book and make yourself part of the future today. As we are finding in our own work, students are agents of change—in pedagogy, in learning environments, and of society itself. Exciting possibilities await!” —Michael Fullan, Professor Emeritus, OISE/University of Toronto “Marc Prensky’s answer to the question ‘What is the purpose of education?’—that education should now empower youth to improve their communities and the world—would unleash the energy, creativity, and compassion of students and teachers in ways we have never imagined. We need the better world Prensky envisions and we need it now.” —Milton Chen, The George Lucas Educational Foundation “Prensky offers perhaps the most compelling case and model yet articulated by anyone for today’s globally-empowered children. A must-read book for all educators and anyone who cares about education.” —James Tracey, Head of School, Rocky Hill School, RI “Wow. As a takeaway it is good—very good.” —John Seeley Brown “A great book. Filled with ‘food for thought’, common sense, provocative ideas and fun to read.” —Nieves Segovia, Presidenta, Institucion Educativa SEK (SEK International Schools)
The State of the World's Children 2011
Author:
Publisher: UNICEF
Published: 2011-02
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9280645552
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe State of the World's Children 2011: Adolescence - An Age of Opportunity examines the global state of adolescents; outlines the challenges they face in health, education, protection and participation; and explores the risks and vulnerabilities of this pivotal stage. The report highlights the singular opportunities that adolescence offers, both for adolescents themselves and for the societies they live in. The accumulated evidence demonstrates that investing in adolescents' second decade is our best hope of breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty and inequity and of laying the foundation for a more peaceful, tolerant and equitable world.
The High-Velocity Edge: How Market Leaders Leverage Operational Excellence to Beat the Competition
Author: Steven J. Spear
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Published: 2010-05-07
Total Pages: 432
ISBN-13: 0071741402
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGenerate faster, better results—using less capital and fewer resources! Toyota, Alcoa, Pratt & Whitney, and the U.S. Navy's Nuclear Power Program operate in vastly different worlds, but they have one thing in common. Each of these organizations generates constant, almost automatic operational self-improvements at rates faster, durations longer, and breadths wider than any of its competitors. Excellence in operational management is the single element separating industry leaders from all others. The High-Velocity Edge is a blueprint for fueling innovation and improvement at both the management and process level in your own company. It’s not magic, it’s not luck. It’s something that that can be taught, cultivated, practiced, and effectively applied to an organization. Spears explains how to: Build a system of “dynamic discovery” that reveals operational problems and weaknesses Attack and solve problems at the time and in the place where they occur, converting weaknesses into strengths Disseminate knowledge gained from solving local problems throughout the company as a whole Create managers invested in the process of continual innovation Apply the lessons of The High-Velocity Edge, and you will enjoy profitability, quality, efficiency, reliability, and agility unmatched by any of your rivals.
