Spark Change

Attain greater self-awareness and orient toward your highest potential through a process of engaged, incisive questioningIt’s been said that finding the right question is more important than finding i

You spend months crafting the right survey questions and planning how to share the results with senior leaders and managers. Then you anxiously anticipate the responses. But once the data trickle in,

The hottest trend spotter in North America reveals powerful strategies for thriving in any economic climate. Did you know that Hewlett?Packard, Disney, Hyatt, MTV, CNN, Microsoft, Burger King, and GE

What hidden skill links successful people in all walks of life--across cultures, industries, generations . . . all of time? The answer is surprisingly simple: they know how to ask the right questions at the right time. Questions help us break down barriers, discover secrets, solve puzzles, and imagine new ways of doing things. The right question can provide for us not only the answer we need right then but also the ones we'll need tomorrow. Emmy award-winning journalist and media expert Frank Sesno wants to teach you how to question others in a methodical, intentional way so that you can find the same success that others have found by mastering this simple skill. From the author's illuminating interviews that he has included in the book, you will learn: - How the Gates Foundation used strategic questions to plan its battle against malaria - How turnaround expert Steve Miller uses diagnostic questions to get to the heart of a company's problems - How creative questions animated a couple

Life on 1/10th the fossil fuels turns out to be awesome.We all want to be happy. Yet as we consume ever more in a frantic bid for happiness, global warming worsens.Alarmed by drastic changes now occur

What hidden skill links successful people in all walks of life? What helps them make smart decisions? The answer is surprisingly simple: They know how to ask the right questions at the right time.Ques

Neuropsychologist Helen Harlow finds herself in a doctor’s office looking for a change, while in 1848 Phineas Gage, her ancestor’s patient, miraculously survives an explosion that shoots an iron rod t

Training expert Mel Silberman is the father of the popular and effective active training method. In his landmark textbook, Active Training, he identified the specific characteristics of the active tra

Bestselling product line!Small acts of kindness have big impact. Spark positive change-for yourself and others-with 50 prompts (printed on cleverly designed faux matchsticks) that cultivate generos

The nonprofit's how-to guide for using online media to further their missionsThis book is written for nonprofit staff who say themselves or are asked by others, Email communications, social media, and

With the pace of competition, innovation, and change in today's world, creativity isn't a luxury–it's a survival skill. But even the most creative people can end up stuck, stressed out, and stale, wor

What happens to a group or organization when brainstorming becomes just another word for asking the same old questions? It continues to get the same old answers - and that can be deadly if that group

Thirteen-year-old Keedie Darrow is used to bullies. Growing up neurodivergent makes you an easy target. But when her friends fall victim, Keedie launches an anti-bullying agency--and business is booming. A moving and inclusive prequel to the award-winning novel A Kind of Spark. Keedie Darrow has never been afraid of standing out. Her autism makes it clear she sees the world differently from others. But ever since Keedie and her twin sister Nina entered middle school, NOT standing out seems to be the only thing that matters. And the more Nina tries to fit in, the less Keedie understands her--or her classmates who become increasingly cruel to anyone who is different. Determined to take a stand, Keedie launches an anti-bullying agency. Soon, kids are lining up to have her tell off their biggest nemeses. But Keedie will have to be careful. It's a fine line between speaking up for what you believe in and becoming a bully yourself.

在《A Kind of Spark》之前，是Keedie的故事。五年前，她和雙胞胎姊妹Nina還在同一所學校，面對的卻是截然不同的青春處境。Nina渴望融入，Keedie則更在乎公平與真相──即使這讓她顯得格格不入。她看得出妹妹Addie和自己一樣與眾不同，也知道這個小鎮需要改變。這本書描繪一位自閉特質少女如何在社會壓力與家庭期望中堅持自我，是一部關於勇氣、身份與姊妹情誼的動人前傳。The highly-anticipated prequel to the award-winning A KIND OF SPARK.Before there was Addie, there was Keedie. Five years before the events of A Kind of Spark, Keedie is figuring out how to be her bold, brave self in a town that wants her to be quiet. Her twin sister Nina seems to care more about being popular, and Keedie knows her little sister Addie is more similar to her than her family knows.When she starts standing up to people’s bullies for them, everyone wants her to pretend nothing is wrong with the way things are in Juniper. But firecracker Keedie wants things to change… and she wants things to be better for Addie. As she sets out to right wrongs and stand up for the truth, the sleepy town of Juniper is about to wake up and see that Keedie is one of a kind.Featured in Waterstones Best Pap

摘下多項兒童文學獎項《A Kind of Spark》作者Elle McNicoll全新系列作。一切始於外公的一句警告—隨著Ramyu得知家族的秘密，開展在她眼前的不僅有蘇格蘭傳說裡的精怪和生物，還有一個被藏起來的魔法世界。Edinburgh is a city filled with magical creatures. No one can see them... until Ramya Knox.As she is pulled into her family's world of secrets and spells, Ramya sets out to discover the truth behind the Hidden Folk with only three words of warning from her grandfather: Beware the Sirens. Plunged into an adventure that will change everything, Ramya is about to learn that there is more to her powers than she ever imagined. Praise for A Kind of Spark:Waterstones Children's Book of the Year 2021The Blue Peter Book Award for Best Story Blackwell's Book of the Year 2020

★原作暢銷四週年重新改版★ 白宮記者、ＣＮＮ主播、美國參謀長的成功祕訣────問對問題。 艾美獎得主 親筆呈獻 高勝集團合夥人、美國眾議院議員　一致狂讚!!! 美國亞馬遜書店讀者評價 五星至高好評★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 「問對問題，能讓你身價大漲。精準提問，是職場人必修技能。」 ────財經主持人/《提問力，決定你的財富潛力》作者 朱楚文 專業推薦 【國外暢銷佳績/得獎紀錄】 CNN主播　安德森．庫柏（Anderson Cooper） CNN主播　沃夫．布利茲（Wolf Blitzer） 高盛集團合夥人 蘇西．謝爾（Susie Scher） 美國前眾議院議員 布萊恩．巴爾德（Brian Baird）.........................長文推薦！ 【內容簡介】 問對了問題，就能解決一半以上的棘手局面！ 成功的人，都用「提問」解決問題！ ◆ 美國前參謀長聯席會主席鮑爾如何決定發動科威特戰爭，並成功推翻海珊？ ◆ 當初只是一個天馬行空的想法，如何能創造出Uber劃時代的共享服務？ ◆ CNN主播安德森．庫柏怎麼做到獲獎無數，並被封為「讓人誠實的主播」？ ◆ 為何不少公司捧著大把的鈔票找史帝夫．米勒拯救他們的企業？ 很多人都想知道這些成功人士有何獨門祕訣，其實答案出奇簡單──問對問題。 曾任五屆白宮記者的法蘭克•賽斯諾（Frank Sesno），過去是CNN資深記者、當家主持人， 他發現成功人士都善用提問完成各種任務。 賽斯諾把「提問」視為一種能力，如果帶著多種視角提問，會有更宏觀的想法、得出更有創意的解決辦法。 在書中，賽斯諾把提問分為十一種類型，並援引數十位成功人士的例子， 其中有不少是美國政、商、學界做為引導思考、規劃對策的思維。 1. 診斷型提問──找出問題核心，做出正確判斷。 2. 策略型提問──看見局勢，評估目標、利益、風險、後果。 3. 同理型提問──探索對方內心真正的想法，取得認同。 4. 搭橋型提問──破解冷漠、敵意的防備，建立善意的對談。 5. 衝突型提問──能向對方確實究責，挖掘真相，留下紀錄。 6. 創意型提問──跳脫框架的思考，激發創意和想像。 7. 任務型提問──把棘手狀況轉換彼此共同目標，提升對方的使命感。 8. 科學型提問──檢驗觀點的對錯，探索未知。 9. 面試型提問──了解面試者個性與技能是否合適。 10. 有趣型提問──使對話

★★★一本「尋獲自己」的關鍵之書★★★ 自己，是世上最值得用心了解的人! ◆晚熟時代◆ 給成年已久，想了解，卻還不夠了解的自己 世界瞬息萬變，「自己」才是真正影響生命的關鍵！ 與自己連結，建立人生最重要的導航! 從出生那一刻起，這世界就不斷地暗示、教導你應該成為什麼樣的人，久而久之，你忘了真正的自己到底是什麼模樣，也逐漸失去了前進的方向和力量。當你努力的方向與自己真正要走的道路不同時，才是人生痛苦的開始。 對很多人來說，面對真正的自己就像跳傘一樣可怕，寧可不惜一切代價維持現狀。還有不少人拿著人生地圖、弄好了裝備，卻從未真正上路。但事實上，這樣的你可喜可賀，因為這意味著你已經有了覺醒的小火苗，只要加把柴火，就能燃放出照亮整個夜空的燦爛煙花，而那把柴火，就是跟真正的你相遇。成為與內在相符的自己，才能過上屬於自己的美好人生! 作者精心挑選了108 個問題，將一般人不敢面對的、糊弄自己的、得過且過的，甚至是痛苦的舊傷疤或不敢仰望的願景，都可以在這樣的一問一答中，重組、釐清、清除、彌合、療傷止痛，然後重新出發上路。只要帶著勇氣、微笑及愛自己的心輕裝上陣，用滿滿的幽默感來為自己解除困惑，就能在生活中放輕鬆，並擁抱人生許多的荒謬和不可理喻，同時也發現，即便是這樣的生活也充滿著趣味及收穫。 無懼地探索、盡情地發揮，就是獻給自己與世界的最好禮物！

How to create the change you want to see in the world using the paradigm-busting ideas in this "utterly fascinating" (Adam Grant) big-idea book.​Most of what we know about how ideas spread comes from

Digital piracy cultures and peer-to-peer technologies combined to spark transformations in audio-visual distribution between the late 1990s and the mid-2000s. Digital piracy also inspired the creation

In this groundbreaking book, journalist and innovation expert Warren Berger shows that one of the most powerful forces for igniting change in business and in our daily lives is a simple, under-appreci

Develop the Art of Self-Challenge Tired of dreaming about changing your life? Ready to change it? You came to the right place. Jason Jaggard has developed a simple, direct way to practice the art of s

For readers of David Nicholls and Sally Rooney comes a new love story that's at once tender and electrifying—told by everyone but the main characters. When Clara and Seb first cross paths in a London square, it’s the start of something exciting. Clara, an aspiring director stuck in an entry-level job, itches to pick up a camera. Seb, having floated between music, modeling, and now acting, struggles to find purpose in his work. Yet as random chance brings the two back together, time and time again, neither could predict that their magnetic connection is set to change their lives.But everyone else does. The spark between Clara and Seb is exactly what falling in love should look like: exhilarating, passionate, undeniable. The two become a whirlwind, their relationship enthralling everyone they come across. But as the years go on and tensions flair, a last-ditch attempt to save their great romance ends with a gut-wrenching betrayal.Set over the course of two decades, Clara and Seb’s love s

For readers of Malcolm Gladwell, Richard Thaler, and Cass Sunstein, a bold and paradigm-busting new theory about the complex way ideas and behaviors spread, and how to efficiently effect the change yo

This volume brings together key players in discourse variation research to offer original analyses of a wide range of discourse-pragmatic variables, such as 'like', 'innit', 'you get me', and 'at the end of the day'. The authors introduce a range of new methods specifically tailored to the study of discourse-pragmatic variation and change in synchronic and longitudinal dialect data, and provide new empirical and theoretical insights into discourse-pragmatic variation and change in contemporary varieties of English. The volume thus enhances our understanding of the complexities of discourse-pragmatic variation and change, and encourages new ways of thinking about variability in discourse-pragmatics. With its dual focus on presenting innovative methods as well as new results, the volume will provide an important resource for both newcomers and veterans alike in the field of discourse variation analysis, and spark discussions that will set new directions for future work in the field.