Creating Innovators

No organization can survive without iconoclasts -- innovators who single-handedly upturn conventional wisdom and manage to achieve what so many others deem impossible. Though indispensable, true icono

How do novel scientific concepts arise? In Creating Scientific Concepts, Nancy Nersessian seeks to answer this central but virtually unasked question in the problem of conceptual change. She argues t

Art students aspiring to diverse careers that range from book illustration to creating animated films will value this book as a solid, practical tutorial. The author instructs in methods for creating

The Sophists were bold, exciting innovators with new ideas about Athenian society. Plato criticised the Sophists for promoting dangerous ideas which threatened the traditional structure of society. We

A biography of Lennie Tristano, the blind pianist who was one of jazz's most extraordinary innovators.

Challenge students to be daring, creative, and confident revisers with the help of writing expert Vicki Spandel! Based on its highly successful parent texts, "Creating Writers" and "Creating Young Wri

Challenge students to be daring, creative, and confident revisers with the help of writing expert Vicki Spandel! Based on its highly successful parent texts, "Creating Writers" and "Creating Young Wri

Provides information on creating mashup applications using Adobe Flex and AIR.

One of the world's leading robot builders presents an entertaining handbook that takes readers step by step through the entire process of creating robots, offering complete instructions for building s

Halpern, one of Americas most distinguished public interest advocates and social innovators, shares his revealing experiences from his journey from corporate attorney to activist and social entrepren

This book is a course in manifesting and creating abundance in your life, Section I, Creating Money, is a step-by-step guide to the art of manifesting. You will learn how to discover what you want, dr

A readable, perceptive account of the lives of fourteen gifted innovators who have played important roles in scientific and industrial progress. The achievements of Benjamin Banneker, Granville T. Woo

Creating Valuable Business Strategies will change existing mindsets about strategy. Here is an answer for the strategist who asks, 'What should I do differently next Monday morning?'.The object of st

From its beginnings as a Mexican land grant, Los Gatos has been filled with promise. A beautiful natural setting attracted a fascinating population of innovators, inventors, intellectuals, and artists

Praise for Business Power Creating: New Wealth from IP Assets "Business Power is an essential handbook for every business leader. Creating and growing IP is a critical element of innovation and accel

You can be intentional about creating the right God-given culture for your church.? This book is intended to help both pastors and members engage in the never-ending process of creating a purposeful c

A guide to creating treasure hunts that teach and share the special places in your community.

Creating a New Kind of University builds on the authors' previous book, A Time for Boldness, in its vision for creating “engaged universities”—institutions of higher education that p

Creating Knowledge Based Healthcare Organizations brings together high quality concepts closely related to how knowledge management can be utilized in healthcare. It includes the methodologies, system

Clear, comprehensive advice from an intellectual property lawyer--for every artist, inventor, and small business owner. Today, virtually all companies, artists, and innovators run the risk of losing

Decrying contemporary educational historians' neglect of the religious faith of educational innovators, Jeynes (California State U.-Long Beach) presents a rare quantitative analysis of the effects of

From writing a business plan and financing an idea to choosing the most cost-efficient production method and best-suited sales approach, Creating a Successful Crafts Business provides a sound blueprin

Relationship Marketing: Creating Stakeholder Value extends the analysis of the change in the marketing rationale from a crude concern for increased market share to a strategy aimed at creating long-te

Tools and techniques from today's leading intellectual capital innovators: Xerox, Dow Chemical, Hewlett-Packard, Avery Dennison, Eastman Chemical, Rockwell, and Skandia "Patrick Sullivan . . . has bro

Creating the Multicultural Organization challenges organizations to move away from merely "counting heads for the government" and begin creating effective strategies for a more positive approach to m

Sixteen of the 20th century's leading artistic innovators talk forcefully about their work — from Albert Gleizes and Jean Metzinger's 1912 presentation of cubist theory to Henry Moore's comments, thre

Asking parishioners for money is very different from creating congregations of generous people. In this provocative book, stewardship consultant Michael Durall argues convincingly that annual pledge d

In Creating Country Music, Richard Peterson traces the development of country music and its institutionalization from Fiddlin' John Carson's pioneering recordings in Atlanta in 1923 to the posthumous

Provides instructions for creating such projects as elephant earrings, animal stencils, an angelfish necklace, striped-bow button covers, and a ruffled bouquet pin

Genetic screening, new reproductive technologies, gene therapies, and the reality of cloning all make biological solutions to human social problems seem possible. Creating Born Criminals shows how his

Tools and techniques from today's leading intellectual capital innovators: Xerox, Dow Chemical, Hewlett-Packard, Avery Dennison, Eastman Chemical, Rockwell, and Skandia"Patrick Sullivan . . . has brou

This fully revised and updated edition of Learning, Creating, and Using Knowledge recognizes that the future of economic well being in today's knowledge and information society rests upon the effectiv

Drawing upon 150 case studies from Scandinavia, the UK, the Netherlands, and Germany, Pruijt examines the roles of organizational innovators, labor legislation, research, and unions in contending with

Alexandra Stoddard has brought beauty and grace to the lives of millions all over the world through her many books, including the phenomenal betseller, Living a Beautiful Life. In Creating a Beauti

A compelling and detailed "living history," this book chronicles?dance through the writings of its greatest innovators.

Argues that farmers in resource-poor areas are innovators and adaptors, and that agricultural research must take farmers' own agendas and priorities into account.

Creating a Roleis the culmination of Stanislavski's masterful trilogy on the art of acting. An Actor Prepares focused on the inner training of an actor's imagination. Building a Characterdetailed how

As chips continue to scale, power integrity issues are introducing unexpectes project complexity and cost. In this book, two leading industry innovators thoroughly discuss the power integrity challeng

The communication and leadership secrets of Jeff Bezos and how to master them, from the bestselling author of Talk Like TEDAward-winning biographer Walter Isaacson is often asked who, of the people living today, would he consider to be in the same league as the innovators he’s profiled: Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs.Isaacson’s answer? Jeff Bezos.The Amazon founder shares the traits that made Isaacson’s innovators irresistible subjects. These qualities include a passionate curiosity, fervent imagination, and a child-like sense of wonder. Bezos also has an intense “personal passion” for skills that he requires Amazonians to learn: writing, communication, and storytelling.Now, in The Bezos Blueprint, readers will learn the communication secrets of the world’s greatest salesman. They will learn how to:· Write with the ‘clarity of angels singing.’· Pitch ideas through story.· Deliver messages that stick.Bezos was ahead of his time. Now it’s your time to sharpen your writing

The fully revised and updated edition of the bestseller that offers precious lessons in creating and sustaining a strong family culture in a turbulent world.In this fully revised and updated reissue o