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An organization's future success depends on their decision makers' ability to anticipate changes and disruptions in the marketplace. This book provides the information you need to anticipate the future, understand tomorrow's market dynamics, and make the necessary decisions to meet the future on your terms. Small Data, Big Disruptions lets you exploit the period between the moment you could know about emerging disruptions and the moment most everybody will know about it. It's the difference between being ahead of the curve and struggling to catch up.

Mind the Disruption is a show about people who refuse to accept things as they are. It's about people pushing for better health for all. It's about people like us who have a deep desire to build a healthier, more just world. On Mind the Disruption, a podcast by the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH), you’ll hear the stories of people who have disrupted the usual ways of doing things in their organizations, communities, and society in pursuit of better health for all. In weaving together interviews with community organizers, public health practitioners, ...

We are skilled guides helping teams turn big thinking into impactful doing. By creating engaging, fun, and transformative experiences, we bring people together to connect deeply, work better, and grow more innovative. During this podcast series we will explore programs to make collaboration meaningful, fostering cultures of alignment and continuous improvement that drive lasting results. We envision a world where teamwork builds trust, drives growth, and creates lasting impact. Through carefully designed workshops, we spark positive, lasting shifts that unlock the full potential of teams and ...

Building a Resilient Tomorrow does not dwell on overhyped descriptions of apocalyptic climate scenarios, nor does it travel down well-trodden paths surrounding the politics of reducing carbon emissions. Instead, it starts with two central facts: Climate impacts will continue to occur, and we can make changes now to mitigate their effects.

Artificial intelligence is driving workforce disruption on a scale not seen since the Industrial Revolution. Automation was once associated with mass layoffs in heavy industry like auto and steel, but computers are getting smarter and are beginning to replace traditionally 'white collar' roles like law, consulting, banking and finance. Yet some curious findings are emerging from the world's leading research labs.

In The Green Amendment, veteran environmentalist Maya K. van Rossum presents her radically simple plan for a green future: bypass local laws and turn to the ultimate authority—our state and federal constitutions—to ensure we have the right to a healthy environment. Through compelling interviews with activists on the ground, clear evidence from experts, and heartbreaking stories from those hit hardest by environmental ruin, The Green Amendment lights the path forward.

The Relentless Tide: The Zebra Mussel's Invasion of North America In the remote and ancient Ponto-Caspian region, a rather unassuming creature has called the fresh waters home since time immemorial. The zebra mussel, so named for its striped pattern reminiscent of the iconic equid, is a humble bivavlve mollusk. Unextraordinary in virtually every regard, one would scarcely suspect that this diminutive organism was once poised to reshape the ecological landscapes of an entire continent. For untold centuries, the zebra mussel flourished within the lakes, rivers and inland seas that straddle the ...

HansjÖrg Wyss grew up in a working-class family in Switzerland. As a college student in the 1950s, he traveled to the United States for a summer job in Colorado. It was there that he first experienced the majesty of the Grand Canyon and the American West, which forever changed him. As a business leader, Wyss pioneered a medical device company that transformed orthopedic surgery to the benefit of both doctors and patients. It was in business that Wyss developed a groundbreaking approach to problem-solving to create maximum impact.