The story of public relations in Britain was shaped by the economic hardships of the inter-war years. It was a profession established by a group of liberal-minded officials, whose manner and methods would heavily influence post war organisations such as UNESCO. Central to the startling story of Bri[...]
Includes coverage based on landmark experiments. This book also covers immunology and development, and media tools suitable for students and instructors.[...]
Learn what makes a client trust you to be their financial advisor. Put the power of story telling into selling financial products. The authors explain the process of making these intuitive connections, then translate their findings into understandable and practical strategies that any financial prof[...]
This title offers a fresh and accessible approach to demystifying innovation. Innovation may be the hottest discipline around today - in business circles and beyond. And for good reason. Innovation transforms companies and markets. It's the key to solving vexing social problems. And it makes or brea[...]
You have a great idea, now what? That first mile--where an innovation moves from an idea on paper to the market--is often plagued by failure. In fact, less than one percent of ideas launched by big companies end up having real impact. The ideas aren't the problem. It's the process. The First Mile [...]
SimpleCV is a cross platform (Windows, Macintosh, Linux) framework in Python that makes writing computer vision applications quick and easy. This book takes you through real world examples and applications using SimpleCV so that anyone, even with zero knowledge of computer vision, can use to create [...]
A great workshop says as much about self-expression as it does efficiency and convenience. In The Workshop readers get an inside look at some outstanding shops, how they evolved, and how they suit the individual needs of the woodworkers who own them. Features over 300 full-color photographs and draw[...]
When a disruptive innovation is launched, it changes the entire industry and every firm operating within it. This book argues that it is possible to predict which companies will win and which will lose in a specific situation - and provides a practical framework for doing so. Most books on innovatio[...]
More than a decade ago, Clayton Christensen's breakthrough book "The Innovator's Dilemma" illustrated how disruptive innovations drive industry transformation and market creation. Christensen's research demonstrated how growth-seeking incumbents must develop the capability to deflect disruptive atta[...]