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Inevitably, this book—the product of my life’s work, and written for the layperson—is a continuation of my long-lasting quest to understand the basic realities of the biosphere, history, and the world we have created. And it also does, yet again, what I have been steadfastly doing for decades: it strongly advocates for moving away from extreme view
... See moreVaclav Smil • How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going
In Australia, a new branch of engineering is being established by the cultural anthropologist and futurist Genevieve Bell at the 3A Institute to explore the ethics of what we’re creating.
Tiffany Shlain • 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week
The new technology that will exist will be one that extends healthy life expectancy. In a world of declining population, this is the problem to be solved, and it will be solved by science. But as I have said, this will create a new problem. A nation dominated by the elderly, however vigorous and healthy, is a nation dominated by the old. It is domi
... See moreGeorge Friedman • The Storm Before the Calm: America's Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond
After a few years of working on the shop floor, Frank felt ready for more. He told Zobrist: “I’m sure we could be more innovative if we were to scout more actively for new machines, materials, and suppliers. I want to do that job.” Zobrist gave him an answer in keeping with his usual leadership style: “Go do it. I believe you have what it takes to
... See moreFrédéric Laloux • Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage of Human Consciousness
La mayoría de herramientas del management general no están diseñadas para prosperar en el duro suelo de incertidumbre extrema en que crecen las startups. El futuro es impredecible, los consumidores disponen de una creciente gama de alternativas y el ritmo del cambio se acelera constantemente.
Eric Ries • El método Lean Startup: Cómo crear empresas de éxito utilizando la innovación continua (Spanish Edition)
To be a Technologist is to be Human — Letters to a Young Technologist
Saffron Huangletterstoayoungtechnologist.com“The andon cord is literally a cord that workers can pull—a cord they should pull—any time something in the manufacturing process goes wrong that would compromise the quality of the product or safety of the people. The line stops immediately.
John Rossman • The Amazon Way: 14 Leadership Principles Behind the World's Most Disruptive Company
Near the end of my stint as an entrepreneur, my friend Henri Verdier (now the chief information officer of the French government) and I wrote a book together: L’Âge de la multitude[177]. We designed it as both a testimonial of what the startup world was all about and a wake-up call for the old world of elected officials, civil servants, and corpora
... See moreNicolas Colin • Hedge: A Greater Safety Net for the Entrepreneurial Age
he helped start a research group called MIDAS, which stood for Mining Data at Stanford.