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Entrepreneurs and leaders face big questions every day: What’s the most important place to focus your effort, and how do you start? What will your idea look like in real life? How many meetings and discussions does it take before you can be sure you have the right solution? Now there’s a surefire way to answer these important questions: the Design Sprint, created at Google by Jake Knapp. This method is like fast-forwarding into the future, so you can see how customers react before you invest all the time and expense of creating your new product, service, or campaign.

This book is the revised and updated 2025 edition of The ART of Problem Solving, the Science of Overcoming Obstacles and Achieving Goals. Problem-solving is the ability to add greater value by anticipating problems, determining their cause, and selecting the best solution from competing alternatives. It was created for you, regardless of your occupation, position, or level of authority, to help you achieve the effectiveness and success you deserve. However, before proceeding, it’s essential to note that this book is one of forty volumes that comprise a revolutionary new program called ...

Despite all the effort through the years to understand what it takes to be an effective leader, the challenges of leadership remain enormously difficult and elusive. Drawing on the distilled wisdom, stories and lessons from hundreds of chief executives to show how every aspiring leader can master these challenges and lead like a CEO, The CEO Test is the authoritative, no-nonsense insider's guide to navigating leadership's toughest challenges, brought to you by authors uniquely qualified to tell the stories.

Are you seeking to sharpen your cognitive prowess, refine critical thinking, and unravel complex problems effortlessly through analytical intelligence? Journey into the depths of cognition with 'Grow Analytical Mindset,' the second installment in the 'Successful Intelligence' series. Immerse yourself in Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory, exploring the nuances of analytical intelligence—refining critical thinking, problem-solving, and logical reasoning. Unlock expert strategies and exercises designed to sharpen your cognitive abilities, enabling you to dissect complexities easily. This book ...

Todos tienen que enfrentarse todos los días a dilemas importantes: ¿Dónde hay que poner las prioridades y por dónde hay que empezar? Ahora ya disponemos de un método seguro para responder: el Sprint. El diseñador Jake Knapp creó este proceso de cinco días en Google, donde los sprints se empleaban para todo tipo de proyectos, desde el Google Search hastaGoogle X. En Google Ventures empezó a trabajar con Braden Kowitz y John Zeratsky y los tres han conducido más de cien sprints con empresas del sector de la telefonía móvil, del comercio electrónico, la sanidad, las finanzas y otros.

Entrepreneurs and leaders face big questions every day. How should you be focusing your efforts? What will your idea look like in real life? How do you start? How many meetings and discussions does it take before you can be sure you've got the right solution? Now there's a surefire way to answer these important questions: the sprint.

Are you a parent, teacher, or mentor striving to provide teens with the tools they need to navigate emotional ups and downs, build stronger relationships, and embrace life with confidence and resilience? Or are you a teenager yourself, seeking ways to understand and manage your emotions, improve your relationships, and tackle life’s challenges head-on? Here’s an important truth: Without effective emotional and interpersonal skills, teens can struggle with overwhelming feelings, communication barriers, and self-doubt. Imagine a world where teens approach emotional challenges with skill ...

In a world increasingly ruled by numbers and algorithms, award-winning journalist Chris Jones makes a compelling case for a more personal approach to analytical thinking​. The Eye Test is a necessary course correction, a call for a more balanced, personal approach to problem-solving. Award-winning journalist Chris Jones makes the case for the human element - for what smart, practiced, devoted people can bring to situations that have proved resistant to analytics.

Expedition Leader, Mike Harris, gives a behind-the-scenes look at how he led a team of professional divers and filmmakers to Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, where they dove on American, German and Japanese warships that were sunk by atom bomb testing after WWII. 150-pages and 35 photographs provide a dramatic look at how they put dive equipment, two wet-subs and two decompression chambers on board a DC-6 named 'Bikini Gal', flew out to Majuro, capital of the Marshall Islands, and loaded it all onto an island freighter called the Mieco Queen. From Majuro they traveled to Wotje Atoll, ...

Bertrand Russell is, without a doubt, one of the most prominent and influential figures in philosophy in the 20th century. His work was a significant influence on minds such as Albert Einstein, Isaac Asimov, and Noam Chomsky. With The Problems of Philosophy, he brings a complicated subject into easy reach. Russell uses this work to highlight the main philosophical subjects examined through the course of history.

Looking to take your creativity to the next level? Want to create truly innovative solutions? Look no further than Innovating with Empathy, the latest release from design thinking expert Barrett Williams. This comprehensive guide takes you through the entire design thinking process, from historical context to future predictions, with detailed chapters on each of the five key steps - Empathizing with Users, Defining the Problem, Brainstorming Solutions, Prototyping, and Testing and Feedback. With practical examples and real-life case studies, you'll learn how to apply this powerful framework...

Conquer the SAT Math: Your Symbol-Free, Narrative-Only Guide" offers a fresh approach to mastering SAT math, tailored for students who prefer a verbal, narrative explanation over traditional symbols and equations. This guide walks you through each math concept, from basic arithmetic operations to advanced algebra, geometry, and trigonometry, using clear and concise verbal descriptions. It ensures you understand the processes behind solving equations and interpreting data without relying on visual aids like graphs or complex formulas. Designed with audiobook compatibility in mind, the guide ...

Contrary to what most of us have been taught, we aren’t here to merely be born into a random family, survive childhood, escape our teenage years without major injury, and then it’s off to the world to be successful. We are on Earth, just as we were in previous lives, to modify ourselves. We are tasked to completely internalize the need to be a better, kinder, charitable, and honest soul.

Understanding Swallowing Difficulties: A Practical Guide to Dysphagia for Patients and Caregivers Struggling with swallowing—or watching a loved one go through it—can be scary, frustrating, and overwhelming. You’re not alone. More than 1 in 5 adults over 50 experience dysphagia, yet few resources explain it in a way that’s clear, compassionate, and easy to follow. This book changes that. "Understanding Swallowing Difficulties" is your comprehensive companion to navigating life with dysphagia. Whether you're newly diagnosed, supporting a loved one, or simply looking to learn more, ...

"Conquer the PSAT/NMSQT Math: Your Symbol-Free, Narrative-Only Guide" is designed to help students master the PSAT/NMSQT Math Test through clear, symbol-free explanations tailored for an audiobook format. This comprehensive guide covers all essential topics, including algebra, geometry, ratios, data analysis, and probability, all explained in a step-by-step, narrative style. By avoiding the use of symbols, diagrams, or formulas, the guide ensures that each concept is accessible, focusing on verbal clarity and real-world applications. Each chapter delves into specific math areas, emphasizing...

The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution, 1770-1823 offers a thorough account of the emergence of the antislavery movement in Britain and the United States. But what makes the work unique is the way it explores and unpicks the complex relationships between changes in our understanding of what is moral, the impact of political action, and its effect on social change.

In this business guide for our times, Michelli distills best leadership practices that can be used in any company, in any industry. Organized into four main themes - Set the Foundation, Build Connections, Move with Purpose, and Harness Change - Stronger Through Adversity provides a deep dive into the methods, tactics, and approaches leaders have used to keep their company afloat and to position it for success long after the pandemic.

What is the past - and what can we really know about it? This is the big question that 20th-century French historian Lucien Febvre works his way through in 1942's The Problem of Unbelief. Relying on his own innovative technique championing "problem-based history", Febvre focuses specifically on 16th-century French writer François Rabelais to answer one controversial question: Was Rabelais, as historians had always agreed, really one of his country's first atheists?