Black Box Thinking

Black Box Thinking
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 377
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ISBN-10 : 9780698408876
ISBN-13 : 069840887X
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis Black Box Thinking by : Matthew Syed

Nobody wants to fail. But in highly complex organizations, success can happen only when we confront our mistakes, learn from our own version of a black box, and create a climate where it’s safe to fail. We all have to endure failure from time to time, whether it’s underperforming at a job interview, flunking an exam, or losing a pickup basketball game. But for people working in safety-critical industries, getting it wrong can have deadly consequences. Consider the shocking fact that preventable medical error is the third-biggest killer in the United States, causing more than 400,000 deaths every year. More people die from mistakes made by doctors and hospitals than from traffic accidents. And most of those mistakes are never made public, because of malpractice settlements with nondisclosure clauses. For a dramatically different approach to failure, look at aviation. Every passenger aircraft in the world is equipped with an almost indestructible black box. Whenever there’s any sort of mishap, major or minor, the box is opened, the data is analyzed, and experts figure out exactly what went wrong. Then the facts are published and procedures are changed, so that the same mistakes won’t happen again. By applying this method in recent decades, the industry has created an astonishingly good safety record. Few of us put lives at risk in our daily work as surgeons and pilots do, but we all have a strong interest in avoiding predictable and preventable errors. So why don’t we all embrace the aviation approach to failure rather than the health-care approach? As Matthew Syed shows in this eye-opening book, the answer is rooted in human psychology and organizational culture. Syed argues that the most important determinant of success in any field is an acknowledgment of failure and a willingness to engage with it. Yet most of us are stuck in a relationship with failure that impedes progress, halts innovation, and damages our careers and personal lives. We rarely acknowledge or learn from failure—even though we often claim the opposite. We think we have 20/20 hindsight, but our vision is usually fuzzy. Syed draws on a wide range of sources—from anthropology and psychology to history and complexity theory—to explore the subtle but predictable patterns of human error and our defensive responses to error. He also shares fascinating stories of individuals and organizations that have successfully embraced a black box approach to improvement, such as David Beckham, the Mercedes F1 team, and Dropbox.

Boston Made

Boston Made
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Publisher : Charlesbridge Publishing
Total Pages : 163
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ISBN-10 : 9781623545352
ISBN-13 : 1623545358
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis Boston Made by : Dr. Robert M. Krim

A fascinating look at how Boston became and remains a global center for innovation--told through 50 world-changing inventions. “Robert Krim is a long-time champion of the Boston area’s history of innovation, finding remarkable examples of ingenuity and creativity going back centuries and continuing today. He shows how a culture of innovation can make a small place a beacon of hope for the world, by developing the fresh ideas and useful discoveries that make a difference in every part of life.” —Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School professor and author of Think Outside the Building: How Advanced Leaders Can Change the World One Smart Innovation at a Time Since the 1600s, Boston has been at the forefront of world-changing innovation from starting the country's first public school to becoming the first state to end slavery and giving birth to the telephone. Boston was the site of the first organ transplant and more recent medical and biotech breakthroughs that have saved the lives of thousands. That's not to mention pioneering advances in everything from rockets to robotics. In total, Boston-area inventors have contributed more than four hundred stand-out social, scientific, and commercial innovations and uncounted numbers that are less well known. Boston Made tells the absorbing stories of 50 of these - and why they are no accident. In fact, fresh waves of innovation have brought the city back from four major economic collapses. Dr. Robert Krim lays out a set of "innovation drivers," including strong entrepreneurship, local funding, and networking. From boom to decline and back to boom, Boston has maintained an ability to reinvent, and build anew. Dr. Krim with technologist Alan Earls have developed and outlined a new interpretation of how a resilient city has flourished. At a time when the national and global economy is reeling from pandemic shockwaves, the authors have laid out what a dynamic world-class city has done in the face of adversity to find a fresh and successful path forward.

Greater Boston's Blizzard of 1978

Greater Boston's Blizzard of 1978
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 132
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ISBN-10 : 0738555193
ISBN-13 : 9780738555195
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis Greater Boston's Blizzard of 1978 by : Alan R. Earls

The great blizzard of 1978 is an event seared in the memory of anyone who lived through it. Most of Greater Boston was quickly overwhelmed by the storm, which shut down all forms of transit, stranded thousands of cars and motorists along Route 128, and virtually shut down most of the state for a week. But for many coastal communities, the impact of the storm, which brought record high tides and pounding surf, was pure devastation. The common thread shared by almost everyone in the region was positive memories of neighbors and strangers helping each other and finding new bonds of community. Greater Boston's Blizzard of 1978, illustrated with approximately 200 photographs from government archives and private collections, brings alive the fading experiences of February 1978 for those who were there and those who can only imagine.

101 Life Skills Games for Children

101 Life Skills Games for Children
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Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Total Pages : 247
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ISBN-10 : 9780897935906
ISBN-13 : 089793590X
Rating : 4/5 (06 Downloads)

Synopsis 101 Life Skills Games for Children by : Bernie Badegruber

How do you teach tolerance, self-awareness, and responsibility? How can you help children deal with fear, mistrust, or aggression? Play a game with them! Games are an ideal way to help children develop social and emotional skills; they are exciting, relaxing, and fun. 101 LIFE SKILLS GAMES FOR CHILDREN: LEARNING, GROWING, GETTING ALONG (Ages 6-12) is a resource that can help children understand and deal with problems that arise in daily interactions with other children and adults. These games help children develop social and emotional skills and enhance self-awareness. The games address the following issues: dependence, aggression, fear, resentment, disability, accusations, boasting, honesty, flexibility, patience, secrets, conscience, inhibitions, stereotypes, noise, lying, performance, closeness, weaknesses, self confidence, fun, reassurance, love, respect, integrating a new classmate, group conflict. Organized in three main chapters: (I-Games, You-Games and We-Games), the book is well structured and easily accessible. It specifies an objective for every game, gives step-by-step instructions, and offers questions for reflection. It provides possible variations for each game, examples, tips, and ideas for role plays. Each game contains references to appropriate follow-up games and is illustrated with charming drawings.

Information Hunters

Information Hunters
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 297
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ISBN-10 : 9780190944612
ISBN-13 : 0190944617
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis Information Hunters by : Kathy Lee Peiss

The country of the mind must also attack -- Librarians and collectors go to war -- The wild scramble for documents -- Acquisitions on a Grand Scale -- Fugitive Records of War -- Book Burning-American Style -- Not a Library, but a Large Depot of Loot.

Explorations in Typography

Explorations in Typography
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 216
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ISBN-10 : 0984370706
ISBN-13 : 9780984370702
Rating : 4/5 (06 Downloads)

Synopsis Explorations in Typography by : Carolina de Bartolo

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So Close to Home

So Close to Home
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 303
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ISBN-10 : 9781681771717
ISBN-13 : 1681771713
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis So Close to Home by : Michael J Tougias

On May 19, 1942, a U-boat in the Gulf of Mexico stalked its prey fifty miles from New Orleans. Captained by twenty nine-year-old Iron Cross and King's Cross recipient Erich Wurdemann, the submarine set its sights on the freighter Heredia with sixty-two souls on board. Most aboard were merchant seamen, but there were also a handful of civilians, including the Downs family: Ray and Ina, and their two children, eight-year-old Sonny and eleven-year-old Lucille. Fast asleep in their berths, the Downs family had no idea that two torpedoes were heading their way. When the ship exploded, chaos ensued—and each family member had to find their own path to survival. Including original, unpublished material from Commander Wurdemann’s war diary, the story provides balance and perspective by chronicling the daring mission of the U-boat—and its commander’s decision-making—in the Gulf of Mexico. An inspiring historical narrative, So Close to Home tells the story of the Downs family as they struggle against sharks, hypothermia, drowning, and dehydration in their effort to survive the aftermath of this deadly attack off the American coast.

The Disney Villain

The Disney Villain
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 238
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ISBN-10 : UOM:49015002491448
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Synopsis The Disney Villain by : Ollie Johnston

Describes the famous villains created by Walt Disney animated films, the concepts behind their creation and the animators who made them come to life.

Type, Sign, Symbol

Type, Sign, Symbol
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 162
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015006319647
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis Type, Sign, Symbol by : Adrian Frutiger

Emoji Coloring Book For Adults, Teenagers and Kids

Emoji Coloring Book For Adults, Teenagers and Kids
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 58
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ISBN-10 : 1716292921
ISBN-13 : 9781716292927
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis Emoji Coloring Book For Adults, Teenagers and Kids by : Shirley L. Maguire

This Great Emoji Coloring Book for teens and adults has happy, beautiful, funny, cute, emoji faces adapted into amazing mandalas coloring pages! Makes a nice gift for adults, teenagers and children. This coloring book provides hours of fun and creativity, combining mandala meditation with funny emojis. Activities such as coloring will improve your pencil grip, as well as helping you to relax and develop creativity and imagination. Emoji Coloring Book Features: - High quality designs and wonderful ilustrations. - Unique designs, there are no duplicate images. not too simple and not too intricate. - Each coloring page is printed on a separate sheet to avoid bleed through. Being one-sided gives you the opportunity to remove and display the painted pages without losing the images in the back. - Printed single side and has a black page after each drawing to increase the amazing contrast of your colored page. - Pure white and black interior with pages format: 8.25 x 8.25 (inch) size. - Premium Glossy cover. This is the perfect inspirational coloring book for ADULTS AND KIDS to express their creativity, relax and have fun!