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Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The President of the United States summons Peg and Cat to solve a problem of national importance: Strange signals are coming from space, in a pattern. In part two, Peg and Cat call everyone they know to save the Earth from a planet-sized pig's behind.
Author
Publisher
dpunkt.verlag
Pub. Date
2022
Language
Deutsch
Description
Bei Retrospektiven geht es darum, Teams durch die Reflexion im Rahmen eines strukturierten Meetings dabei zu unterst�utzen, leistungsf�higer zu werden. Retrospektiven sind f�ur kontinuierliches Lernen und Verbesserung - gerade in Lean-, Agile- und DevOps-Kontexten - unverzichtbar. 24 Antipatterns (Antimuster) helfen dabei, die eigene Moderation zu reflektieren und neue L�sungsans�tze anzuwenden. Aino Vonge Corry zeigt auf, wie festgefahrene...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bayes' rule appears to be a straightforward, one-line theorem: by updating our initial beliefs with objective new information, we get a new and improved belief. To its adherents, it is an elegant statement about learning from experience. To its opponents, it is subjectivity run amok.In the first-ever account of Bayes' rule for general readers, Sharon Bertsch McGrayne explores this controversial theorem and the human obsessions surrounding it. She...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Do games hold the secret to better productivity? If you've ever found yourself engrossed in Angry Birds, Call of Duty, or a plain old crossword puzzle when you should have been doing something more productive, you know how easily games hold our attention. Hardcore gamers have spent the equivalent of 5.93 million years playing World of Warcraft while the world collectively devotes about 5 million hours per day to Angry Birds. A colossal waste of...
Author
Publisher
Twelve, an imprint of Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"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. Jones shares what he's learned from an army of extraordinary talents, including some of the best doctors, executives, athletes, meteorologists, magicians, designers,...
Author
Publisher
Avid Reader Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"So often in life, we get stuck in a cycle of response. We put out fires. We deal with emergencies. We stay downstream, handling one problem after another, but we never make our way upstream to fix the systems that caused the problems ... [This book] probes the psychological forces that push us downstream--including 'problem blindness,' which can leave us oblivious to serious problems in our midst. And Heath introduces us to the thinkers who have...
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Entertainment
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
When life gives them a problem to solve, Peg and Cat make lemonade -- and get a lesson in bartering -- in a refreshing new math adventure. It's a hot day, so what could be cooler than setting up a lemonade stand? When Peg needs some marbles to keep her special marble company, she and Cat decide to sell lemonade in exchange for ten marbles a cup. But the Teens have other ideas. "But just one cup for ten marbles?" says Mora. "I'm not made of marbles!"...
Author
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The entrepreneurial path, whether for those who lead the journey or those who participate therein, is typically rocky at best, and the ones who make it through successful usually think about failure and challenge different from the rest of us. Drawing on two decades of research into what makes entrepreneurs entrepreneurs, and how they differ from the rest of us, Break the Rules! builds a compelling argument that successful entrepreneurs exhibit one...
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Entertainment, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Aspiring to build an amazing derby car out of junkyard parts, Peg and Cat enter the neighborhood Tallapegga Twenty and use their shape-recognition and counting skills to assemble their car and count laps in the hope of winning the Golden Cup.
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pub. Date
©2021.
Language
English
Description
"Break down the barriers to effective collaboration. To get work done and accomplish your goals, you need access to resources and ideas from across your organization. But technology issues, office politics, and lack of clear authority can get in the way of success. The HBR Guide to Collaborative Teams provides practical tips and advice to help you collaborate more effectively. Whether you're working with your own direct reports or looking to find...
75) Trust me
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Kim, 15, wants to go away with two girlfriends for the weekend. It transpires that boys will be present and no adults. Do Kim's parents forbid her to go and make her feel that they don't trust her? An audience also watches the drama and discusses the family's quandary with psychologist Peter Quarry. An outstanding award winning DVD that stimulates great discussion.--Kanopy.
Author
Publisher
MIT Sloan Management Review
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Design thinking offers a way to make business decisions that is especially suited to exploring uncharted territory and solving complex problems. But leaders need to know when to apply it, and they have to prepare both their employees and managers to do so. The authors have identified the characteristics that make an organization "design thinking-ready" along with a strategic approach to adopting it.
78) Toy story
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
An astonishing world where toys play while their owners are away. Woody is a pull-string cowboy doll and is the leader of the toys until the latest, greatest action figure, Buzz Lightyear, enters the picture. When the toy rivals are separated from their owner, they learn to put aside their differences and work as a team to get back home to the boy they love.
Author
Publisher
Workman Pub
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
The most thrilling and perilous word problems readers will ever encounter, these 24 life-or-death scenarios from the author of the award-winning "The Book of Potentially Catastrophic Science" is sure to get kids excited about math--and prove just how useful it can be.
Author
Publisher
Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W. W. Norton and Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
Rat, Squirrel, Rabbit, and Mouse want to cross the bayou, but next to the log they are considering as a bridge is a sneaky tail, which may be attached to someone dangerous--each of the four approach the problem with a different strategy, with varying results.
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