Making Things Happen In Communities

Author : Scott Berkun
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2008-03-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780596517717

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Making Things Happen by Scott Berkun Pdf

Offers a collection of essays on philosophies and strategies for defining, leading, and managing projects. This book explains to technical and non-technical readers alike what it takes to get through a large software or web development project. It does not cite specific methods, but focuses on philosophy and strategy.

Author : Henry Parada,Lisa Barnoff,Ken Moffatt,Mark Homan
Publisher : Cengage Learning Canada Inc
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780176725976

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Promoting Community Change: Making it Happen in the Real World by Henry Parada,Lisa Barnoff,Ken Moffatt,Mark Homan Pdf

Give your students a text that will help them improve the lives of not only individual clients, but of entire communities, with Promoting Community Change. This text addresses the real world issues facing Canadian social work, human services, and community health professionals who want to take the theoretical discussion of community forward and realize tangible community changes. Students will learn to identify the issues related to change and discover exactly how they can become effective agents of change. The author team emphasizes the role a strengthened community can play in preventing and solving the problems that individuals and families commonly experience. Promoting Community Change teaches students how to organize empowering local actions bringing clients, families, and other community members into an active role in building a healthier community for themselves, their families, and their neighbours.

Author : Damon Centola
Publisher : Little, Brown Spark
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780316457347

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Change by Damon Centola Pdf

How to create the change you want to see in the world using the paradigm-busting ideas in this "utterly fascinating" (Adam Grant) big-idea book.​ Most of what we know about how ideas spread comes from bestselling authors who give us a compelling picture of a world, in which "influencers" are king, "sticky" ideas "go viral," and good behavior is "nudged" forward. The problem is that the world they describe is a world where information spreads, but beliefs and behaviors stay the same. When it comes to lasting change in what we think or the way we live, the dynamics are different: beliefs and behaviors are not transmitted from person to person in the simple way that a virus is. The real story of social change is more complex. When we are exposed to a new idea, our social networks guide our responses in striking and surprising ways. Drawing on deep-yet-accessible research and fascinating examples from the spread of coronavirus to the success of the Black Lives Matter movement, the failure of Google+, and the rise of political polarization, Change presents groundbreaking and paradigm-shifting new science for understanding what drives change, and how we can change the world around us.

Author : Peter North
Publisher : Green Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Currency question
ISBN : 1900322528

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Local Money by Peter North Pdf

An inspiring yet practical new book, Local Money helps you understand what money is and what makes good and bad money. It draws on the considerable track record of experimentation with local money around the world and gives ideas to those in the Transition movement and beyond about what has been tried, what works, and what to avoid.

Author : Scott Belsky
Publisher : Viking
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-02
Category : Creative ability in business
ISBN : 067092055X

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Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality by Scott Belsky Pdf

Thomas Edison famously said that genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. Every day, new solutions, revolutionary cures, and artistic breakthroughs are conceived and squandered by smart people. Along with the gift of creativity come the obstacles to making ideas happen: lack of organisation, lack of accountability and a lack of community support.Scott Belsky has interviewed hundreds of the most productive creative people and teams in the world, revealing a common trait: a carefully trained capacity for ideas execution. Implementing your ideas is a skill that can be taught, and Belsky distils the core principles in this book.While many of us obsess about discovering great new ideas, Belsky shows why it is better to develop the capacity to make ideas happen - using old-fashioned passion and perspiration. Making Ideas Happen reveals the practical yet counterintuitive techniques of "serial creatives" - those few who make their visions a reality.

Author : Jarred Mercer,Jennifer Strawbridge,Peter Groves
Publisher : SCM Press
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780334059950

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Love Makes Things Happen by Jarred Mercer,Jennifer Strawbridge,Peter Groves Pdf

We can’t truly participate in prayer, or worship, or the sacraments, or the reading of Scripture, and so on, in a way that is divorced from the doctrine of the Trinity, or the Incarnation, or the Resurrection. Following on from its predecessor, Love Makes No Sense each chapter in this book deals with central issues of Christian practice, and presents an introduction to Christian doctrine without losing focus of the lived Christian life. The book sets forth central aspects of Christian living and practice that are the natural expression of those doctrines when they are understood properly as a lived phenomenon.

Author : James Woodward
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2005-10-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780198035336

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Making Things Happen by James Woodward Pdf

In Making Things Happen, James Woodward develops a new and ambitious comprehensive theory of causation and explanation that draws on literature from a variety of disciplines and which applies to a wide variety of claims in science and everyday life. His theory is a manipulationist account, proposing that causal and explanatory relationships are relationships that are potentially exploitable for purposes of manipulation and control. This account has its roots in the commonsense idea that causes are means for bringing about effects; but it also draws on a long tradition of work in experimental design, econometrics, and statistics. Woodward shows how these ideas may be generalized to other areas of science from the social scientific and biomedical contexts for which they were originally designed. He also provides philosophical foundations for the manipulationist approach, drawing out its implications, comparing it with alternative approaches, and defending it from common criticisms. In doing so, he shows how the manipulationist account both illuminates important features of successful causal explanation in the natural and social sciences, and avoids the counterexamples and difficulties that infect alternative approaches, from the deductive-nomological model onwards. Making Things Happen will interest philosophers working in the philosophy of science, the philosophy of social science, and metaphysics, and as well as anyone interested in causation, explanation, and scientific methodology.

Author : Steve D. Sims
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-17
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781501152535

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Bluefishing by Steve D. Sims Pdf

Whether it’s climbing Everest, launching a business, applying for a dream job, or just finding happiness in everyday life, Steve Sims, founder of the luxury concierge service, Bluefish, reveals simple and effective ways to sharpen your mind, gain a new perspective, and achieve your goals. From helping a client get married in the Vatican, to charming and connecting with business mogul Elon Musk, Bluefish founder Steve Sims is known to make the impossible possible. Now, in his first book, he shares tips, techniques, and principles to break down any door and step onto whatever glamorous stage awaits you. By following Steve’s succinct yet insightful advice—as well as inspiration gleaned from the moving stories of others—you, too, can transform your life and achieve the impossible.

Author : Scott Belsky
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010-04-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781101404355

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Making Ideas Happen by Scott Belsky Pdf

How the world's leading innovators push their ideas to fruition again and again Edison famously said that genius is 1 percent inspiration, 99 percent perspiration. Ideas for new businesses, solutions to the world's problems, and artistic breakthroughs are common, but great execution is rare. According to Scott Belsky, the capacity to make ideas happen can be developed by anyone willing to develop their organizational habits and leadership capability. That's why he founded Behance, a company that helps creative people and teams across industries develop these skills. Belsky has spent six years studying the habits of creative people and teams that are especially productive-the ones who make their ideas happen time and time again. After interviewing hundreds of successful creatives, he has compiled their most powerful-and often counterintuitive-practices, such as: •Generate ideas in moderation and kill ideas liberally •Prioritize through nagging •Encourage fighting within your team While many of us obsess about discovering great new ideas, Belsky shows why it's better to develop the capacity to make ideas happen-a capacity that endures over time.

Author : Gnomo Orzo
Publisher : Dhora Impresa Sociale - Editoria
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9788832197136

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I make things happen by Gnomo Orzo Pdf

Metal is made of time. Its encounter with light ignites the power to make things happen. The archeological findings and myths of our planet show that a great power is concealed in the connection between human beings and metals. It is the power of making things happen, and it has influenced human events since the dawn of time. Today, on the threshold of the Third Millennium, after a long period of research, a technology arises that can once again bring us close to this extraordinary potential. This book is an impassioned tribute to this new chapter of history. It is also proof that what is highly complex is also extremely simple in its essence.

Author : David Bromwich
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780191081965

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How Words Make Things Happen by David Bromwich Pdf

Sooner or later, our words take on meanings other than we intended. How Words Make Things Happen suggests that the conventional idea of persuasive rhetoric (which assumes a speaker's control of calculated effects) and the modern idea of literary autonomy (which assumes that 'poetry makes nothing happen') together have produced a misleading account of the relations between words and human action. Words do make things happen. But they cannot be counted on to produce the result they intend. This volume studies examples from a range of speakers and writers and offers close readings of their words. Chapter 1 considers the theory of speech-acts propounded by J.L. Austin. 'Speakers Who Convince Themselves' is the subject of chapter 2, which interprets two soliloquies by Shakespeare's characters and two by Milton's Satan. The oratory of Burke and Lincoln come in for extended treatment in chapter 3, while chapter 4 looks at the rival tendencies of moral suasion and aestheticism in the poetry of Yeats and Auden. The final chapter, a cause of controversy when first published in the London Review of Books, supports a policy of unrestricted free speech against contemporary proposals of censorship. Since we cannot know what our own words are going to do, we have no standing to justify the banishment of one set of words in favour of another.

Author : Tamzin Pinkerton,Rob Hopkins
Publisher : Green Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1900322439

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Local Food by Tamzin Pinkerton,Rob Hopkins Pdf

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Author : Kim Marcille Romaner
Publisher : New World Library
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-06
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781577318545

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The Science of Making Things Happen by Kim Marcille Romaner Pdf

Entrepreneur, speaker, and consultant Kim Romaner has spent years researching the latest advances in science and technology and then working with colleagues and clients to apply those discoveries in practical — and profitable — ways. In these pages, she reveals five principles from recent and little-known scientific discoveries that you can use right now to accomplish your dreams, whether those dreams are focused on career, relationships, fitness, creative projects, or business endeavors. You’ll learn how to wield the power of quantum, neurological, and biological mechanisms already in play to change your life as if by magic. The big lesson of this book is that the universe is designed to turn the possibilities you choose into realities, and Kim guides you through the cutting-edge science of amplifying those possibilities and achieving your goals.

Author : Craig Knight
Publisher : eBook Partnership
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781904235729

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Making it Spark by Craig Knight Pdf

Author : Dr. George S. Odiorne
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781787205291

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How Managers Make Things Happen by Dr. George S. Odiorne Pdf

How can a manager control business situations to make them work for, rather than against him? Dropping the “soft approach to human relations,” the author of this book, first published in 1961, strikes out for compelling leadership. He teaches managers how to make things happen and get things done. He reveals methods not usually discussed in “how to” books, and seldom taught in the schools of business. Dr. Odiorne’s ideas have been called “fresh and striking,” and his concepts of the executive as a manager of situations have been labeled “valid and provocative.” His incidents, as depicted herein, are carbon copies of those actually existing in business today. And it has been said that Odiorne accurately molds the type of manager “I would like to work for.” Gain fuller cooperation, sharpen training, and generate greater productivity with these compelling tactics that spark subordinates to action and get things done.