Sanjay E. Sarma

William B. Bonvillian

A New Roadmap

Workforce Education

Luke Yoquinto

How exactly does learning work? What conditions are most conducive? Are our traditional classroom methods-- lecture, homework, test, repeat-- actually effective? And if not, what techniques are? Sarma takes readers from fundamental neuroscience to cognitive psychology and beyond, to consider the future of learning. He examines the role curiosity plays in promoting a state that brain researchers call "readiness to learn"--and its dark twin, "unreadiness to learn". He presents a vision for learning that's more inclusive and democratic-- revealing a world bursting with powerful learners, just waiting for the chance they deserve. -- adapted from jacket

The Science Transforming How We Learn

Grasp

A roadmap for how we can rebuild America's working class by transforming workforce education and training. The American dream promised that if you worked hard, you could move up, with well-paying working-class jobs providing a gateway to an ever-growing middle class. Today, however, we have increasing inequality, not economic convergence. Technological advances are putting quality jobs out of reach for workers who lack the proper skills and training. In Workforce Education, William Bonvillian and Sanjay Sarma offer a roadmap for rebuilding America's working class. They argue that we need to train more workers more quickly, and they describe innovative methods of workforce education that are being developed across the country.

Linda Bernardi

Kenneth Traub

Why companies need to move away from a "product first" orientation to pursuing innovation based on customer need. In the past, companies found success with a product-first orientation; they made a thing that did a thing. TheInversion Factor explains why the companies of today and tomorrow will have to abandon the product-first orientation. Rather than asking "How do the products we make meet customer needs?" companies should ask "How can technology help us reimagine and fill a need?" Zipcar, for example, instead of developing another vehicle for moving people from point A to point B, reimagined how people interacted with vehicles. Zipcar inverted the traditional car company mission. The authors explain how the introduction of "smart" objects connected by the Internet of Things signals fundamental changes for business. The IoT, where real and digital coexist, is powering new ways to meet human needs. Companies that know this include giants like Amazon, Airbnb, Uber, Google, Tesla, and Apple, as well as less famous companies like Tile, Visenti, and Augury. The Inversion Factor offers a roadmap for businesses that want to follow in their footsteps. The authors chart the evolution of three IoTs--the Internet of Things (devices connected to the Internet), the Intelligence of Things (devices that host software applications), and the Innovation of Things (devices that become experiences). Finally, they offer a blueprint for businesses making the transition to inversion and interviews with leaders of major companies and game-changing startups.

Sanjay E. Sarma

About

Books

Join the club