Innovation and entrepreneurship have always had a strong and synergistic relationship. While Design Thinking and the Lean Startup have emerged as popular methodologies for managing innovation and entrepreneurial endeavours, the time is ripe for a rethinking of the innovation approach by going back to core principles.By considering the strengths and weaknesses of Design Thinking and the Lean Startup within their respective contexts, expert David C. Roach revisits the fundamentals of...

The Causes and Consequences of Group Violence: From Bullies to Terrorists offers a transnational and transdisciplinary investigation of the causes and consequences of violence, ranging from bullying and hate crimes to revolutions, genocide, and acts of terrorism. Editors James Hawdon, John Ryan, and Mark Lucht bring together empirical investigations of these specific types of violence as well as theoretical discussions of the underlying similarities and differences among them. Focusing on ...

Advances in our scientific understanding and technological power in recent decades have dramatically amplified our capacity to intentionally manipulate complex ecological and biological systems. An implication of this is that biological and ecological problems are increasingly understood and approached from an engineering perspective. In environmental contexts, this is exemplified in the pursuits of geoengineering, designer ecosystems, and conservation cloning. In human health contexts, it...

What if the future of humanity depended on one man? In 2034,Tom Mackey is a federal agent who doesn't believe in coincidences. He's tough, smart,and always gets the job done. But when strange events unfold - fake fights, dangerous secrets and a hidden enemy - Tom is pulled into a mission that's bigger than anything he's ever faced. In a world on the edge of chaos, he discovers a shocking truth that could change everything. The future of Earth may depend on a mission to Mars. With powerful ...

Grief, anxiety, hope, love, pain, despair, awe—many emotions are used to describe our relationship with all of Creation. What is your personal, physical, and spiritual relationship with God’s Creation?How does this relationship affect how you follow Christ? This Lenten devotional invites us to deepen our love for Creation and take action or fast for a climate in crisis. Includes a study guide.

Few rugby players have matched the achievements of Welshman Mervyn Davies, the shrewd, gutsy number 8 with the heart of a lion. In what was a remarkable career, he won two Grand Slams, three Triple Crowns, earned thirty-eight consecutive Wales caps, was captain of his national team and played in two victorious Lions tours.From the tail end of the 1960s through the first half of the glorious '70s period, 'Merv the Swerve' - with that mop of black hair and trademark headband - cut an...

According to conventional wisdom, theological liberals led the Southern Baptist Convention to reject segregation and racism in the twentieth century. That's only half the story. Liberals criticized segregation before mainstream Southern Baptists. They created racially integrated ministry opportunities. They pressed the Southern Baptist Convention to reject segregation. Yet historians have discounted the role of conservative theology in the convention's shift away from racial segregation an...

It is the year 1627, and young d’Artagnan comes to Paris with a dream – to become a King’s Musketeer. Three of these brave soldiers – Porthos, Athos and Aramis – soon become his friends. After a short time d’Artagnan has fallen in love – and into great danger. Can the three musketeers and d’Artagnan fight against the evil plans of the beautiful Milady and the cruel Cardinal Richelieu?

“Rat, I am ready to ROCK!""Huh?""You said I could sing in the band.""When?""In the last book.""Oh. Right."Rat has finally agreed to let his friend Roach sing in his band... but not if Roach makes everyone wear shiny, sparkly outfits. No way! Roach can still sing, though, right?Wrong. He can't even get out a squeak!Just when Rat is at his tail’s end, he realizes that one thing might bring the sparkle and sh...

Friends. Enemies. And friends again!This is a story of two friends. Rat and Roach.They get along great!Except when Rat makes a mess . . .Or Roach cooks too fancy . . .Or Rat HUGS TOO TIGHT!!In fact, why are these two friends? Rat and Roach aren't so sure either, but they're more unhappy when they aren't friends. Here is a book that shows friendship in a whole new, wonderful, hilarious light.

For those ready to participate in making transformative changes, Transforming Undergraduate Education provides evidence and case studies that suggest how steps can be taken and progress made. For those who are currently leading their campuses through a change in culture, this book offers support and encouragement. And for those who are pausing—looking positively but cautiously at what needs to change—at the prospects and challenges that may be encountered, Harward and the collection of aut...

From his humble beginnings in Spain, Luis Garcia became one of the brightest stars to illustrate comics around the world. He catapulted to worldwide fame when he began illustrating for Warren's Creepy, Eerie, and Vampirella before becoming a pioneering publisher and graphic novelist on his own. Follow his artistic growth from romance artist to romance model, from storyteller to existential explorer, from publisher to portrait painter. For the first time ever, Garcia's astounding work is ex...