How to repair the disconnect between designers and users, producers and consumers, and tech elites and the rest of us: toward a more democratic internet.In this provocative book, Ramesh Srinivasan describes the internet as both an enabler of frictionless efficiency and a dirty tangle of politics, economics, and other inefficient, inharmonious human activities. We may love the immediacy of Google search results, the convenience of buying from Amazon, and the eleganc...

This critical reassessment of digital proliferation calls for a new approach to technology that includes marginalized, non-western communities.In the digital age, technology has shrunk the physical world into a "global village," where we all seem to be connected as an online community. Yet while we think of platforms such as Twitter and Facebook as open and accessible to all, they are in fact commercial entities developed primarily by and for the Western world. Cons...

How to repair the disconnect between designers and users, producers and consumers, and tech elites and the rest of us for a more democratic internetIn this provocative book, Ramesh Srinivasan describes the internet as both an enabler of frictionless efficiency and a dirty tangle of politics, economics, and other inefficient, inharmonious human activities. We may love the immediacy of Google search results, the convenience of buying from Amazon, and the elegance and...

In the digital age, technology has shrunk the physical world into a "global village," where we all seem to be connected as an online community as information travels to the farthest reaches of the planet with the click of a mouse. Yet while we think of platforms such as Twitter and Facebook as open and accessible to all, in reality, these are commercial entities developed primarily by and for the Western world. Considering how new technologies increasingly shape labor, economics, and polit...

領導他人，最難的是向內修煉！麥肯錫最高規格的閉門頂尖領導人論壇首度公開****在壓力下的覺察、反思、轉型的領導心法本書的洞見源自於麥肯錫最頂級、完全邀請制的領導力學程「鮑爾論壇」（The Bower Forum）。過去十年，全球超過五百位跨產業與文化的執行長深度參與。在高度坦誠的同儕交流中，他們不談理論，而是直面內心深層的困惑與自我懷疑，以及在真實決策現場的掙扎、盲點與失敗。面對風險、期望與人性，沒有絕對的正確答案，更需要自我覺察，強化心理素質。本書四位作者皆為麥肯錫全球資深董事合夥人，也是鮑爾論壇核心主持者。他們發現：許多表現出色的人，財務敏銳、策略清晰、執行力強，卻在邁向下一個領導階段時碰到瓶頸，難以激勵團隊，也無法將願景轉化為真實績效。問題的核心，往往不是能力或制度，而是領導者受限於過去成功經驗所形塑的內在...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER!When the pressure is on, many of the world's top CEOs turn to McKinsey & Company to reinvent themselves and their organizations. The Journey of Leadership brings the experience of one of the world's most influential consulting firms right to your fingertips.This book is the first-ever explanation of McKinsey's step-by-step approach to transforming leaders both professionally and personally, including re...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER!When the pressure is on, many of the world's top CEOs turn to McKinsey & Company to reinvent themselves and their organizations. The Journey of Leadership brings the experience of one of the world's most influential consulting firms right to your fingertips.This book is the first-ever explanation of McKinsey's step-by-step approach to transforming leaders both professionally and personally, including re...

**A NATIONAL BESTSELLER!When the pressure is on, many of the world’s top CEOs turn to McKinsey & Company to reinvent themselves and their organizations. The Journey of Leadership brings the experience of one of the world’s most influential consulting firms right to your fingertips.**This book is the first-ever explanation of McKinsey’s step-by-step approach to transforming leaders both professionally and personally, including revealing lessons from its leg...

In the wake of Edward Snowden's revelations, and concern that the internet has heightened rather than combated various forms of political and social inequality, it is time we ask: what comes after a broken internet?Ramesh Srinivasan and Adam Fish reimagine the internet from the perspective of grassroots activists and citizens on the margins of political and economic power. They explore how the fragments of the existing internet are being utilized - alongside a range of peoples, pla...

Across India’s corporate boardrooms, campuses and villages, the art of holding space for dialogue, learning and co-creation has quietly influenced lives and decisions for generations. This book explores facilitation in the Indian context, where traditional wisdom meets contemporary practice.Blending real-world caselets, cultural insights and sectoral stories, it shows how facilitation enables collective thinking and sustainable change — from participatory management to Visioning to...

LA TRAYECTORIA DE TODO GRAN CEO EMPIEZA POR CONOCERSE A SÍ MISMO.La mayoría de los ejecutivos no dedican suficiente tiempo a reflexionar sobre el lado personal del liderazgo, lo que limita su capacidad para afrontar los desafíos más complejos. Para responder a este problema, McKinsey & Company creó The Bower Forum, un programa que ha acompañado a más de quinientos líderes en todo el mundo.En este libro revelan por primera vez el enfoque detrás de ese progra...

Pitting corrosion poses a significant threat to infrastructure in engineering and there is a lack of comprehensive modeling methodologies to assess the effectiveness of corrosion mitigation strategies specifically designed for various structural systems. This book addresses the need for comprehensive, advanced models that integrate the various stages and factors involved in the process. It covers corrosion fatigue mechanisms and the influence of stress and temperature, and ways to mitigate...