Groundbreaking investor and global enterprise builder Alec Litowitz shows how to move from "making the right decision" to "making decisions right" in The Adaptability Quotient , a guide to thinking and acting under uncertainty.Over decades of success across volatile markets, creating cultures and businesses that innovate at scale and endure, Litowitz arrived at a crucial insight. What separates progress from paralysis is ...

Groundbreaking investor and global enterprise builder Alec Litowitz shows how to move from “making the right decision” to “making decisions right” in The Adaptability Quotient, a guide to thinking and acting under uncertainty.Over decades of success across volatile markets, creating cultures and businesses that innovate at scale and endure, Litowitz arrived at a crucial insight. What separates progress from paralysis is not foresight, but adaptability....

**A national bestseller!Bust the math myths that are holding you and your kids back and learn the importance of numeracy with this one-of-a-kind resource for parents, educators, and policymakers**Shalinee Sharma is one of the world’s top experts on math learning, but when she was in school, she sat in the back row, unsure if she could ever master the subject. Many of us buy into the idea that some people are innately good at math and others just won’t ever succeed at it—but...

Radically Upgrade Your Thinking & Dramatically Increase Your SuccessWhat if there was a way to routinely make smart decisions? What if you could reliably avoid costly mistakes? What if you could remarkably improve your results in all areas of life?Mental trainer and best-selling author Patrik Edblad has helped tens of thousands of readers to think rationally, logically, and effectively. In this book, he lays out a simple, concise, and actionable guide to in...

There are thousands of books about thinking. But there are very few books that provide clear how-to information that can actually help you think better.Think Better is about Productive Thinking — why it’s important, how it works, and how to use it at work, at home, and at play. Productive Thinking is a game changer — a practical, easy-to-learn, repeatable process that helps people understand more clearly, think more creatively, and plan more effectively. It's base...

Weighing in from the cutting-edge frontiers of science, today’s most forward-thinking minds explore the rise of “machines that think.”Stephen Hawking recently made headlines by noting, “The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.” Others, conversely, have trumpeted a new age of “superintelligence” in which smart devices will exponentially extend human capacities. No longer just a matter of science-fiction fantasy (2001, Blade Runner, The T...

Today's leaders need to change radically to meet the challenge of complex organizations in business landscapes that are in flux. This requires a step-change in development in three fundamental dimensions: how you do things, who you are, and how you relate to other people. 4D Leadership is what happens when this step-change in doing, being and relating takes place. When you move up to the next level of ability and sophistication in these three dimensions, you will ...

"In the world of online entrepreneurship, Eben Pagan is one of the most original, brilliant thinkers out there.Opportunity is a must-read for anyone who wants to make it online."-- Larry King, award-winning television and radio hostMake the most of life's opportunities with savvy internet marketer Eben Pagan's ode to opportunity: how to recognize it, how to find more of it, and how to make it work for you.Well-known ...

Information is the key - absorb, utilize, and use it better.The ability to effectively absorb, retain, and apply knowledge isn't just valuable—it's essential. Whether you're a student facing exams, a professional staying current in your field, or simply someone passionate about lifelong learning, this book provides the research-backed strategies you need to transform your cognitive abilities.Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience and proven learning technique...

In Advanced Game Design, pioneering game designer and instructor Michael Sellers situates game design practices in a strong theoretical framework of systems thinking, enabling designers to think more deeply and clearly about their work, so they can produce better, more engaging games for any device or platform. Sellers offers a deep unifying framework in which practical game design best practices and proven systems thinking theory reinforce each other, helping game designe...

Learn effectively when you have to be both the teacher and student. How to learn smart.Self-learning is not just about performing better in the classroom or the office. It’s about being able to aim your life in whatever direction you choose and conquering the obstacles in front of you.Replicable methods and insights to build expertise from ground zero.How to Self-Learn focuses not only on learning, but what it means to direct your own learning. Anyone can read a book,...

Scheme the impossible! Turn your vision into reality! Transform what if into what’s next! Discover how to make your ideas work for you with this transformative guide from Stanford University’s d.school.“An operator’s manual to design thinking.”—John Maeda, Vice President of Design and Artificial Intelligence at MicrosoftPossibility is the ability to see something in your imagination and materialize it in real life. You alr...