“…What you’ll learn: - Why the old business rules no longer apply - How to beat the twin foes of speed and clutter - The modern definition of “brand” - How brands create barriers to competition - Why “charismatic” brands are more valuable - The three questions that can focus any company - How to find and harness your “onliness” - Why innovation depends on design thinking - How “making” improves “knowing” and “doing” - How everyone in the company can be a designer - The modern definition of “design” - Why you need to spend time in the “dragon gap” - The qualities that make for good design - How to move design up the ladder of leverage - How design can solve “wicked problems” - Why shareholder value starts with vision - How to activate the “corporate drivetrain” - How to use stories to shape company success - How a “metateam” can begin to connect silos - Why every company needs a CBO - The 16 levers that can jumpstart innovation What you'll get: Online video with 45 minutes of content and exercises--enough activities for a one-day workshop! …”

“…A lo largo de la Edad Media, los nórdicos navegaron a multitud de lugares, donde no solo saqueaban, sino que también comerciaban, exploraban y colonizaban nuevas tierras, se encontraban con razas desconocidas y se embarcaban en peregrinaciones y cruzadas.Así, hacia el norte, viajaron a los yermos de la Escandinavia ártica; hacia el sur, al corazón políticamente turbulento de la Cristiandad medieval; hacia el oeste, a través de los mares salvajes, hasta Groenlandia y los confines del continente norteamericano, y hacia el este, por las vías fluviales rusas, comerciando con plata, pieles y esclavos.Con la ayuda de magníficas ilustraciones a todo color, Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough nos invita a explorar este mundo mediante las historias que los vikingos contaron sobre sí mismos en las sagas, donde los hechos históricos se entremezclan con la más desbordante fantasía, y en las que troles, dragones y pueblos míticos comparten página con exploradores, comerciantes y reyes.Al incorporar los últimos hallazgos arqueológicos y documentales, Más allá de las tierras del norte es una obra fundamental para comprender la visión que los nórdicos tenían del mundo y de su lugar en él.”_ Contracub…”

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“…De ella emergen hadas y dragones, mundos nuevos y mundos antiguos, personajes, historias, sentimientos, poemas y ecuaciones. …”

“…¿Con qué poderosa luz los deslumbran hasta hacerles olvidarse de sí mismos? ¿Cómo esos dragones son sometidos por las que parecen llevarlos atados con un lazo de sutileza? …”

“…Una etapa clave de la humanidad, en plena conquista y descubrimiento de todas las tierras ocultas; de afán por saber qué se ocultaba en aquellos espacios en blanco que poblaban los mapas, en los que tan solo se leía la leyenda de Terra Incognita y sinuosos dragones se coronaban como únicos reyes y señores. …”
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“…Janet Gregory is an agile testing coach and process consultant with DragonFire Inc. Janet works with teams to transition to agile development, and teaches agile testing courses and tutorials worldwide. …”

“…CONTENTS Acknowledgments About the Authors Foreword Introduction Part I: It Is All About thePeople 1: A New Middle Class Looking Back One Trick Pony Time Is on Their Side One Last Time Endnotes 2: Asia's Path to Prosperity Coming of Age Outsourcing and Offshoring A Changing World Integration into the Global Economy Lessons Learned Endnotes 3: The Great Comparison India: A Powerful Force Problems Abound Democracy and Growth China: Waking Up Solving Problems The Time Factor Endnotes Part II: RiskyBusiness 4: Power Games Ambiguous Relationships The Dragon and the Eagle Endnotes 5: Straws in the Wind How Long Is the Long Run? …”

“…As you advance, you'll explore a variety of 3D design techniques, such as sculpting, retopologizing, unwrapping, baking, painting, rigging, and animating to bring a baby dragon to life. By the end of this book, you'll have learned how to work with Blender to create impressive computer graphics, art, design, and architecture, and you'll be able to use robust Blender tools for your design projects and video games. …”

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“…Susanah Mayberry shares with the reader a treasure of family photographs including Tarkington at various ages; interiors and exteriors of his homes; her father and uncles as children (the models of Penrod); the writer’s indomitable sister who championed his early work; and his devoted second wife, a “gentle dragon,” who kept his day-to-day life running smoothly. …”

“…Similar elements caught my attention, helping to form categories of repeated motifs: curved serpentine dragon/stag/eagle with horned heads, wings, two horns, the three-point or three-slice pattern, circular motions, pointed teeth, biting movements, fish scale ornaments, and curved motion tree branches. …”

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