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“…However, I have started to think about when we will have to part and I am not looking forward to it ... 'From Chaos to Coherence is the true story, told in everyday language, of the adopted boy Douglas and his journey towards adulthood with the help of psychotherapy. …”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- 1 Introduction: The Evolution of Chaos -- PART I SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING -- 2 Self-reflexive Metaphors in Maxwell's Demon and Shannon's Choice: Finding the Passages -- 3 The Necessary Gap: Chaos as Self in The Education of Henry Adams -- 4 From Epilogue to Prologue: Chaos and the Arrow of Time -- 5 Chaos as Dialectic: Stanislaw Lem and the Space of Writing -- PART II THE FIGURE IN THE CARPET -- 6 Strange Attractors: The Appeal of Chaos -- 7 Chaos and Poststructuralism -- 8 The Politics of Chaos: Local Knowledge versus Global Theory -- 9 Fracturing Forms: Recuperation and Simulation in The Golden Notebook -- 10 Conclusion: Chaos and Culture: Postmodernism(s) and the Denaturing of Experience -- Selected Bibliography -- Index…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…chapter 1 Ten Years Later -- chapter 2 Setting the Challenge -- chapter 3 Rethinking the Factory’s Layout and Production Philosophy -- chapter 4 Getting the Employees Involved -- chapter 5 New Layout and Training -- chapter 6 Reviewing the Salary, Structure, and Bonus System -- chapter 7 Organizing the Work -- chapter 8 Overcoming the Obstacles -- chapter 9 Establishing a Gain-Sharing System to Stimulate Productivity -- chapter 10 Carrying Out a First Assessment and Detecting Errors along the Way -- chapter 11 Putting Kaizen into Practice in the Factory -- chapter 12 Tour of a Chinese Supplier: A Wake-Up Call -- chapter 13 End of an Era -- chapter 14 Winning Conditions for a Successful JIT and Kaizen Implementation Project -- chapter 15 Toyota’s Lean Production System, Kaizen, and Related Concepts -- chapter 16 Tour of World-Class Japanese Factories -- chapter 17 Myths and Realities of Japanese Industry Workers -- chapter 18 Toyota’s Troubles -- chapter 19 North American Production Returns to the Fold…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I What Effective Leaders Should Know -- Chapter 1 Chaos Refines Us -- Is My Situation Worse? -- The Question that Started It All -- Differing Worldviews -- Seeking Answers -- Science and Beyond -- Birth of Our First Business -- The First Chaos Was Good -- From Iron Ore to Steel -- Takeaways -- Chapter 2 You Are Designed to Win -- The Craftsperson and Their Chair -- Human Design Requirements -- The Multiplication Paradox -- The Creator's Critique -- Desire Precedes Thought -- Thought Precedes Intention -- Intention Precedes Action -- Action Precedes Results -- Takeaways -- Chapter 3 All Chaos Is Not Alike -- Natural Chaos -- Social Chaos -- The Chaos Within -- Overcoming Chaos Brings New Chaos -- Takeaways -- Chapter 4 Purpose Is Your First Responsibility -- Don't Get Hung Up on Terminology -- God's Grand Experiment -- The Creator's Critique-(continued) -- Who Decides What Is Good? …”