Building On Progress

Author : Alex Pentland
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 026254315X
Total Pages : 475 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Building the New Economy written by Alex Pentland and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to empower people and communities with user-centric data ownership, transparent and accountable algorithms, and secure digital transaction systems. Data is now central to the economy, government, and health systems—so why are data and the AI systems that interpret the data in the hands of so few people? Building the New Economy calls for us to reinvent the ways that data and artificial intelligence are used in civic and government systems. Arguing that we need to think about data as a new type of capital, the authors show that the use of data trusts and distributed ledgers can empower people and communities with user-centric data ownership, transparent and accountable algorithms, machine learning fairness principles and methodologies, and secure digital transaction systems. It’s well known that social media generate disinformation and that mobile phone tracking apps threaten privacy. But these same technologies may also enable the creation of more agile systems in which power and decision-making are distributed among stakeholders rather than concentrated in a few hands. Offering both big ideas and detailed blueprints, the authors describe such key building blocks as data cooperatives, tokenized funding mechanisms, and tradecoin architecture. They also discuss technical issues, including how to build an ecosystem of trusted data, the implementation of digital currencies, and interoperability, and consider the evolution of computational law systems.

Author : Mehmet Özkan
Publisher : SETA
ISBN 13 : 6054023470
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Turkey’s Involvement in Somalia: Assesment of a State-Building in Progress written by Mehmet Özkan and published by SETA. This book was released on 2014-10-21 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study primarily aims to provide an analysis on a regional and global scale while providing insight into the actions of Turkish institutions and organizations in Somalia.

Author : Ryan Dearinger
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520960378
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Filth of Progress written by Ryan Dearinger and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2015-10-30 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Filth of Progress explores the untold side of a well-known American story. For more than a century, accounts of progress in the West foregrounded the technological feats performed while canals and railroads were built and lionized the capitalists who financed the projects. This book salvages stories often omitted from the triumphant narrative of progress by focusing on the suffering and survival of the workers who were treated as outsiders. Ryan Dearinger examines the moving frontiers of canal and railroad construction workers in the tumultuous years of American expansion, from the completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 to the joining of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads in 1869. He tells the story of the immigrants and Americans—the Irish, Chinese, Mormons, and native-born citizens—whose labor created the West’s infrastructure and turned the nation’s dreams of a continental empire into a reality. Dearinger reveals that canals and railroads were not static monuments to progress but moving spaces of conflict and contestation.

Author : Daan Roggeveen
Publisher : Nai010 Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9789462083509
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Progress and Prosperity written by Daan Roggeveen and published by Nai010 Publishers. This book was released on 2017-09-26 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Progress & Prosperity focuses on the shift in Chinese cities from building for construction's sake to building for progress. As urban development shifts from quantity-driven to quality-driven, the volume explores whether this Chinese metamorphosis can serve as a blueprint for cities worldwide.

Author : Lisa Diane Schrenk
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780816648368
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Building a Century of Progress written by Lisa Diane Schrenk and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the summer of 1933 to the fall of 1934, more than 38 million fairgoers visited a 3-mile stretch along Lake Michigan, home to Chicago's second World's Fair. Millions more experienced the Century of Progress International Exposition through newspaper and magazine articles, newsreels, and souvenirs. Together, all marveled at the industrial, scientific, consumer, and cultural displays, many of which were housed in fifty massive and colorful exhibition halls, the largest architectural project realized in the United States during the Great Depression. In the richly illustrated Building a Century of Progress, Lisa D. Schrenk explores the pivotal role of the 1933 Chicago World's Fair in modern American architecture. She recounts how the exposition's architectural commission promoted a broad definition of modern architecture, not relying on purely aesthetic characteristics but instead focusing on new design solutions. The fair's pavilions incorporated recently introduced building materials such as masonite and gypsum board; structural innovations (for example, the first thin-shell concrete roof and the first suspended roof structures built in the United States); and new construction processes, most notably the use of prefabrication. They also featured curiosities like the giant, constantly operating mayonnaise maker and the glass-walled House of Tomorrow, which had no operable windows. Schrenk shows how the halls' designs reflected cultural and political developments of the period, including the expanding relationships between science, industry, and government; the rise of a corporate consumer culture; and the impact of the Great Depression. Many of the designs provoked intense responses from critics and other prominent architects, including Frank Lloyd Wright and Ralph Adams Cram, fueling heated debates over the appropriate direction for architecture in the United States. Demonstrating the rich diversity of progressive American building design seen at the fair, Building a Century of Progress captures a crucial moment in American modernism. Lisa D. Schrenk is assistant professor of architecture and art history at Norwich University and former education director of the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Foundation.

Author : Belinda López-Mesa
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031518292
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Assessing Progress in Decarbonizing Spain’s Building Stock written by Belinda López-Mesa and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Teresa Amabile
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
ISBN 13 : 1422142736
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Progress Principle written by Teresa Amabile and published by Harvard Business Press. This book was released on 2011-07-19 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What really sets the best managers above the rest? It’s their power to build a cadre of employees who have great inner work lives—consistently positive emotions; strong motivation; and favorable perceptions of the organization, their work, and their colleagues. The worst managers undermine inner work life, often unwittingly. As Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer explain in The Progress Principle, seemingly mundane workday events can make or break employees’ inner work lives. But it’s forward momentum in meaningful work—progress—that creates the best inner work lives. Through rigorous analysis of nearly 12,000 diary entries provided by 238 employees in 7 companies, the authors explain how managers can foster progress and enhance inner work life every day. The book shows how to remove obstacles to progress, including meaningless tasks and toxic relationships. It also explains how to activate two forces that enable progress: (1) catalysts—events that directly facilitate project work, such as clear goals and autonomy—and (2) nourishers—interpersonal events that uplift workers, including encouragement and demonstrations of respect and collegiality. Brimming with honest examples from the companies studied, The Progress Principle equips aspiring and seasoned leaders alike with the insights they need to maximize their people’s performance.

Author : Saurabh Kumar
Publisher : BFC Publications
ISBN 13 : 9357647619
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Building A Blueprint For Progress written by Saurabh Kumar and published by BFC Publications. This book was released on 2023-10-14 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Embark on a transformative journey through the realms of creativity and innovation in the dynamic world of business. In 'Building a Blueprint for Progress: Navigating Creativity and Innovation in the Business Environment,' this comprehensive volume explores the critical intersections of innovation, education, and entrepreneurship. Venture further into the frontiers of scientific advancement with captivating chapters on 'Environmental Remediation and Bioremediation,' where groundbreaking solutions to environmental challenges are unveiled. Witness the fusion of human ingenuity and technology in 'Artificial Intelligence in Scientific Discovery,' as it revolutionizes the way to explore and innovate. Embark on a quest for sustainable energy in 'Materials for Sustainable Energy Generation,' as visionary ideas materialize into practical solutions for the energy-hungry world. Traverse the microcosmic landscape of 'Nanotechnology Applications in Medicine,' where the tiniest innovations wield monumental impacts on healthcare and well-being. Spanning industries and disciplines, this book beckons to join the architects of progress, the thinkers, and the doers, in shaping a future defined by creativity, innovation, and unwavering determination. Whether an aspiring entrepreneur, a seasoned professional, or simply a curious mind, 'Building a Blueprint for Progress' is a compass in the uncharted territories of ingenuity."

Author : Sir William Fairbairn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Treaties on Iron Ship Building: Its History and Progress as Comprised in a Series of Experimental Researches on the Laws of Strain ... written by Sir William Fairbairn and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Progress of the Art of Building; and a sure remedy for smoky chimneys written by and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: