Decision Making & Problem Solving in Management & Leadership & Business & Finance eBooks

Think Talk Create

Building Workplaces Fit For Humans

by David Brendel, Ryan Stelzer ...

A brilliant counter-narrative for restoring humanity to the bottom-line, numbers-obsessed culture of the modern, 21st century workplace.In a time of unusual stress, with a pandemic raging and economic insecurity and dislocation increasing, we need to rediscover the values that make us human, that give us a sense of meaning in order to increase our potential for productivity and success. What ... Read more

$16.99 USD

A brilliant counter-narrative for restoring humanity to the bottom-line, numbers-obsessed culture of the modern, 21st century workplace.In a time of unusual stress, with a pandemic raging and economic insecurity and dislocation increasing, we need to rediscover the values that make us human, that give us a sense of meaning in order to increase our potential for productivity and success. What
... Read more
Woman of Influence: 9 Steps to Build Your Brand, Establish Your Legacy, and Thrive

9 Steps to Build Your Brand, Establish Your Legacy, and Thrive

by Jo Miller ...

Reinvent yourself as a woman of influence—and become the leader you were meant to beHave you ever felt like your organization’s best-kept secret? Are you the go-to person for work that downplays your potential? Do you want to hone your leadership skills while still staying true to who you are? If you answered yes to any of these questions, or if your reputation as a standout contributor is not ... Read more

$20.09 USD

Reinvent yourself as a woman of influence—and become the leader you were meant to beHave you ever felt like your organization’s best-kept secret? Are you the go-to person for work that downplays your potential? Do you want to hone your leadership skills while still staying true to who you are? If you answered yes to any of these questions, or if your reputation as a standout contributor is not
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The Medici Effect, With a New Preface and Discussion Guide

What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation

by Frans Johansson ...

Why do so many world-changing insights come from people with little or no related experience? Charles Darwin was a geologist when he proposed the theory of evolution. And it was an astronomer who finally explained what happened to the dinosaurs.Frans Johansson's The Medici Effect shows how breakthrough ideas most often occur when we bring concepts from one field into a new, unfamiliar territory ... Read more

$20.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Why do so many world-changing insights come from people with little or no related experience? Charles Darwin was a geologist when he proposed the theory of evolution. And it was an astronomer who finally explained what happened to the dinosaurs.Frans Johansson's The Medici Effect shows how breakthrough ideas most often occur when we bring concepts from one field into a new, unfamiliar territory
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¡Juega bien tus cartas!

En la vida y en los negocios

by Leo Margets ...

No podemos esperar a jugar solo las buenas manos porque tal vez no lleguen a tiempo.Leo Margets, mejor jugadora de póker profesional, nos enseña cómo este juego nos ayuda a mejorar la toma de decisiones y nos ofrece una ventaja real en un mundo cada vez más competitivo.Tanto en la vida como en el póker, jugar bien nuestras cartas dependerá de nuestra habilidad, de nuestra capacidad de buscar ... Read more

$8.99 USD

No podemos esperar a jugar solo las buenas manos porque tal vez no lleguen a tiempo.Leo Margets, mejor jugadora de póker profesional, nos enseña cómo este juego nos ayuda a mejorar la toma de decisiones y nos ofrece una ventaja real en un mundo cada vez más competitivo.Tanto en la vida como en el póker, jugar bien nuestras cartas dependerá de nuestra habilidad, de nuestra capacidad de buscar
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When Agile Gets Physical

How to Use Agile Principles to Accelerate Hardware Development

by Katherine Radeka, Kathy Iberle ...

“When Agile Gets Physical distills the right principles, derives methods to apply them, and in doing so represents a major milestone in defining the best practice of hardware product development.” —Andrew Flint, Product Development Director, IMPINJWhy is it that so many hardware teams get stuck when using Agile? Why do they still endure long, slow loopbacks? Why do organizations waste valuable ... Read more

$9.99 USD

“When Agile Gets Physical distills the right principles, derives methods to apply them, and in doing so represents a major milestone in defining the best practice of hardware product development.” —Andrew Flint, Product Development Director, IMPINJWhy is it that so many hardware teams get stuck when using Agile? Why do they still endure long, slow loopbacks? Why do organizations waste valuable
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人生升級的晨間習慣：50個「創造成果」的早晨管理技巧

結果を出し続けている人が朝やること

by 後藤勇人 ...

Translated by 林佑純 ...

Series series 富能量
一流人物的早上與眾不同！「好情緒＋好成績＋好團隊」不會憑空出現，利用晨活，讓所有逆境成為你的助力，創造源源不絕的成果！當太陽升起，你希望擁有什麼樣的一天？書中根據「被窩裡、下床後、晨浴時、出門前、通勤時、上工前」，蒐羅50項晨間處方，只要每天從中挑一項，花一分鐘執行，即可開啟心想事成的一天！**　　★征服早上的人，亦能得到致勝人生**　　巴菲特、比爾蓋茲、提姆庫克、歐普拉、村上春樹……很多世界知名企業家或成功人士，都擅長運用晨間時光培養底氣。　　但只要你願意，就能從現在開始，利用書中的方法，成為善用起床後時間，不斷拿出成果的人！**　　★養成這些習慣... ... Read more

$7.98 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

一流人物的早上與眾不同！「好情緒＋好成績＋好團隊」不會憑空出現，利用晨活，讓所有逆境成為你的助力，創造源源不絕的成果！當太陽升起，你希望擁有什麼樣的一天？書中根據「被窩裡、下床後、晨浴時、出門前、通勤時、上工前」，蒐羅50項晨間處方，只要每天從中挑一項，花一分鐘執行，即可開啟心想事成的一天！**　　★征服早上的人，亦能得到致勝人生**　　巴菲特、比爾蓋茲、提姆庫克、歐普拉、村上春樹……很多世界知名企業家或成功人士，都擅長運用晨間時光培養底氣。　　但只要你願意，就能從現在開始，利用書中的方法，成為善用起床後時間，不斷拿出成果的人！**　　★養成這些習慣...
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人生升級的夜間習慣：45個「吸引機會」的晚間管理技巧

結果を出し続ける人が夜やること

by 後藤勇人 ...

Translated by 林佑純 ...

Series series 富能量
一流高手的晚上不同凡響！「好人脈＋好運氣＋好靈感」不會憑空出現，利用晚間時光，抓住翻轉人生的機會！本書提供45項夜間自我提升法，助你煥然一新、催生好靈感、擴展有效人脈、吸引豐盛機運，實現最終夢想！**　　★妥善運用夜晚的人，就能抓住機會**　　畢卡索、達爾文、邱吉爾、貓王……許多世界知名的優秀成功人物，都很善用夜間時光來激發靈感、累積實力。只要你願意，從現在開始，利用書中方法來度過夜晚，成為好機會源源不絕的人！**　　★養成這些習慣，完美預定未來的成功**　　☑ 思考明天的話題　　☑ 透過YouTube探索未知的世界　　☑ 多跟與工作無關的人見面　　☑ 透過電子郵件，提前營造會面氛圍<... ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

一流高手的晚上不同凡響！「好人脈＋好運氣＋好靈感」不會憑空出現，利用晚間時光，抓住翻轉人生的機會！本書提供45項夜間自我提升法，助你煥然一新、催生好靈感、擴展有效人脈、吸引豐盛機運，實現最終夢想！**　　★妥善運用夜晚的人，就能抓住機會**　　畢卡索、達爾文、邱吉爾、貓王……許多世界知名的優秀成功人物，都很善用夜間時光來激發靈感、累積實力。只要你願意，從現在開始，利用書中方法來度過夜晚，成為好機會源源不絕的人！**　　★養成這些習慣，完美預定未來的成功**　　☑ 思考明天的話題　　☑ 透過YouTube探索未知的世界　　☑ 多跟與工作無關的人見面　　☑ 透過電子郵件，提前營造會面氛圍<...
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Go Big or Go Home

5 Ways to Create a Customer Experience That Will Close the Deal

by Diana Kander, Tucker Trotter ...

How do underdogs close huge deals they have no business winning? How do rainmakers pull off a sale before the RFP is ever issued? They don't do it with a logical argument or even the best PowerPoint presentation. They do it by turning their pitch into an emotional experience that makes the customer think, "This just feels right." This book is your blueprint for tapping into a client's gut feeling ... Read more

$6.99 USD

How do underdogs close huge deals they have no business winning? How do rainmakers pull off a sale before the RFP is ever issued? They don't do it with a logical argument or even the best PowerPoint presentation. They do it by turning their pitch into an emotional experience that makes the customer think, "This just feels right." This book is your blueprint for tapping into a client's gut feeling
... Read more
Passion to Profits

Business Success for New Entrepreneurs

by Rhonda Abrams, Alice LaPlante ...

Engineers, musicians, psychologists, culinary students—in just about every field, sooner or later it's likely someone will start a business. This major new book is the first to teach the fundamentals of entrepreneurship regardless of the industry. Packed with business essentials and real-world advice, this unique book breaks down everything from start to finish. You’ll learn how to choose, start, ... Read more

$21.99 USD

Engineers, musicians, psychologists, culinary students—in just about every field, sooner or later it's likely someone will start a business. This major new book is the first to teach the fundamentals of entrepreneurship regardless of the industry. Packed with business essentials and real-world advice, this unique book breaks down everything from start to finish. You’ll learn how to choose, start,
... Read more
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Risk Management

Get Dynamic Growth and Profitability Through Successful Risk Strategies

by Annetta Cortez ...

Manage the risk and maximize the reward!Risk. It's what business is all about. The key to success is to anticipating and managing the risks that can impact business. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Risk Management provides the key information necessary to manage business risk successfully.• The basic categories of business risk• How to indentify the specific factors that affect any particular ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Manage the risk and maximize the reward!Risk. It's what business is all about. The key to success is to anticipating and managing the risks that can impact business. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Risk Management provides the key information necessary to manage business risk successfully.• The basic categories of business risk• How to indentify the specific factors that affect any particular
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FAST Creativity & Innovation

Rapidly Improving Processes, Product Development and Solving Complex Problems

by Charles Bytheway ...

FAST Creativity & Innovation is a landmark work authored by the creator of the method called Function Analysis Systems Technique (FAST) and pioneer of value engineering and value analysis. FAST is a powerful mapping technique that can graphically model goals, objectives, strategies, plans, systems, projects, products, processes, and procedures in function terms to identify function dependencies by ... Read more

$31.99 USD

FAST Creativity & Innovation is a landmark work authored by the creator of the method called Function Analysis Systems Technique (FAST) and pioneer of value engineering and value analysis. FAST is a powerful mapping technique that can graphically model goals, objectives, strategies, plans, systems, projects, products, processes, and procedures in function terms to identify function dependencies by
... Read more
The Twelve Absolutes of Leadership

by Gary Burnison ...

ALL IN, ALL THE TIMEFor Gary Burnison, CEO of the world’s largest executive search firm, these five simple words perfectly capture the essence of great leadership. There can be no half measures. Complete commitment, total engagement, and a powerful sense of personal responsibility are the criteria for true leadership excellence. It’s more than a job; it’s a way of life. But how do you get there? ... Read more

$29.99 USD

ALL IN, ALL THE TIMEFor Gary Burnison, CEO of the world’s largest executive search firm, these five simple words perfectly capture the essence of great leadership. There can be no half measures. Complete commitment, total engagement, and a powerful sense of personal responsibility are the criteria for true leadership excellence. It’s more than a job; it’s a way of life. But how do you get there?
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Toyota Supply Chain Management: A Strategic Approach to the Principles of Toyota's Renowned System

by Ananth V. Iyer, Sridhar Seshadri, Roy Vasher ...

The Toyota Production System is the benchmark used throughout the world for “lean” thinking. Now you can model your own processes after those of the company that “wrote the book on supply chain management.”Written by two experts on the subject, along with a former Toyota senior executive, this book details the most celebrated supply chain operation in the world to help you form an integrated, ... Read more

$31.99 USD

The Toyota Production System is the benchmark used throughout the world for “lean” thinking. Now you can model your own processes after those of the company that “wrote the book on supply chain management.”Written by two experts on the subject, along with a former Toyota senior executive, this book details the most celebrated supply chain operation in the world to help you form an integrated,
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Smart Solution Book, The

68 Tools For Brainstorming, Problem Solving And Decision Making

by David Cotton ...

The Smart Solution Book explains each tool in detail – what it is, when and how to use it, its strengths and its limitations. The tools range from quick fixes, which can be used by someone working alone, to large scale solutions which can be used by groups of 100 and more. You can also use the tools separately or in combination with each other.Frame problems so they can be solvedFind a solution to ... Read more

$12.99 USD

The Smart Solution Book explains each tool in detail – what it is, when and how to use it, its strengths and its limitations. The tools range from quick fixes, which can be used by someone working alone, to large scale solutions which can be used by groups of 100 and more. You can also use the tools separately or in combination with each other.Frame problems so they can be solvedFind a solution to
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An Introductory Guide to Systems Thinking

by David Kerr ...

The world around us is comprised of systems - organisational systems, business systems, political systems, family systems, inter-personal systems, biological systems, economic systems - the list goes on.This eBook, written by an experienced systems thinker and consultant, helps the reader develop an appreciation of the nature of systems - what they comprise of, how they function, how they sustain ... Read more

$4.75 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The world around us is comprised of systems - organisational systems, business systems, political systems, family systems, inter-personal systems, biological systems, economic systems - the list goes on.This eBook, written by an experienced systems thinker and consultant, helps the reader develop an appreciation of the nature of systems - what they comprise of, how they function, how they sustain
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Snapshots of the Mind

by Gary A. Klein ...

How people make decisions, size up situations, spot anomalies, and anticipate problems in real-world settings.Gary Klein, author of the bestselling Sources of Power, is the cognitive psychologist who discovered how people actually make decisions, particularly under time pressure and uncertainty. In Snapshots of the Mind, he offers a set of short essays—“snapshots” of different aspects of cognitive ... Read more

$21.99 USD

How people make decisions, size up situations, spot anomalies, and anticipate problems in real-world settings.Gary Klein, author of the bestselling Sources of Power, is the cognitive psychologist who discovered how people actually make decisions, particularly under time pressure and uncertainty. In Snapshots of the Mind, he offers a set of short essays—“snapshots” of different aspects of cognitive
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Negotiating the Impossible, Second Edition

How to Break Deadlocks and Resolve Ugly Conflicts (without Money or Muscle)

by Deepak Malhotra ...

**Award-winning professor from Harvard Business School offers a new and improved edition of his guide to navigating negotiation deadlock, while offering practical advice and stories of success.Updated with 20% new material, including a brand-new chapter and discussion guide.**Harvard professor and negotiation adviser Deepak Malhotra shows how to defuse even the most potentially explosive ... Read more

$17.99 USD

**Award-winning professor from Harvard Business School offers a new and improved edition of his guide to navigating negotiation deadlock, while offering practical advice and stories of success.Updated with 20% new material, including a brand-new chapter and discussion guide.**Harvard professor and negotiation adviser Deepak Malhotra shows how to defuse even the most potentially explosive
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Secrets of the Moneylab

How Behavioral Economics Can Improve Your Business

by Kay-Yut Chen, Marina Krakovsky ...

Taking the findings of behavioral economics from the cocktail party to the boardroom.Experimental economist Kay-Yut Chen leads an economics lab at Hewlett- Packard-the first of its kind at any company. His groundbreaking research into human behavior has turned into tangible results for HP. He has saved the company millions of dollars, simply by explaining why people really do the things they do. ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Taking the findings of behavioral economics from the cocktail party to the boardroom.Experimental economist Kay-Yut Chen leads an economics lab at Hewlett- Packard-the first of its kind at any company. His groundbreaking research into human behavior has turned into tangible results for HP. He has saved the company millions of dollars, simply by explaining why people really do the things they do.
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IoT Inc: How Your Company Can Use the Internet of Things to Win in the Outcome Economy

by Bruce Sinclair ...

Grab the top spot in your industry by seizing the power of IoTSmart products are everywhere. They’re in our companies, in our homes, in our pockets. People love these products. But what they love more is what these products do—and for anyone running a business today, outcomes are the key.The Internet of Things (IoT) is the point of connection between products and the results they deliver—it’s ... Read more

$26.69 USD

Grab the top spot in your industry by seizing the power of IoTSmart products are everywhere. They’re in our companies, in our homes, in our pockets. People love these products. But what they love more is what these products do—and for anyone running a business today, outcomes are the key.The Internet of Things (IoT) is the point of connection between products and the results they deliver—it’s
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直覺陷阱2：認知非理性消費偏好，避免成為聰明的傻瓜

by 高登第 ...

定錨效應、稀缺性效應、選擇超荷效應、損失厭惡效應、心理帳戶效應、單純曝光效應……12個常見的消費認知偏誤效應，提供一看就懂的消費、行銷心理學！你老是被直覺誤導了嗎？人的直覺往往充滿陷阱。直覺下的認知偏誤，會使消費者作出錯誤判斷、衝動消費，這往往不是最利於自己的選擇。繼上一本談論大眾心理學的《直覺陷阱：擺脫認知偏誤，擁有理性又感性的30個超強心理素質》之後，本書以消費心理為主題，提出12個常見的消費心理效應，以消費者為出發點，解析消費者的想法，使其輕鬆避免消費場景中常遇見之直覺陷阱。除此之外，企業與廠商除了全力行銷自己的產品，也需要了解消費者的心態、動機、偏好和決策過程，才能調整並創新策略，獲得競爭優勢。這就是企業與消費者共同的雙贏。．我們作出決定時往往過度依賴我們所收到的第一筆資訊以作出判斷的傾向，這是一種認知偏誤，叫作「定錨效應」。如果產品一開始以較高的價格販賣，之後打折促銷 ... Read more

$8.99 USD

定錨效應、稀缺性效應、選擇超荷效應、損失厭惡效應、心理帳戶效應、單純曝光效應……12個常見的消費認知偏誤效應，提供一看就懂的消費、行銷心理學！你老是被直覺誤導了嗎？人的直覺往往充滿陷阱。直覺下的認知偏誤，會使消費者作出錯誤判斷、衝動消費，這往往不是最利於自己的選擇。繼上一本談論大眾心理學的《直覺陷阱：擺脫認知偏誤，擁有理性又感性的30個超強心理素質》之後，本書以消費心理為主題，提出12個常見的消費心理效應，以消費者為出發點，解析消費者的想法，使其輕鬆避免消費場景中常遇見之直覺陷阱。除此之外，企業與廠商除了全力行銷自己的產品，也需要了解消費者的心態、動機、偏好和決策過程，才能調整並創新策略，獲得競爭優勢。這就是企業與消費者共同的雙贏。．我們作出決定時往往過度依賴我們所收到的第一筆資訊以作出判斷的傾向，這是一種認知偏誤，叫作「定錨效應」。如果產品一開始以較高的價格販賣，之後打折促銷
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MBA in a Box

Practical Ideas from the Best Brains in Business

by Joel Kurtzman, Glenn Rifkind, Victoria Griffith ...

The best minds in business—at your serviceMBA in a Box brings together some of the best brains in business who show how the core curriculum of an MBA program works in the real world. People like Michael Porter, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Adrian J. Slywotzky, Warren Bennis, and Bill George give you a box full of ideas and tools that can boost your career and help you add value to your organization. For ... Read more

$15.99 USD

The best minds in business—at your serviceMBA in a Box brings together some of the best brains in business who show how the core curriculum of an MBA program works in the real world. People like Michael Porter, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Adrian J. Slywotzky, Warren Bennis, and Bill George give you a box full of ideas and tools that can boost your career and help you add value to your organization. For
... Read more
懷疑思考：認識偏誤，駕馭資訊與情緒，破框進階，提升你的核心競爭力

by 岡佐紀子, おか‧さきこ ...

Translated by 謝敏怡 ...

Series series 財經商管
充滿不確定性的VUCA時代，AI科技高速發展，資訊爆量、認知操弄掌握「懷疑思考」的能力，避免假資訊、偏誤與成見，看見選擇、突破現狀，發掘創見與新機會AI科技高速發展，資訊爆量、可快速取得，人人都有話語權。「先查再思考」的習慣，導致我們的思考能力鈍化。在瞬息萬變、充滿不確定性的VUCA時代，過去的準則未必有效，價值觀愈來愈多元，逆思維變成新常規，「懷疑思考」是你應培養的能力。本書作者岡佐紀子是問題解決顧問、卡內基訓練講師，擁有20年以上的講師經驗。年間研習、演講活動超過200場，活潑風趣、高參與度的課程設計，獲得日本數萬名以上的學員極高的評價。科技發展導致社會變遷，市場和日常生活也正在快速發生變化，舊有的機會持續消失，但是新的可能性也不斷出現。不論你學什麼、做什麼，「懷疑思考」都能夠幫助你探索不同觀點，把原先的「做不到」變成「做得到」。透過本書，一次濃縮學習：• 「懷疑思考」的三種基本思考法 ... Read more

$7.99 USD

充滿不確定性的VUCA時代，AI科技高速發展，資訊爆量、認知操弄掌握「懷疑思考」的能力，避免假資訊、偏誤與成見，看見選擇、突破現狀，發掘創見與新機會AI科技高速發展，資訊爆量、可快速取得，人人都有話語權。「先查再思考」的習慣，導致我們的思考能力鈍化。在瞬息萬變、充滿不確定性的VUCA時代，過去的準則未必有效，價值觀愈來愈多元，逆思維變成新常規，「懷疑思考」是你應培養的能力。本書作者岡佐紀子是問題解決顧問、卡內基訓練講師，擁有20年以上的講師經驗。年間研習、演講活動超過200場，活潑風趣、高參與度的課程設計，獲得日本數萬名以上的學員極高的評價。科技發展導致社會變遷，市場和日常生活也正在快速發生變化，舊有的機會持續消失，但是新的可能性也不斷出現。不論你學什麼、做什麼，「懷疑思考」都能夠幫助你探索不同觀點，把原先的「做不到」變成「做得到」。透過本書，一次濃縮學習：• 「懷疑思考」的三種基本思考法
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Flow

Get Everyone Moving in the Right Direction . . . and Loving It

by Ted Kallman, Andrew Kallman ...

Simple is seldom easy to implement.However, as a recent Flow trainee puts it, "Flow 'plays nice' with everyone! And, it will enable you to successfully customize and implement whatever solution you choose."Flow is the distillation of over fifty years of successful, hands-on experience that has delivered more than 100 million US dollars in value-add to companies in Europe, the United States, and ... Read more

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Simple is seldom easy to implement.However, as a recent Flow trainee puts it, "Flow 'plays nice' with everyone! And, it will enable you to successfully customize and implement whatever solution you choose."Flow is the distillation of over fifty years of successful, hands-on experience that has delivered more than 100 million US dollars in value-add to companies in Europe, the United States, and
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Task-based intranet content

a step by step guide to user-centred design

by Lizzie Bruce ...

Series Book 1 - Practical user-centred design
“Really good stuff from someone who knows her intranets.” – Tom Loosemore, digital transformation consultant at Public Digital, ex-GDS, ex-BBC.Create content that makes it faster for people to find what they need on the intranet than from a colleague. Learn user-centred design as you progress through this practical, stage by stage guide.Generally, people want information about a specific thing, ... Read more

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“Really good stuff from someone who knows her intranets.” – Tom Loosemore, digital transformation consultant at Public Digital, ex-GDS, ex-BBC.Create content that makes it faster for people to find what they need on the intranet than from a colleague. Learn user-centred design as you progress through this practical, stage by stage guide.Generally, people want information about a specific thing,
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