Research Development

Four innovation experts from the startup world, large enterprises, nonprofits, and academia come together to reveal the secret of uncovering authentic demand to build successful innovations. Books on innovation mostly focus on how to nurture innovative cultures and brainstorm ideas. The Heart of Innovation is the first popular book to concretely delve into what innovations really are and how to create them.

Jay Baer's Youtility offers a new approach that cuts through the clutter: marketing that is truly, inherently useful. If you sell something, you make a customer today, but if you genuinely help someone, you create a customer for life. Drawing from real examples of companies who are practicing Youtility as well as his experience helping more than 700 brands improve their marketing strategy, Baer provides a groundbreaking plan for using information and helpfulness to transform the relationship between companies and customers.

Prepare to unlock the secrets of effective note-taking that will revolutionize your learning and productivity. Packed with proven, research-backed strategies, this comprehensive guide will teach you how to transform your note-taking skills from a chaotic mess into a powerful tool that helps you retain information, generate innovative ideas, and ace your exams or presentations.

At thirty-seven, Dr. Stephanie Cacioppo was content to be single. She was fulfilled by her work on the neuroscience of romantic love—how finding and growing with a partner literally reshapes our brains. That was, until she met the foremost neuroscientist of loneliness. A whirlwind romance led to marriage, to sharing an office at the University of Chicago. After seven years of being inseparable at work and home, she lost her beloved husband following a devastating battle with cancer.

Strategy consultant Robbie Kellman Baxter has been helping companies excel in this business environment for more than a decade. Now, in The Forever Transaction, she reveals all her secrets. Whatever industry you're in, Baxter provides the inspiration, tools, and insight you need to build and execute a business model that will leave your competition in the dust.

What type of business should you start? For the past 10 years, Inc. 500 CEO and number-one national best-selling author, Ryan Levesque - featured for his work in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Forbes, and Entrepreneur - has guided thousands of entrepreneurs through the journey of answering this question. One of the biggest reasons why so many new businesses fail is because in the quest to decide what business to start, most of the conventional wisdom is wrong.

At the age of 27, Whitney Dafoe was forced to give up his life as a photographer who traveled the world. Bit by bit a mysterious illness stole away the pieces of his life: First, it took the strength of his legs, then his voice, and his ability to eat. The Puzzle Solver follows several years in which he desperately sought answers. Whitney's father, Ron Davis, PhD, a world-class geneticist at Stanford University whose legendary research helped crack the code of DNA, suddenly changed the course of his career in a race against time to cure his son's debilitating condition.

These days, virtually anything you need can come through a subscription. Far beyond Spotify and Netflix, companies in nearly any industry, from home contractors to florists, can build subscriptions into their business. Subscription is the key to increasing cash flow, igniting growth and boosting the value of your company. Whether you want to transform your entire business into a recurring revenue engine or just pick up an extra five per cent of sales growth, The Automatic Customer will be your secret weapon.

“The CTO’s key tasks are not those of lab director writ large but, rather, of a technical businessperson deeply involved in shaping and implementing overall corporate strategy.” - MIT Sloan Management Review What does it take to be a great CTO? Leadership - Expertise - Innovation - Teamwork - Relationships - Passion In the 21st century, every company that is going to be a leader in its industry needs an executive who is focused on identifying, tracking, developing, and profiting from new and emerging technologies. General Electric, Motorola, Cisco, Intel, Microsoft and hundreds of ...

This revolutionary new audiobook, Building Self-Esteem, explores research and incredible new technology to help anyone who is seeking to develop a greater feeling of happiness, self-confidence, and self-esteem in his or her life.

Introducing How to Start a Vending Machine Business—your comprehensive guide to entering the lucrative world of vending machines. Whether you're a complete beginner or an experienced entrepreneur looking to diversify your portfolio, this book offers invaluable insights and practical strategies to help you build a successful vending machine business.

Here's an essential behind-the-scenes foray into the world of cutting-edge memory research that unveils �ndings only now available to the general public.

Babies are amazing! From the moment they open their eyes, they are learning and developing at an astonishing rate. Parents naturally want to engage with infants as they learn and grow, but what if we could optimize the way we play with babies? Backed by the latest research and years of observation, Playing with Baby distills the experts’ findings for new parents, giving them a guide to the first year of a baby’s life and the growth of his or her individual mind.

Rick Phillips brings his experience as a designated Trade Area Survey supplier for two major fast food companies to this step by step guide to Restaurant Trade Area Research - with special emphasis on Cannibalization Research . Indeed, this guide will provide the knowledge needed to conduct a professional marketing research project even to the novice restaurant owner who has never conducted any marketing research. The guide includes everything from a sample questionnaire used for restaurant cannibalization projects, to setting sampling quotas, to instructions for how to create a Trade Area ...

Many students struggle to grasp essential reading and writing skills. They trip over words and get lost in a sea of text, struggling to find their way. These literacy challenges ripple through all subjects–from dealing with math problems to engaging in history discussions. And let's not even talk about the hit to a child's confidence. Enough is enough. It's time to bring effective literacy education to the forefront. This comprehensive resource is filled with actionable, proven strategies to turn your classroom into a hub of literacy learning.

ATTENTION STUDENTS: If you need to write a paper on quality assurance or research and development then this is the perfect reference. It's simple, easy to understand, and right to the point. Quality Assurance in Manufacturing This book focuses on quality assurance in manufacturing. It describes the topic, discusses its implementation, talks about the advantages and challenges involved, notes methods of improvement, and envisions it in the future. The text is educational and informational, and it is written for easy reader understanding at any level. If you are interested in learning about ...

“If I had 1 hour to solve a problem […] I would spend the first 55 minutes determining the proper question to ask, for once I know the proper question, I could solve the problem in less than 5 minutes.” — Albert Einstein In Winning the Game with UX Design & CRO, Author and website design authority Alexander Rådahl Benz draws on years of experience in high-end website development to offer you time-tested methods that any website developer can use to optimize your website’s user experience, in order to significantly improve conversion rate, click-through percentages and customer ...

An indispensable guide for individuals seeking to gain a comprehensive understanding of the core concepts of marketing. The goal of this book is to provide a clear and concise overview of key frameworks and models that are essential for developing effective marketing strategies, making it an ideal resource for students, entrepreneurs, managers, and educators. Written in a crisp and easy-to-read format, the book covers a wide range of topics, including branding, product development, pricing strategies, and more. Besides covering the core marketing concepts, we show you how to leverage the ...

In The 56 Year Honeymoon, Maybury shares his 56-year love story with Samantha, who passed in 2023, alongside little-known habits and guidelines to create a deep, enduring romance. Written in his conversational, plain-spoken style, he offers how-to advice in letters to Robin, a married woman seeking to strengthen her relationship and heal old wounds. Maybury’s warm tone delivers timeless techniques—like a 17-word rule to stop hurtfulness—valuable for newlyweds and long-married couples alike.

When author Kate Strachnyi wanted to learn more about data science, she went straight to the source. In a series of more than twenty interviews, she asks leading data scientists questions about starting in the field and the future of the industry. With their stories, learn about the many different positions available for data scientists, the criteria recruiters look for when hiring, the best options for building your portfolio, the recruitment and interviewing process, the typical workday for a data scientist, the changing industry and its impact on other industries, the wide variety of ...