Design is broken. Young and not-so-young designers are becoming increasingly aware of this. Many feel impotent: they were told they had the tools to make the world a better place, but instead the world takes its toll on them. Beyond a haze of hype and bold claims lies a barren land of self-doubt and impostor syndrome. This book probes the disillusionment that permeates design. It tackles the deskilling effects provoked by digital semi-automation, the instances of ornamental politics fashioned...

For a long time, silk, tea, sinocentrism, and eurocentrism made up a big patch of East Asian history. Simultaneously deviating from and complicating these tags, this edited volume reconstructs narratives from the periphery and considers marginal voices located beyond official archives as the centre of East Asian history. The lives of the Japanese Buddhist monks, Eastern Han local governors, Confucian scholars, Chinese coolies, Shanghainese tailors, Macau joss-stick makers, Hong Kong locals, a...

You can find many different books on Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma. This book is different because it addresses the relation between Lean and other improvement methods that have been proven to be successful over the past decades, such as TQM, Kaizen, TPM and Six Sigma. These methods, tools and techniques have been united in the ‘Continuous Improvement Maturity Model’ (CIMMTM).

CIMM is an open standard and is maintained by the ‘Lean Six Sigma Academy’ (LSSA).

The framework describe...

The Business Object Modelling (BOM) workbook treats the approach used to create and manage the BIAN Reference Data Architecture for the Financial Industry. It treats the added value this model can provide for the Financial Industry and its service providers.

However, the applicability of the approach used by BIAN to create and manage its Reference Data Architecture, and the added value of such “enterprise data model”, is not limited to BIAN and the financial industry. The workbook treats...

"Think and Grow Rich by Developing Your MOJO" by Louis Trash is a comprehensive guide for anyone seeking success and fulfillment in their personal and professional life. In this book, Trash shares his years of experience and knowledge on improving personal MOJO and creating a rich and fulfilling life. He offers practical strategies and techniques that have been tested and proven to be effective in improving confidence, mindset, and overall success.

This book is perfect for anyone who is looki...

2020 has seen the prevalence of one of the most destructive global pandemics in the past 100 years. Covid 19 caused by the novel Coronavirus has devastated the entire world since its transmission from China. Since March 2020, people all over the whole world have been suffering and dying in huge numbers. This highly contagious virus has caused suffering and death, its consequences for families, and the powerful destruction of jobs and economies.

Scientists seem overwhelmed by this virus, unab...

The human orgasm is considered to be the pinnacle of human experience. It affects every human that has ever lived and remains the greatest experience in the known Universe. And yet there is a better way of experiencing this ultimate phenomenon. The Hypagasm is a neurophysiological process unknown to science until now, discovered over 15 years ago. The Hypagasm is a totally different type of experience, estimated as being much more than a power of 10, more intense and mind-blowing than normal.

The effect is felt greatest in the head, whereas most normal orgasms are highly localised around the genitals. The Hypagasm spreads out through the entire body, producing muscle spasms, intense muscle contractions and contortions and an incredible high....