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Systems engineering: Challenging complexity
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems engineering: Challenging complexity

...public on Saturday 10 June, 100,000 people crossed it in a charity walk in aid of the Save the Children fund. Problems were immediately apparent and police closed the bridge as it began to sway alarmingly in only a light wind. A similar problem had occurred earlier in the year when a pedestrian bridge in Paris, linking the Quay d'Orsay with the Tuileries gardens, was...
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Society, Politics & Law

Introducing Black leadership

...public issue, it is quite common for them to make reassuring statements but not do anything meaningful. The classic example of this is climate change – so much so that a word has emerged to describe the phenomenon: ‘greenwashing’. ‘Racewashing’ is also a real phenomenon, and many of you will be able to point to major institutions you feel promise change but fail...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introducing technology and innovation management
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing technology and innovation management

...public or third sector organisations may be more focused on goals to create value in human, social or environmental terms. The value that an organisation seeks to create usually shapes their business model and strategy. You may have heard of the Five Capitals Model, developed by Forum for the Future (2007). This model describes five capitals, or stocks of capitals (i.e....
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Education & Development

Leadership and followership

...Publications Ltd. Every effort has been made to contact copyright owners. If any have been inadvertently overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources...
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What is openwashing - and how can you avoid it?
Digital & Computing

What is openwashing - and how can you avoid it?

...public accolades and increased profile from that success, “openwashing” becomes more prevalent. As far as I know, Michelle Thorn, Mozilla’s Director of the Webmaker Program, was the first to define openwashing in 2009: “Openwashing: to spin a product or company as open, although it is not. Derived from “greenwashing," which should not be confused with "The Open...
Queen Victoria on the Chartists
History & The Arts

Queen Victoria on the Chartists

...Public Peace will not be seriously disturbed." We went up to the Nursery & found "Pussy" much better, and quite merry, in her bath. Besides Mama, & Charles [the Queen's half-brother] , & c, Lord Melbourne, and Lord and Lady Beauvale, (who stay till the 25th) dined. Lord Melbourne is looking so well. Lady Beauvale is very pleasing, and speaks English, perfectly well; her...
Are old voting machines a threat to democracy?
Science, Maths & Technology

Are old voting machines a threat to democracy?

...public records, spoke with independent technology experts and analyzed data collected by the Verified Voting Foundation. Based on this research, we project that in November 43 states will use voting machines that are at least a decade old. [ Diebold Elections System AccuVote-TSx DRE voting machine with a VVPAT attachment] Diebold Elections System AccuVote-TSx DRE voting...
Methods in Motion: Remaking self-help
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Remaking self-help

...public in an accessible way. For example, The Secrets of Enduring Love presents the findings of Jacqui Gabb’s OU Enduring Love? Project. Queer: A Graphic History (with artist Julia Scheele) is a comic about what queer theory is and how it might be useful in people’s lives. Moving anticlockwise to the top left, I’ve also conducted my own research into self-help,...