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How the stove changed the kitchen
Society, Politics & Law

How the stove changed the kitchen

...changed the way we use the kitchen—and the rest of our homes...[Photo of a 19th century cooking fire] A cooking fire The gas stove arrived at the end of the nineteenth century and transformed the way we use rooms in the urban home. According to architectural and housing historians Roderick Lawrence and Martin Daunton, these changes had taken place before the First World...
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Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change
Education & Development

Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change

...change leadership relationships and interactions. Students will be encouraged to reflect on personal and institutional opportunities to lead inclusively, including in challenging circumstances. They will examine the potential of working with leaders beyond their organisation to effect change and build collaborative networks that support inclusive leadership...This free...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Innovation, markets and industrial change
Society, Politics & Law

Innovation, markets and industrial change

...change, looks at how and why change occurs through the industry life cycle, at the role of innovation and at how production costs, demand and technology interact to shape industrial structure...How does a firm emerge as 'leader of the pack'? Why do most of the small firms so common in the early years of new industries disappear? This free course, Innovation, markets and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
World-Changing Women: The Biographies
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: The Biographies

Delve through these courageous tales of women who changed the world and read the full story the history books left out...Like this? Try a free history course Take it further with an Open University degree
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The geological record of environmental change
Science, Maths & Technology

The geological record of environmental change

...change in the field. Using examples in the UK and the USA they examine how geologists can map past activity from geological evidence. Material is taken from The Open University course S369 The geological record of environmental change... Glaciation: The Geology of Northern Scotland An introduction to the geology of Northern Scotland. Glaciation: The Garvellachs A field...
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The machine that is still changing the world
Science, Maths & Technology

The machine that is still changing the world

...change the world. ...It is now over 25 years since Jim Womack and his colleagues first published their study of global automotive production systems, entitled “The Machine that Changed the World”[i]. The book presented the findings of a thorough comparative study of the productivity of automotive manufacturers. The authors demonstrated the ways in which manufacturers...
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Are things changing in world rugby?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are things changing in world rugby?

...change, plus c'est la même chose? Kath Woodward discusses the social side of sport...The 2015 Men’s Rugby World Cup has been an exciting competition so far, although emotions range from unexpected jubilation to deep despair, depending which team you support, or even more significantly where your financial investments lie. This was billed as the biggest World Cup ever...
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How women changed the world
History & The Arts

How women changed the world

...changed the world: Select the targets that appear on the map next to the illustrative clue. Read the 'Did you know?' clue related to the woman who revolutionised her part of the world. Follow the link 'www.open.edu' or image underneath the 'Did you know?' clue to find out the full story the history books left out. Alternatively you can view articles of the women's...
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