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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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Article 10 mins
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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Your OpenLearn profile is changing
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Your OpenLearn profile is changing

...changing...What’s happening? From Wednesday 18 March, your learner profile on OpenLearn will no longer have a biography section that you can fill in with information about yourself. This feature is being removed to improve the security of OpenLearn for all our learners. Currently the profile landing page looks like this: [Screenshot of the current OpenLearn profile...
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Article 5 mins
Industrial Revolution: changing landscapes
History & The Arts

Industrial Revolution: changing landscapes

Explore the effects of the Industrial Revolution an agrarian nation slowly became a mechanised one...Take it further Find out What The Industrial Revolution Did For Us Explore industrial heritage near you Discover more about studying history with the Open University
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World-Changing Women: Cynisca
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: Cynisca

Spartan females had much more freedom than other women in the ancient world; this allowed Cynisca of Sparta to win the Olympics twice. Find out more about her victories here... Cynisca Sparta, Ancient Greece c. 440 -? BCE Sport [Spartan woman running in the form of a bronze statue] A bronze statue of a Spartan woman In the ancient world, women in the Greek city of...
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Professor Andrew Watson - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Professor Andrew Watson - Stories of Change

...changed the climate of the future, not just of now, because of the CO2 that we’ve already put in the atmosphere? AW: Yes. We’re committed to a change in the future and there’s a lag between you’re putting the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the fullest effects of that change being apparent in the climate, and one can only take into account some of that lag by...
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Using data to aid organisational change
Money & Business

Using data to aid organisational change

...change you would like to make within your business or organisational context. It looks at the type of evidence you can gather to inform your proposed change, and how to evaluate data with a view to using it as part of this transformation. Specifically, you will learn about internal and external sources of secondary information and how to evaluate them. You will also...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs