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![Beyond Quick Fixes Addressing the Complexity & Uncertainties of Contemporary Society [Audiobook]](https://i123.fastpic.org/big/2024/0410/87/49a6c199861e6330e8e76c888beecf87.jpeg) Free Download William B. Rouse, Tom Parks (Narrator), "Beyond Quick Fixes: Addressing the Complexity & Uncertainties of Contemporary Society" English | ASIN: B0CXQGZPFR | 2024 | MP3@64 kbps | ~07:47:00 | 221 MB We seem to be stuck, staring at insurmountable challenges. The pandemic is the opening act for climate change, and we need to get much better at anticipating and preparing for these types of challenges. Simply rebuilding bridges once they fall, or houses once they are swept away, is both expensive and risks human lives. Anticipation and preparation costs more now, but is much less costly over time. We have managed-or at least reacted to-the Aids epidemic (1981-2013), Internet bubble bursting (2001), the real estate bubble bursting (2007), the opioid epidemic (2017), forest fires on the West Coast (2018), and the coronavirus pandemic (2020). Very recently, we have experienced the fall of Afghanistan (2021), the latest earthquake and hurricane in Haiti (2021), and the attack on Ukraine (2022). Beyond Quick Fixes steps back from business as usual to rethink how we can approach the complex challenges of contemporary society. Rouse retreats, initially, into the principals of design thinking rather than policy making; he rigorously reconsiders our typical modes of operation and explores alternative ways of thinking about complex problems and potential solutions. The result is an integrated approach to addressing complexity to assist leaders and advisors responsible for addressing these challenges.  Free Download Mark Grant, "Topological Complexity and Related Topics " English | ISBN: 1470434369 | 2018 | 176 pages | PDF | 3 MB The proceedings of a February-March 2016 conference in Oberwolfach, Germany contains four survey articles and seven research reports on topological complexity. Surveys include rational methods applied to sectional category and topological complexity, and a topologist's view of kinematic maps and manipulation complexity. Among the research reports are the cohomology classes of planar polygon spaces, the topological complexity of graphic arrangements, the topological complexity of planning collision-free multi-tasking motion on orientable surfaces, and the topological complexity of subgroups of Artin's braid groups. Annotation ©2018 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
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 Free Download Overcoming IT Complexity: Simplify Operations, Enable Innovation, and Cultivate Successful Cloud Outcomes by Lee Atchison, Mark Menger English | January 17, 2023 | ISBN: 1492098493 | True EPUB | 107 pages | 4.9 MB The cloud promises cost savings, agility, and more. But the increasing complexity of modern IT systems often prevents businesses from realizing the outcomes they sought by moving to the cloud in the first place. At the core of this complexity is technical debt. Ad hoc decisions, traditional approaches, and "quick and dirty" solutions add up to fragile, more complex systems (and organizations)-reducing the pace of change, driving up costs, and degrading security. To succeed in the cloud, you first have to manage the problems IT complexity creates. This practical guide will help.  Free Download Christina Perry Perry Sampson, "Fisher-Hunter-Gatherer Complexity in North America " English | ISBN: 0813069645 | 2023 | 274 pages | PDF | 4 MB This book explores the forms and trajectories of social complexity among fisher-hunter-gatherers who lived in coastal, estuarine, and riverine settings in pre-Columbian North America. |
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