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Humanity's most spectacular era yet is increasingly within reach.So why are we doing everything we can to hold it back?The bestselling author of The Rational Optimist delivers a daring vision of the future - one that is potentially dazzling, but only if we stop sleepwalking into self-inflicted decline.We're on the brink of a truly spectacular explosion of productivity and prosperity, argues Matt Ridley, thanks to a combination of artificial intelligence, material science and genomic knowledge that is unprecedented in its scope and implications. With characteristic wit and ferocity, he confronts the irrational pessimism that dominates public discourse and examines the bureaucratic bloat, regulatory overreach, ideological superstition and crony capitalism that stand in the way.Optimistic in conclusion but unsparing in its analysis, The Flourishing is a rousing call to achieve and innovate by refusing to settle for a merely adequate future when a magnificent one is within reach.

The Rational Pessimist

Mastering Business Analytics

Data Analytics for Strategic Decisions explores how businesses can harness the power of data, technology, and analytics to make strategic decisions that drive growth and innovation. It provides a comprehensive guide to integrating business strategy with data-driven methodologies, offering practical tools and insights for modern organizations.Readers will gain a deep understanding of how to transform data into actionable insights, improving decision-making across marketing, finance, operations, and strategy. The book combines theoretical foundations with real-world applications, including case studies, datasets, and practical exercises. It also addresses emerging topics like AI, predictive analytics, and data governance, ensuring readers are equipped with cutting-edge knowledge and skills.This book is designed for undergraduate and master's students in Business Administration, Business Analytics, and Digital Transformation, as well as professionals seeking to enhance their data-driven decision-making capabilities. It is ideal for courses in Business Analytics, Data Analytics for Business, Business Intelligence, and Digital Transformation.The book includes supplementary materials such as datasets for practical exercises, case studies, and discussion questions, making it suitable for both classroom and online learning environments.

Fundamentals of Business Technology and AI Integration

Data Analytics for Strategic Decisions

Große Transformationen scheitern - und werden trotzdem weitergeführt.
 
 Was als Aufbruch beginnt, wird in vielen Unternehmen zur Dauerbaustelle: endlose Programme, steigende Kosten, sinkende Energie. Transformation wird zum Selbstzweck - und vernichtet am Ende genau den Wert, den sie eigentlich schaffen sollte.
 
 
Doch es geht auch anders.
 
 Stellen Sie sich Ihre Organisation wie einen Oktopus vor: hochintelligent, anpassungsfähig und widerstandsfähig. Seine Arme arbeiten perfekt zusammen - und sind zugleich in der Lage, eigenständig zu denken und zu handeln. Genau diese Fähigkeit brauchen Unternehmen heute.
 
 In 
Die Oktopus Organisation zeigen Phil Le Brun und Jana Werner, erfahrene Führungskräfte und Experten aus der Praxis globaler Unternehmen, wie Organisationen den Schritt zu diesem neuen Modell meistern. Statt großer, einmaliger Transformationen setzen sie auf 
kontinuierliche, dezentrale Veränderung - schneller, wirksamer und nachhaltiger.
 
 Dieses Buch ist für alle, die:
 
<ul>
 <li>genug haben von Transformationen, die mehr versprechen als sie liefern.</li>
 <li>ihre Organisation an eine Welt anpassen wollen, die sich ständig verändert.</li>
 <li>nach einem klaren, praktikablen Weg suchen, um echte Wirkung zu erzielen.</li>
</ul>Entdecken Sie, was Unternehmen wirklich beweglich macht:
 
<ul>
 <li>Klarheit statt Komplexität - damit alle wissen, worauf es ankommt.</li>
 <li>Verantwortung statt Kontrolle - damit Menschen handeln können.</li>
 <li>Lernen statt Planung - damit Veränderung kontinuierlich gelingt.</li>
</ul>
Die Zukunft gehört Organisationen, die sich ständig weiterentwickeln. Dieses Buch zeigt Ihnen, wie Sie genau das erreichen - ohne die nächste große Transformation.
 
 
Machen Sie Ihre Organisation zum Oktopus.

Große Transformationen scheitern - und werden trotzdem weitergeführt. 
 Was als Aufbruch beginnt, wird in vielen Unternehmen zur Dauerbaustelle: endlose Programme, steigende Kosten, sinkende Energie. Transformation wird zum Selbstzweck - und vernichtet am Ende genau den Wert, den sie eigentlich schaffen sollte.

 Doch es geht auch anders. 
 Stellen Sie sich Ihre Organisation wie einen Oktopus vor: hochintelligent, anpassungsfähig und widerstandsfähig. Seine Arme arbeiten perfekt zusammen - und sind zugleich in der Lage, eigenständig zu denken und zu handeln. Genau diese Fähigkeit brauchen Unternehmen heute.

 
 In 

 Die Oktopus Organisation
 zeigen Phil Le Brun und Jana Werner, erfahrene Führungskräfte und Experten aus der Praxis globaler Unternehmen, wie Organisationen den Schritt zu diesem neuen Modell meistern. Statt großer, einmaliger Transformationen setzen sie auf 

 kontinuierliche, dezentrale Veränderung
 - schneller, wirksamer und nachhaltiger.

 
 Dieses Buch ist für alle, die:

 <ul><li>genug haben von Transformationen, die mehr versprechen als sie liefern.</li><li>ihre Organisation an eine Welt anpassen wollen, die sich ständig verändert.</li><li>nach einem klaren, praktikablen Weg suchen, um echte Wirkung zu erzielen.</li></ul>
 Entdecken Sie, was Unternehmen wirklich beweglich macht:

 <ul><li>Klarheit statt Komplexitä
 t - damit alle wissen, worauf es ankommt.
 </li><li>Verantwortung statt Kontrolle
 - damit Menschen handeln können.
 </li><li>Lernen statt Planung
 - damit Veränderung kontinuierlich gelingt.
 </li></ul>Die Zukunft gehört Organisationen, die sich ständig weiterentwickeln.
 Dieses Buch zeigt Ihnen, wie Sie genau das erreichen - ohne die nächste große Transformation.

 Machen Sie Ihre Organisation zum Oktopus.

Wie Führungskräfte starre Organisationen überwinden und Unternehmen erfolgreich machen

Die Oktopus Organisation

From Ann Handley, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Everybody Writes, comes a smart, timely, clear-eyed guide to knowing when to speed up, when to slow down, and when the shortcut costs more than it saves. You already know how to go fast. What nobody taught you is when not to. In ASAP: As SLOW As Possible, Ann Handley rebels against the false urgency baked into modern work and life—and shows you how to recognize Slowments: the moments when slowing down is not weakness, hesitation, or delay. It's the smarter move. Because when everyone has access to the same shortcuts, the real edge is knowing when not to take them. With research, brain science, vivid storytelling, and Handley’s signature wit, ASAP: As SLOW As Possible reveals the hidden speed traps that weaken our judgment, creativity, and original thinking—especially in an age when AI makes the fastest path feel like the smartest one—and gives you a practical way to know when speed is serving you and when it’s taking you farther from what matters. You'll discover: <ul><li>The Hasty Progress Illusion—why motion can feel like mastery, even when nothing lasting is taking hold</li><li>The ASAP Matrix—how to know exactly when to autopilot, when to pause, and when a moment deserves more of you</li><li>The six Slowments in life and in work—the pivotal moments when slowing down changes what happens next</li><li>How to protect your judgment in a world eager to outsource it</li><li>When choosing analog leads to sharper ideas, wiser decisions, more creative approaches, stronger relationships, and meaningful work</li><li>How to stop confusing speed with progress—and start choosing the pace the moment actually requires</li></ul> ASAP: As SLOW As Possible reveals slowness as a generative force and for the first time gives you a way to harness life’s most important slow moments. Not by doing less, opting out, or becoming the kind of person who ferments things in a shed. But by knowing when speed helps—and when it hollows out the very thing you hoped it would serve. It’s time to choose the long road when the shortcut costs too much.

From Ann Handley, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Everybody Writes, comes a smart, timely, clear-eyed guide to knowing when to speed up, when to slow down, and when the shortcut costs more than it saves. You already know how to go fast. What nobody taught you is when not to. In ASAP: As SLOW As Possible, Ann Handley rebels against the false urgency baked into modern work and life—and shows you how to recognize Slowments: the moments when slowing down is not weakness, hesitation, or delay. It's the smarter move. Because when everyone has access to the same shortcuts, the real edge is knowing when not to take them. With research, brain science, vivid storytelling, and Handley’s signature wit, ASAP: As SLOW As Possible reveals the hidden speed traps that weaken our judgment, creativity, and original thinking—especially in an age when AI makes the fastest path feel like the smartest one—and gives you a practical way to know when speed is serving you and when it’s taking you farther from what matters. You'll discover: <ul><li>The Hasty Progress Illusion—why motion can feel like mastery, even when nothing lasting is taking hold</li><li>The ASAP Matrix—how to know exactly when to autopilot, when to pause, and when a moment deserves more of you</li><li>The six Slowments in life and in work—the pivotal moments when slowing down changes what happens next</li><li>How to protect your judgment in a world eager to outsource it</li><li>When choosing analog leads to sharper ideas, wiser decisions, more creative approaches, stronger relationships, and meaningful work</li><li>How to stop confusing speed with progress—and start choosing the pace the moment actually requires</li></ul> ASAP: As SLOW As Possible reveals slowness as a generative force and for the first time gives you a way to harness life’s most important slow moments. Not by doing less, opting out, or becoming the kind of person who ferments things in a shed. But by knowing when speed helps—and when it hollows out the very thing you hoped it would serve. It’s time to choose the long road when the shortcut costs too much.

When to Take the Long Road in a Shortcut World

ASAP: As Slow as Possible

Pathways to China’s High-Quality Development

China’s New Quality Productive Forces

Sustainable business is no longer optional--it's the strategy that will determine who leads and who gets left behind.Climate change is not just a future threat--it's a current reality, reshaping markets, supply chains, and entire industries. Rising temperatures, resource scarcity, and mounting waste are driving regulatory pressure, investor scrutiny, and consumer demand for sustainable practices. For business leaders, this isn't just an operational challenge--it's a strategic disruption. Companies that fail to adapt risk being swept aside by forces they can no longer ignore.In The Ultimate Disruption: Rethinking Business in a World Transformed by Climate Change, INSEAD professors Atalay Atasu and Luk Van Wassenhove provide an essential road map for thriving in this new era. Drawing on decades of research and real-world case studies, they show why sustainability must be treated as a core business imperative, not a compliance exercise or marketing slogan. The authors introduce a framework for rethinking strategy, redefining value propositions, and reinventing business models to integrate environmental value alongside customer utility and profit.Through compelling examples--from Polygreen's zero-waste transformation on a Greek island to Schneider Electric's global decarbonization initiatives--the book illustrates how companies are turning environmental constraints into opportunities for innovation and growth. Each chapter tackles critical steps: building the business case for sustainability; revisiting value potential; overcoming operational and scaling challenges; and leveraging partnerships, tech, and new business models to deliver shared value and profitability.Sustainability is no longer a cost--it's a competitive advantage. The Ultimate Disruption equips leaders with the strategies and tools to navigate the climate-driven transformation of business ecosystems and emerge stronger than ever.

Rethinking Business in a World Transformed by Climate Change

The Ultimate Disruption

The pioneer of social media marketing and New York Times bestselling author Gary Vaynerchuk shows how to go from personal brand to building a business empire using the technologies, tools, and social platforms in the modern era. In 2009, Gary Vaynerchuk’s Crush It! became the first definitive blueprint for a new generation of internet entrepreneurs. Nearly two decades later, the game has significantly evolved. In 2009, individuals were just learning how to make a living from their personal brands. Today, we’re in a new age where individuals build their global empires.In Your Individual Empire, visionary marketer and business operator Gary Vaynerchuk explains how to build your own empire in this new era, featuring insights from those in the process of doing it. While breaking through the noise is more challenging than ever, the rewards are exponentially greater. Today’s elite creators aren't just monetizing content; they are launching global agencies, building media empires, creating consumer packaged goods (CPG), leveraging the blockchain, and scaling their footprints through content at an unprecedented level.Crush It! was for people aspiring to make $100,000 a year. Your Individual Empire is for those looking to do that, while laying down the foundations to become a multi-billion dollar enterprise. <ul><li>Cutting Edge Information from a Trusted Pro: Bestselling author and social media marketing pioneer Gary Vaynerchuk explains how to build a global, multi-billion-dollar, personal¿brand¿based empire using modern technology and social media.</li><li>Crush It! for a New World Order: Gary’s 2009 book Crush It! was a foundational guide for early internet entrepreneurs. This new book is poised to become the essential handbook for a new generation.</li><li>Grounded in Real-Life Experience: Your Individual Empire highlights insights from Gary and other creators who are breaking through the noise to achieve greater rewards, advice that will inspire others and help them succeed in their own ventures.</li><li>A How-to Packed with Essential Tools: Gary reveals how modern elite creators go beyond monetizing content—they build agencies, media companies, consumer packaged goods brands, leverage blockchain, and scale through unprecedented levels of content output.</li></ul>

The pioneer of social media marketing and New York Times bestselling author Gary Vaynerchuk shows how to go from personal brand to building a business empire using the technologies, tools, and social platforms in the modern era. In 2009, Gary Vaynerchuk’s Crush It! became the first definitive blueprint for a new generation of internet entrepreneurs. Nearly two decades later, the game has significantly evolved. In 2009, individuals were just learning how to make a living from their personal brands. Today, we’re in a new age where individuals build their global empires.In Your Individual Empire, visionary marketer and business operator Gary Vaynerchuk explains how to build your own empire in this new era, featuring insights from those in the process of doing it. While breaking through the noise is more challenging than ever, the rewards are exponentially greater. Today’s elite creators aren't just monetizing content; they are launching global agencies, building media empires, creating consumer packaged goods (CPG), leveraging the blockchain, and scaling their footprints through content at an unprecedented level.Crush It! was for people aspiring to make $100,000 a year. Your Individual Empire is for those looking to do that, while laying down the foundations to become a multi-billion dollar enterprise. <ul><li>Cutting Edge Information from a Trusted Pro: Bestselling author and social media marketing pioneer Gary Vaynerchuk explains how to build a global, multi-billion-dollar, personal‑brand‑based empire using modern technology and social media.</li><li>Crush It! for a New World Order: Gary’s 2009 book Crush It! was a foundational guide for early internet entrepreneurs. This new book is poised to become the essential handbook for a new generation.</li><li>Grounded in Real-Life Experience: Your Individual Empire highlights insights from Gary and other creators who are breaking through the noise to achieve greater rewards, advice that will inspire others and help them succeed in their own ventures.</li><li>A How-to Packed with Essential Tools: Gary reveals how modern elite creators go beyond monetizing content—they build agencies, media companies, consumer packaged goods brands, leverage blockchain, and scale through unprecedented levels of content output.</li></ul>

Your Individual Empire

Skepticism and the Birth of Political Economy

Doubtful Knowledge

A USA Today Bestseller. A dramatic new future of work in which managers assemble exactly the expertise they need—within minutes. 2026 PROSE Award Winner: Business, Finance, and Management "If you’ve ever wished you could assemble your version of The Avengers at work, this book will help you make it happen.” —Adam Grant, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Think Again and host of the podcast Re:Thinking Gone are the days of static organizational charts and staffing based on the manager’s rolodex and intuition. Now you can recruit any expertise you need from a global online network within minutes: an on-demand, on-the-spot expert at the exact moment that you need their help. You can right-size their involvement, too; some of those experts give a second opinion or a moment of brainstorming, whereas others join as full-fledged team members for a sustained collaborative effort. This is the future promised by flash teams, a model that The New York Times has already praised for its “revolutionary potential”: a world where experts are available anytime and everywhere, where remote work has become a norm, and where AI is in the loop to guide team decisions. In Flash Teams, award-winning management scholar Melissa Valentine and computer scientist Michael Bernstein chart the opportunities of flash teams and navigate the challenges that teams and managers will face. They distill lessons from their own work assembling and managing flash teams on demand that every manager can learn from so they can successfully use flash teams in their own organizations. Drawing on original research and industry examples, this book will help readers to: <ul><li>Recognize and source needed expertise within minutes</li><li>Anticipate and plan team designs with AI</li><li>Redesign team structures on the fly as projects evolve</li></ul> Industries are already being transformed by this new approach to teaming. Flash Teams arms leaders, managers, and entrepreneurs with the tools they need to accomplish their goals with confidence, speed, and agility.

Leading the Future of AI-Enhanced, On-Demand Work

Flash Teams

Argentine Freedom
 is the first account of the most disruptive figure in Argentine history since the nation’s return to democracy. In just a few years, Javier Milei rose from television economist and social media provocateur to president of a country long defined by crisis, state intervention, and political polarization. His ascent has sparked fierce debate at home and abroad: Is Milei a threat to democracy, a neo-conservative, or the herald of a much larger revival of the classical liberal tradition?
 
 The book provides a balanced examination of Milei’s rise to power. Rather than judging his policies, economic historian Sebastián Álvarez and political philosopher Ezequiel Spector ask a deeper set of questions: Where do Milei’s ideas come from? How do they relate to Argentina’s liberal tradition and its history of populism, socialism, and authoritarianism? And what does his presidency reveal about the tensions between liberty, equality, and democracy in the twenty-first century?&nbsp;
 
 Blending economic history, political philosophy, and contemporary analysis,&nbsp;
 Argentine Freedom
 traces Argentina’s long ideological arc from the liberal foundations of the 1853 Constitution, through Peronism, military rule, neoliberal reform, and the interventionist turn after the 2001 collapse, to the two liberal “waves” that culminated in Milei’s election. Along the way, it unpacks the meanings of liberalism and libertarianism, contrasts them with their main rivals, and situates Milei within both national history and a broader global surge of anti-establishment leaders.
 
 The resulting book offers a new way to understand Javier Milei as a political actor—and Argentina as a country once again at a crossroads.
 Sebastián Álvarez
 is Professor at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez in Chile and Associate Researcher at the Graduate Institute in Geneva, Switzerland. His work explores the history of finance and banking in Latin America, with particular attention to how capital markets shape economic policy and international relations. He is the author of 
 Mexican Banks and Foreign Finance
 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019).
 Ezequiel Spector
 is Research Professor and Director of the Master of Arts program in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Adolfo Ibáñez University in Chile. He is the author of 
 Freedom as Social Cooperation
 &nbsp;(Palgrave Macmillan, 2026).

Argentine Freedom
 is the first account of the most disruptive figure in Argentine history since the nation’s return to democracy. In just a few years, Javier Milei rose from television economist and social media provocateur to president of a country long defined by crisis, state intervention, and political polarization. His ascent has sparked fierce debate at home and abroad: Is Milei a threat to democracy, a neo-conservative, or the herald of a much larger revival of the classical liberal tradition?
 
 The book provides a balanced examination of Milei’s rise to power. Rather than judging his policies, economic historian Sebastián Álvarez and political philosopher Ezequiel Spector ask a deeper set of questions: Where do Milei’s ideas come from? How do they relate to Argentina’s liberal tradition and its history of populism, socialism, and authoritarianism? And what does his presidency reveal about the tensions between liberty, equality, and democracy in the twenty-first century?&nbsp;
 
 Blending economic history, political philosophy, and contemporary analysis,&nbsp;
 Argentine Freedom
 traces Argentina’s long ideological arc from the liberal foundations of the 1853 Constitution, through Peronism, military rule, neoliberal reform, and the interventionist turn after the 2001 collapse, to the two liberal “waves” that culminated in Milei’s election. Along the way, it unpacks the meanings of liberalism and libertarianism, contrasts them with their main rivals, and situates Milei within both national history and a broader global surge of anti-establishment leaders.
 
 The resulting book offers a new way to understand Javier Milei as a political actor—and Argentina as a country once again at a crossroads.

Javier Milei and the Libertarian Wave

Argentine Freedom

The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series

A clear, nontechnical guide to why cryptocurrency exists, how it reshapes trust and money, and why it matters beyond speculation. How do we build trust in a digital world where institutions, platforms, and intermediaries increasingly mediate money, identity, and ownership? In Cryptocurrency and Blockchain, Marco Di Maggio offers an essential guide to cryptocurrencies and blockchains—two of the most misunderstood technological and economic transformations of the digital age. Rather than focusing on price charts, hype cycles, or programming details, Di Maggio explains why these technologies exist, what problems they attempt to solve, and why they matter for people who are not crypto insiders. Using plain language, analogies, and real-world examples, the book explains how cryptocurrencies reshape core concepts of money, property, markets, and governance. The author explores topics such as how and why Bitcoin is used as a financial fallback, what stablecoins are and how they have become critical infrastructure for global payments, and how NFTs introduced a new notion of ownership and identity on the internet. Written for curious readers, journalists, students, policymakers, and professionals, Cryptocurrency provides a conceptual framework for understanding crypto as infrastructure, not ideology—helping readers see past the noise to grasp the deeper forces reshaping money, trust, and coordination in the digital economy.

A clear, nontechnical guide to why cryptocurrency exists, how it reshapes trust and money, and why it matters beyond speculation. How do we build trust in a digital world where institutions, platforms, and intermediaries increasingly mediate money, identity, and ownership? In Cryptocurrency and Blockchain, Marco Di Maggio offers an essential guide to cryptocurrencies and blockchains—two of the most misunderstood technological and economic transformations of the digital age. Rather than focusing on price charts, hype cycles, or programming details, Di Maggio explains why these technologies exist, what problems they attempt to solve, and why they matter for people who are not crypto insiders. Using plain language, analogies, and real-world examples, the book explains how cryptocurrencies reshape core concepts of money, property, markets, and governance. The author explores topics such as how and why Bitcoin is used as a financial fallback, what stablecoins are and how they have become critical infrastructure for global payments, and how NFTs introduced a new notion of ownership and identity on the internet. Written for curious readers, journalists, students, policymakers, and professionals, Cryptocurrency provides a conceptual framework for understanding crypto as infrastructure, not ideology—helping readers see past the noise to grasp the deeper forces reshaping money, trust, and coordination in the digital economy.

Cryptocurrency and Blockchain

Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance

This book brings together the most significant uncollected writings of the renowned economic historian Peter Spufford (1934–2017). Spanning topics from medieval coinage and monetary policy to international trade and shifting financial centres, this volume showcases Spufford’s unique ability to integrate numismatics, economic history, and archival research across multiple languages and disciplines.The collection includes both previously published and unpublished studies, some of which were originally available only in German, French, or Italian. These papers reflect Spufford’s lifelong commitment to uncovering the complexities of medieval economies through rigorous analysis of primary sources, archaeological evidence, and pictorial materials. The volume makes accessible a wealth of scholarship that had remained scattered or difficult to obtain, offering new insights into the monetary and commercial systems of Europe from the Middle Ages to the early modern period. It will be a fascinating resource for historians of money, trade, and medieval Europe.Jan Lucassen
 is an Honorary Fellow at the International Institute of Social History, the Netherlands.&nbsp;
 Peter Spufford 
 was Professor of European History at the University of Cambridge, UK.&nbsp;

This book brings together the most significant uncollected writings of the renowned economic historian Peter Spufford (1934–2017). Spanning topics from medieval coinage and monetary policy to international trade and shifting financial centres, this volume showcases Spufford’s unique ability to integrate numismatics, economic history, and archival research across multiple languages and disciplines.The collection includes both previously published and unpublished studies, some of which were originally available only in German, French, or Italian. These papers reflect Spufford’s lifelong commitment to uncovering the complexities of medieval economies through rigorous analysis of primary sources, archaeological evidence, and pictorial materials. The volume makes accessible a wealth of scholarship that had remained scattered or difficult to obtain, offering new insights into the monetary and commercial systems of Europe from the Middle Ages to the early modern period. It will be a fascinating resource for historians of money, trade, and medieval Europe.

Collected Essays of Peter Spufford

Money, Trade and Shifting Financial Centres, 1000 – 1800

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