A campaign to prepare Americans for their futures Transform Tomorrow investigates why so many Americans are at risk of out-living their savings. Author Stig Nybo draws inspiration from successful behavior change campaigns to identify the drivers of change—context and beliefs—and how they can be successfully employed to boost retirement savings rates. While the retirement savings industry increasingly embraces the contextual drivers of behavior, very little is being done to shape our beliefs to start saving smarter and sooner. Nybo suggests a retirement readiness campaign to inspire and enlist the support of individuals, employers, industry, government, and the media. Explains how society can transition from treating 401(k) as a voluntary benefit to the basis upon which each individual who wants to or needs to can retire comfortably. Details a national, coordinated retirement readiness campaign, along the lines of successful Public Service Advertisements—like "The Crying Indian" and Rosie the Riveter—that will help change behavior and re-shape the culture of our nation Makes a call to action for such a campaign Retirement in America is endangered, but Transform Tomorrow shows a path back from the brink.

This handbook contextualises medical and health professions education concepts using contemporary best evidence available with the relevant theoretical underpinnings.Each section is developed by internationally renowned experts in their respective fields. All chapters are succinct and concise, providing answers to everyday issues and challenges using practical solutions. Through its unique structure, this handbook facilitates learning by raising and providing solutions to the questions 'What', 'Why' and 'How'. It emphasises lifelong learning and future directions in medical and health professions education — highlighting trends, issues, priorities and strategies (TIPS).

With all that we know about how students learn, the nature of the world they will face after graduation, and the educational inequities that have existed for centuries, maintaining a traditional, one-size-fits-all approach to teaching and learning is tantamount to instructional malpractice. International security, the success of global economies, and sustainability as a global society all depend on the success of our education system in the years to come. It’s our obligation to prepare our students for their future—not our past. Authors Eric C. Sheninger and Thomas C. Murray outline eight keys—each a piece of a puzzle for transforming the K–12 education system of teaching and learning—to intentionally design tomorrow’s schools so today’s learners are prepared for success . . . and stand ready to create new industries, find new cures, and solve world problems. The traditional model of schooling ultimately prepares students for the industrial model of the past. If we want our students to become successful citizens in a global society, we must dramatically shift to a more personal approach. Failure is not an option. We can no longer wait. Let Learning Transformed show you how you can be a part of the solution. The authors encourage you to use the hashtag #LT8Keys to continue the discussion online.

Teachers are the most important school-related factor influencing student learning. Teachers can help level the playing field and provide opportunities for success to all their students. They can inspire students to innovate; to think and reflect and to work in collaboration with others.

Everything begins with a thought. You cannot do anything, say anything or be anything without having a thought about it first. The thought might not be obvious; it can be subtle, it can be years old or it can be part of someone else’s belief system. You also cannot change what you do, say or become without changing your thoughts. This is why learning how to improve your thinking is the first and most important step in reshaping yourself and your life. In Think It ... Become It, Dr John Tibane offers his expert advice and some powerful tools to help you shift your mental gears and have a more positive impact on the world around you. By working through the methods outlined in this book you will slowly, thought by thought, action by action, begin to change both who you are and the kind of life experiences you encounter. This interactive book is filled with practical exercises, information that is easy to follow and plenty of useful tips. You will learn: • How to think rich and get rich • How to think performance and perform • How to think time and get the most of your time • The ten dimensions of thinking, including Billboard Thinking, Zero-Based Thinking, Harvest Thinking and Outcomes-Based Thinking Think It ... Become It teaches that by claiming the power of your thinking, you too can master your own destiny.

Innovation ist für moderne Unternehmen überlebenswichtig. In diesem Buch zeigen die Autoren dem Leser, wie Innovation aus bekannten Ideen erwächst, die auf geniale Weise in neue Produkte und Unternehmenslösungen umgewandelt werden. Anhand von Beispielen werden verschiedene Methoden zur Innovation genauer untersucht. Erläutert werden u.a. der Ersatz von Materialien, Bestandteilen oder Erscheinungsmerkmalen (auf diese Weise wurde Shakespeares 'Romeo und Julia' zur 'West Side Story'); die Kombination mit einem bestehenden Produkt (z.B. Pflaster mit antibiotischer Salbenauflage); die Anpassung (Sony hat z.B. das Walkman-Konzept überarbeitet und auf dieser Basis den Watchman TV und Discman CD entworfen); das Vergrößern oder Verkleinern (McDonalds und Pizza Hut haben z.B. ihre Restaurantfläche in überfüllten Airport Terminals entsprechend verkleinert); neue Verwendungsmöglichkeiten für ein bestehendes Produkt (so kommt Backpulver als Kühlschrankdeo oder als Weissmacher in der Zahnpasta zu neuen Ehren); der Verzicht auf gängige Methoden (Saturn verzichtet neuerdings auf aufdringliche Verkäuferteams und erleichtert dem Kunden so den Autokauf). Wie werden aus cleveren Ideen innovative Produkte von morgen? "IdeaWise" beantwortet diese Frage erschöpfend, verständlich und praxisnah. Geschrieben von führenden Experten mit langjähriger Praxiserfahrung.