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In his book, Modularization, Martin Sköld shows how companies and organizations in all industries, can release their greatest competitive potential. Although this potential exists, it is often ignored, which means most businesses rely on only a single competitive advantage.<br/><br/>Some organizations are like a subway. They are experts in creating high volume by transporting thousands of people every day. The high volume is a prerequisite for low costs, but this also means that goods and services are general and are the same for everyone. Therefore, the subway cannot transport each customer exactly where they want to go; they can only follow certain routes.<br/><br/>Other organizations are like a cab, specializing in handling high variety and driving the customer exactly where they want to go. The high variety provides customer value and revenue benefits because the product or service is flexible and customized to suit each customer's unique needs. But the high variation also means that volume is low, as the number of customers per taxi is low. Volume and variety pull organizations in opposite directions and they are forced to make a trade-off.<br/><br/>However, with a clear structure, and many good examples, Martin shows that modularization is the foundation to achieving double competitiveness. It is a strategy to beat the trade-off between volume and variety. It combines the benefits of high volume and high variety and provides a strong competitive advantage by combining low costs with high revenue. It is a strategy which can be applied across all types of industries and in the private and public sector.<br/><br/>Author: Martin Sköld is a researcher at the Stockholm School of Economics and divides his time between academia and industry. Brought up in a family business and with fifteen years of management research in major international corporations, he has acquired unique competencies and extensive knowledge within his field. He is a very popular speaker for managers and leaders at all organizational levels.<br/><br/>Endorsements:<br/><br/>Martin describes the challenges we face daily. Finally, a practical handbook that explains what to do and how to think in order to be competitive in different ways at once. The book accurately summarizes how companies and organizations can sharpen their competitive edge in an ever-changing world using simple and smart tools. Read it!<br/><br/>Azita Shariati, CEO Sodexo AB<br/><br/>This book clarifies to us at Scania what lies behind our success. It explains the thoughts and actions underlying the concepts that have long been part of our culture, but which can be difficult to understand. The book is easy to read and pedagogical, but with sharp insights. Next time someone asks me why Scania is a successful company, I will answer; ´It is because Scania has solved the tradeoff between volume and customization!´ We will use this book as our handbook at Scania, so that our employees can better grasp why we do the things we do. If you want to understand why and how read the book!<br/><br/>Henrik Henriksson, President &amp; CEO of Scania

Den bild vi har i Sverige idag av den internationella konstnärsskara som samlades i den franska byn Grez-sur-Loing under 1870- och 80-talen, präglas i hög grad av sin tids nationalistiska kulturklimat, men också av den konstruktion av platsen och fenomenet konstnärskoloni som både konstnärer och konsthistoriker skapat i efterhand. Vissa fakta i historieskrivningen har etablerats som sanningar. Berättelsen om den skandinaviska Grezkolonin har återberättats så många gånger, att det nu existerar en tydlig bild av det glada kolonilivet och dess melankoliska, gråtonade måleri, som sägs härröra från den fuktmättade luften i flodlandskapet. Grezkolonin besöktes flitigt av svenska konstnärer som Carl och Karin Larsson, Karl Nordström, Nils Kreuger, Georg Pauli och Julia Beck, men även av konstnärer från USA, England, Skottland och Irland. Konstvetaren Alexandra Herlitz har undersökt hur bilden av kolonin framställts i svensk konsthistorisk litteratur och jämfört denna med bildmaterialet, utsagor i opublicerade källor och den bild av Grezkolonin som engelskspråkig litteratur beskrivit där utgångspunkten varit andra nationer än den svenska. Alexandra Herlitz forskning visar att den bild som skrivits fram i Sverige innehåller aspekter som är signifikativa för hur de hela tiden återkommit och betonats. Till dessa hör en etablerad föreställning om att de skandinaviska och engelskspråkiga konstnärer som vistades samtidigt i Grez endast hade ytliga kontakter med varandra. Likheter i den internationella konstnärsskarans ofta gråstämda verk, som till exempel motiven, har förklarats med gemensamma franska förebilder och inte minst byns lokala vädervillkor. Många hittills opublicerade källor vittnar om kontakter mellan de olika ländernas konstnärer. Herlitz menar att dessa sociala och artistiska kontakter senare delvis förnekades av konstnärerna, för om det inte fanns någon social kontakt alls, skulle inget konstnärligt inflytande ha varit möjligt något som kan ha varit av viss betydelse för dessa konstnärers senare karriärer. En av hennes slutsatser är att det finns aspekter i de internationella verken från Grez som snarare kan ses som ett resultat av den sociala konstnärsgemenskapen än ur gemensamma förebilder och en etablerad platsmyt om det gråa Grez.

<p><b><i>Arctic Knits</i> is a modern guide to knitted life in the far north.</b></p><p> Weichien Chan lives in Iqaluit, which is known for its ice-capped mountains and tundra valleys and cold winters. </p><p> Combining Weichien's love for the outdoors and knitting, this book presents patterns for cosy jumpers, hats and more that will keep you warm and dry, no matter how far north you travel. </p><p> Simple, clean shapes ensure that pattern and colour are at the forefront, creating modern yet timeless designs. Each project follows a pattern with a mitten, hat and scarf variation for a whole winter collection of accessories. </p><p> All the patterns are gender neutral and size inclusive with expert tips on finishing, as well as advice on colour and selecting sustainable yarns, through inspirational photography, <i>Arctic Knits</i> offers a window on life at in the Arctic archipelago. </p>

<p>An Investment Thinking Toolbox introducerar en verktygslåda av essentiella och praktiska mentala modeller för att hjälpa läsaren till mer intelligenta investeringsbeslut. Boken ger den erfarna investeraren nya perspektiv på eviga problem, samtidigt som den, för nybörjaren, introducerar en solid grund för att bättre navigera sin investeringsresa och undvika fallgropar. </p><p>Författaren förklarar hur man genom att tillämpa mentala modeller som andra ordningens tänkande , Ockhams rakblad , invertering och andra beprövade modeller kan skapa högre avkastning över tid. Boken innehåller praktiska och konkreta råd för hur läsaren kan översätta de bästa investerarnas teori till praktik och högre avkastning. </p><p>Genom att själv omsätta dessa teorier i handling visar författaren hur han har lyckats slå index med god marginal under hela sin investeringskarriär.   An Investment Thinking Toolbox ger en utmärkt översikt av investeringspsykologi och de olika problem som en investerare kan stöta på. </p><p>"Jag gillar framförallt Daniel Sun Zhangs beskrivningar av hans unika och personliga erfarenheter med olika investeringar, både mindre lyckosamma och lyckosamma" -         </p><p>Per Håkan Börjesson, Grundare och VD för Investment AB Spiltan   </p><p>Daniel Sun Zhang tog examen med summa cum laude från Handelshögskolan i Stockholm. Han har arbetat som managementkonsult på McKinsey &amp; Co och Bain &amp; Co samt som strategi- och affärsutvecklingschef på Textilia. Sedan 2021, efter färdigställande av bokens manuskript arbetar Daniel på heltid med investeringar och ledarskap som CXO på Teqnion AB.  </p>

<p>Apes that exchange things. That is what we are. </p><p>At some point around two million years ago, we discovered that we could exchange one thing for another. Since then, humans have continued trading and exchanging things throughout economic history. Clever humans also invented capital, which we used to shape our whole economic system. In this information-packed, entertaining, eye-opening book, Kjell A. Nordström guides us from the collaborative origins of prehistoric bartering to Adam Smiths concept of specialisation. He shows how we have used our endless inventiveness to transform our planet into a colossal, pulsating bazaar, where everyone is trading with one another all over the world, around the clock. </p><p>How did we end up here? And what does the future hold for our immense, complex global economy that has now started to appear vulnerable? </p><p>Dr Nordström provides hope that we will find new ways to continue our endless trading and exchanging. New ways that involve and take into account nature, our other vital source of capital: not created by us, butcrucial to our wellbeing.</p>

How Little is Enough? Testimony of a Pilgrim by Steinunn Knúts-Önnudóttir is a key component of the artistic PhD thesis How Little is Enough? Sustainable Methods of Performance for Transformative Encounters. The book contains an essay and manuscripts of the four performances of the artistic research; No Show, Island, Strings and Pleased to Meet You. The essay is a testimony of the artist's journey and gives an insight into the artistic research process, while providing an overview of the findings. In the essay Steinunn Knúts-Önnudóttir explores how the performing arts can respond to the current environmental and social challenges, by investigating the affordances of relation specific performances through methods such as performative encounters and porous and embracing dramaturgy through the prism of existential sustainability. How Little is Enough? Testimony of a Pilgrim was presented as part of Dr Steinunn Knúts Önnudóttir's PhD dissertation at Malmö Theatre Academy in September 2024. Steinunn Knúts-Önnudóttir, born in Malmö in 1965, is a performance maker and artistic researcher based in Iceland. She has worked as a director, writer, dramaturge, and performer in Iceland, the UK, Scandinavia, and beyond, with her work playing in Reykjavik, Malmö, New York, Vienna, online, on television, and radio. Steinunn was a dramaturge at the City Theatre in Reykjavik and a lecturer and dean at the Iceland University of the Arts. In her work, she focuses on existentially sustainable, relation-specific performances and performative encounters. Steinunn is also a mother of three, a theologian, life coach, and pottery maker.

<p>In 1978, Astrid Lindgren was awarded the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade. She turned her acceptance speech into a fiery and compelling appeal to put an end to violence and tyranny, especially the violence that begins in the home and that affects children above all else. </p><p>This is a new edition of the speech, richly illustrated by Stina Wirsén, with a preface by Marta Santos Pais, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, UN and an afterword by Thomas Hammarberg, Human Rights Adviser and Member of the first UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.</p>