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Embracing Complexity
The book describes what it means to say the world is complex and explores what that means for managers, policy makers and individuals. The first part of the book is about the theory and ideas of complexity. This is explained in a way that is thorough but not mathematical. It compares differing approaches, and also provides a historical perspective, showing how such thinking has been around since the beginning of civilisation. It emphasises the difference between a complexity worldview and the dominant mechanical worldview that underpins much of current management practice. It defines the complexity worldview as recognising the world is interconnected, shaped by history and the particularitie...
Matthew Boulton
Explains how Boulton, a Birmingham "toy"--Maker producing buttons, buckles and silverware, went into business with James Watt and exported Boulton & Watt steam engines all over the world. His determination to discourage counterfeiters led to a contract to manufacture British coinage at his mint, and his ormolu ornaments decorated aristocratic drawing rooms.
The Hardware Man's Daughter
Anne Boulton (1768-1829) was her father's 'Fair Maid of the Mill'. Her story is pieced together, like a jigsaw puzzle, from fragments in other people's postscripts. Describing her health, mobility problems, education, interests, clothes, friends, travels, love-life and household, this book provides a fresh perspective on Matthew Boulton himself.
The Builder
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