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T-Shaped Professionals: Adaptive Innovators
Contributor(s): Moghaddam, Yassi (Author), Demirkan, Haluk (Author), Spohrer, Jim (Author)
ISBN: 194784315X     ISBN-13: 9781947843158
Publisher: Business Expert Press
OUR PRICE:   $19.79  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: August 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Industries - Service
- Technology & Engineering | Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades
- Business & Economics | Management - General
Physical Information: 0.39" H x 6" W x 9" (0.55 lbs) 180 pages
 
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What skills are needed for the future? This book argues for T-shaped professionals who are adaptive innovators, with broad communication skills and deep problem-solving skills.

We invite readers to explore this question from the perspective of academics, educators, business practitioners, those in government, as well as researchers trying to measure more precisely just what it means to be a T-shaped professional and adaptive innovator.

Contributor Bio(s): Moghaddam, Yassi: - Yassi Moghaddam is the Executive Director of International Society of Service Innovation Professionals (ISSIP), a non-profit organization where industry leaders including IBM, Cisco, GE, JST, and several universities collaborate to promote service innovation for our interconnected world. In this capacity, Yassi has been catalyzing industry-academia collaboration to translate cutting edge research into best industry practices and innovative educational models. Yassi is also the Managing Director of Stradanet, a Silicon Valley based boutique consulting firm that enables organizations achieve outstanding business results through people-centered digital innovation. Clients she has served include Northeastern University, Wells Fargo, Cisco Systems, EMC, Corning, Applied Materials, Mojo Mobility, New Venture Partners, and number of startups. Yassi holds an MBA from Columbia University, a MSEE from Georgia Institute of Technology, and BSEE from University of Oklahoma.