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The Knowledge Café
by Benjamin Anyacho • 2021
Knowledge management fails when it ignores conversation. A café format captures what databases miss.
2.00
2
The Knowledge Café Summary
The Knowledge Café 89%
Knowledge management fails when it ignores conversation. A café format captures what databases miss.
by Benjamin Anyacho 2021
2.00
2 ratings
Apprenticeship Patterns
by Dave Hoover • 2009
Promotion pulls coders away from code. The patterns for staying in the craft while still advancing.
4.10
963
Apprenticeship Patterns Summary
Apprenticeship Patterns 88%
Promotion pulls coders away from code. The patterns for staying in the craft while still advancing.
by Dave Hoover 2009
4.10
963 ratings
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Knowledge Management
by Melissie Clemmons Rumizen • 2001
Turn scattered know-how into a strategic asset that outlasts any single employee.
3.48
80
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Knowledge Management Summary
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Knowledge Management 88%
Turn scattered know-how into a strategic asset that outlasts any single employee.
by Melissie Clemmons Rumizen 2001
3.48
80 ratings
Organising Knowledge
by Patrick Lambe • 2007
Fragmented knowledge kills organizations. A shared taxonomy, built right, brings them back together.
3.95
64
Organising Knowledge Summary
Organising Knowledge 88%
Fragmented knowledge kills organizations. A shared taxonomy, built right, brings them back together.
by Patrick Lambe 2007
3.95
64 ratings
Mastery
by Robert Greene • 2012
Darwin, Mozart, Einstein: not geniuses by birth but by a three-phase process anyone can learn.
4.26
50k+
Mastery Summary
Mastery 88%
Darwin, Mozart, Einstein: not geniuses by birth but by a three-phase process anyone can learn.
by Robert Greene 2012
4.26
50k+ ratings
Building a Second Brain
by Tiago Forte • 2022
The missing half of every productivity system: how to turn saved ideas into finished creative work.
4.03
22k+
Building a Second Brain Summary
Building a Second Brain 88%
The missing half of every productivity system: how to turn saved ideas into finished creative work.
by Tiago Forte 2022
4.03
22k+ ratings
The Power of Intuition
by Gary Klein • 2004
Gut feelings are learned, not gifted: the playbook for training your intuition into a decision tool.
3.86
510
The Power of Intuition Summary
The Power of Intuition 88%
Gut feelings are learned, not gifted: the playbook for training your intuition into a decision tool.
by Gary Klein 2004
3.86
510 ratings
Shop Class as Soulcraft
by Matthew B. Crawford • 2009
White-collar work dulls the mind. The intellectual case for picking up a wrench instead.
3.74
11k+
Shop Class as Soulcraft Summary
Shop Class as Soulcraft 88%
White-collar work dulls the mind. The intellectual case for picking up a wrench instead.
by Matthew B. Crawford 2009
3.74
11k+ ratings
Reflective Practice
by Gillie Bolton • 2001
A blank notebook is the most underrated professional development tool. Here is how to use it.
3.64
109
Reflective Practice Summary
Reflective Practice 88%
A blank notebook is the most underrated professional development tool. Here is how to use it.
by Gillie Bolton 2001
3.64
109 ratings
The New Social Learning
by Marcia Conner • 2010
Social tools aren't just for marketing; they're how your workforce learns. The playbook.
3.79
145
The New Social Learning Summary
The New Social Learning 88%
Social tools aren't just for marketing; they're how your workforce learns. The playbook.
by Marcia Conner 2010
3.79
145 ratings
Why Don't Students Like School?
by Daniel T. Willingham • 2009
Kids remember what they think about, not what you teach. The lesson plan that follows.
4.04
6k+
Why Don't Students Like School? Summary
Why Don't Students Like School? 88%
Kids remember what they think about, not what you teach. The lesson plan that follows.
by Daniel T. Willingham 2009
4.04
6k+ ratings
Practising Existential Psychotherapy
by Ernesto Spinelli • 2007
Three existential truths translated into a clinical method that puts presence ahead of technique.
4.26
88
Practising Existential Psychotherapy Summary
Practising Existential Psychotherapy 88%
Three existential truths translated into a clinical method that puts presence ahead of technique.
by Ernesto Spinelli 2007
4.26
88 ratings
The Craftsman
by Richard Sennett • 2008
Making things well is a universal human drive. Modern work is designed to suppress it.
3.84
2k+
The Craftsman Summary
The Craftsman 88%
Making things well is a universal human drive. Modern work is designed to suppress it.
by Richard Sennett 2008
3.84
2k+ ratings
Translating Knowledge Management Visions into Strategies
by Monique Ceruti • 2019
Make knowledge management pay off: align with strategy, build a sharing culture, measure impact.
Translating Knowledge Management Visions into Strategies Summary
Translating Knowledge Management Visions into Strategies 88%
Make knowledge management pay off: align with strategy, build a sharing culture, measure impact.
by Monique Ceruti 2019
The Future of the Professions
by Richard Susskind • 2015
The professions were built on a trade: exclusive knowledge for public trust. That trade is ending.
3.64
1k+
The Future of the Professions Summary
The Future of the Professions 88%
The professions were built on a trade: exclusive knowledge for public trust. That trade is ending.
by Richard Susskind 2015
3.64
1k+ ratings
Interviews with the Masters
by Robert Greene • 2013
How masters see patterns, trust intuition, and turn failure into fuel, told firsthand.
4.12
479
Interviews with the Masters Summary
Interviews with the Masters 88%
How masters see patterns, trust intuition, and turn failure into fuel, told firsthand.
by Robert Greene 2013
4.12
479 ratings
The Springboard
by Stephen Denning • 2000
The 29-word story that outperformed the corporate deck: how oral storytelling drives change.
3.29
72
The Springboard Summary
The Springboard 88%
The 29-word story that outperformed the corporate deck: how oral storytelling drives change.
by Stephen Denning 2000
3.29
72 ratings
Writing to Be Understood
by Anne H. Janzer • 2018
Turn the cognitive science of attention, curiosity, and memory into writing that actually gets read.
4.19
275
Writing to Be Understood Summary
Writing to Be Understood 88%
Turn the cognitive science of attention, curiosity, and memory into writing that actually gets read.
by Anne H. Janzer 2018
4.19
275 ratings
How to Take Smart Notes
by Sönke Ahrens • 2025
58 books from one note-card system that treats writing as thinking, not transcription.
3.87
237
How to Take Smart Notes Summary
How to Take Smart Notes 88%
58 books from one note-card system that treats writing as thinking, not transcription.
by Sönke Ahrens 2025
3.87
237 ratings
Agile Project Management
by Project Management Journal • 2013
Knowledge that stays siloed kills multipartner projects more often than missed deadlines do.
3.00
2
Agile Project Management Summary
Agile Project Management 88%
Knowledge that stays siloed kills multipartner projects more often than missed deadlines do.
by Project Management Journal 2013
3.00
2 ratings
Everything Is Miscellaneous
by David Weinberger • 2007
Atoms forced one shelf per book. Bits let every fact live in many places at once.
3.74
2k+
Everything Is Miscellaneous Summary
Everything Is Miscellaneous 88%
Atoms forced one shelf per book. Bits let every fact live in many places at once.
by David Weinberger 2007
3.74
2k+ ratings
14 Habits of Highly Productive Developers
by Zeno Rocha • 2020
Fourteen habits for developers who want to stop sprinting and start compounding.
4.00
723
14 Habits of Highly Productive Developers Summary
14 Habits of Highly Productive Developers 88%
Fourteen habits for developers who want to stop sprinting and start compounding.
by Zeno Rocha 2020
4.00
723 ratings
Building Successful Communities of Practice
by Emily Webber • 2016
Build a peer community where knowledge flows across teams, and silos dissolve from within.
3.86
254
Building Successful Communities of Practice Summary
Building Successful Communities of Practice 88%
Build a peer community where knowledge flows across teams, and silos dissolve from within.
by Emily Webber 2016
3.86
254 ratings
Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends
by Michael White • 1990
Your life is a story under revision. A therapeutic method for taking back the pen.
4.06
396
Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends Summary
Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends 87%
Your life is a story under revision. A therapeutic method for taking back the pen.
by Michael White 1990
4.06
396 ratings
Reflective Writing
by Kate Williams • 2012
How to write about yourself with academic rigor: the frameworks that make 'personal' credible.
3.94
67
Reflective Writing Summary
Reflective Writing 87%
How to write about yourself with academic rigor: the frameworks that make 'personal' credible.
by Kate Williams 2012
3.94
67 ratings
Too Big to Know
by David Weinberger • 2012
Knowledge on paper was settled and scarce. Online, it is abundant, linked, and never finished.
3.80
2k+
Too Big to Know Summary
Too Big to Know 87%
Knowledge on paper was settled and scarce. Online, it is abundant, linked, and never finished.
by David Weinberger 2012
3.80
2k+ ratings
How to Teach Using Simulation in Healthcare
by Mike Davis • 2017
The debrief is where the learning happens. How to design and run simulations that teach.
How to Teach Using Simulation in Healthcare Summary
How to Teach Using Simulation in Healthcare 87%
The debrief is where the learning happens. How to design and run simulations that teach.
by Mike Davis 2017
Informal Learning
by Jay Cross • 2006
Four-fifths of training budgets chase the sliver of learning classrooms actually produce.
4.03
63
Informal Learning Summary
Informal Learning 87%
Four-fifths of training budgets chase the sliver of learning classrooms actually produce.
by Jay Cross 2006
4.03
63 ratings
Building a Better Business Using the Lego Serious Play Method
by Per Kristiansen • 2014
End the lopsided meeting: a hands-on method that builds strategy and buy-in, brick by brick.
3.66
140
Building a Better Business Using the Lego Serious Play Method Summary
Building a Better Business Using the Lego Serious Play Method 87%
End the lopsided meeting: a hands-on method that builds strategy and buy-in, brick by brick.
by Per Kristiansen 2014
3.66
140 ratings
The Inner Consultation
by Roger Neighbour • 2015
When the voice in your head goes quiet, the patient finally gets heard. A consultation method.
4.02
46
The Inner Consultation Summary
The Inner Consultation 87%
When the voice in your head goes quiet, the patient finally gets heard. A consultation method.
by Roger Neighbour 2015
4.02
46 ratings
Tribe of Hackers
by Marcus J. Carey • 2019
The cybersecurity insight too many ignore: secure your people, not just your network.
3.90
262
Tribe of Hackers Summary
Tribe of Hackers 87%
The cybersecurity insight too many ignore: secure your people, not just your network.
by Marcus J. Carey 2019
3.90
262 ratings
The PARA Method
by Tiago Forte • 2023
Four folders, one minute: the organizing system that follows your projects instead of your subjects.
4.08
3k+
The PARA Method Summary
The PARA Method 87%
Four folders, one minute: the organizing system that follows your projects instead of your subjects.
by Tiago Forte 2023
4.08
3k+ ratings
The First Kiss
by Daryl Chow • 2018
The clinical intake loses clients. An engagement-first method that earns the second session.
4.13
253
The First Kiss Summary
The First Kiss 87%
The clinical intake loses clients. An engagement-first method that earns the second session.
by Daryl Chow 2018
4.13
253 ratings
Evernote App Solution for Time Management
by Micheal Moran • 2014
One app, every scrap of your life: three structures that make any note findable in seconds.
1.00
1
Evernote App Solution for Time Management Summary
Evernote App Solution for Time Management 87%
One app, every scrap of your life: three structures that make any note findable in seconds.
by Micheal Moran 2014
1.00
1 ratings
The Power of Not Thinking
by Simon Roberts • 2020
AI beats us at chess but cannot pick up a pencil. The intelligence in your bones.
3.51
181
The Power of Not Thinking Summary
The Power of Not Thinking 87%
AI beats us at chess but cannot pick up a pencil. The intelligence in your bones.
by Simon Roberts 2020
3.51
181 ratings
How to Start a Business Analyst Career
by Laura Brandenburg • 2015
No BA title yet? Build the skills, network, and experience to claim your first role.
3.95
118
How to Start a Business Analyst Career Summary
How to Start a Business Analyst Career 87%
No BA title yet? Build the skills, network, and experience to claim your first role.
by Laura Brandenburg 2015
3.95
118 ratings
201 Careers in Nursing
by Joyce J. Fitzpatrick • 2011
Find your fit among 201 nursing careers, from the helicopter to the boardroom.
3.87
15
201 Careers in Nursing Summary
201 Careers in Nursing 87%
Find your fit among 201 nursing careers, from the helicopter to the boardroom.
by Joyce J. Fitzpatrick 2011
3.87
15 ratings
Zen Guitar
by Philip Toshio Sudo • 1997
Your guitar is a dojo: Zen wisdom that transforms practice into a spiritual discipline.
4.03
3k+
Zen Guitar Summary
Zen Guitar 87%
Your guitar is a dojo: Zen wisdom that transforms practice into a spiritual discipline.
by Philip Toshio Sudo 1997
4.03
3k+ ratings
How to Read a Paper
by Trisha Greenhalgh • 1999
From p-values to meta-analyses: critical skills to judge a study, no statistics degree required.
4.02
378
How to Read a Paper Summary
How to Read a Paper 87%
From p-values to meta-analyses: critical skills to judge a study, no statistics degree required.
by Trisha Greenhalgh 1999
4.02
378 ratings
Practice Perfect
by Doug Lemov • 2012
Bad practice hardwires mistakes. Forty-two rules for training that actually changes behavior.
3.81
2k+
Practice Perfect Summary
Practice Perfect 87%
Bad practice hardwires mistakes. Forty-two rules for training that actually changes behavior.
by Doug Lemov 2012
3.81
2k+ ratings
Exposing the Magic of Design
by Jon Kolko • 2010
Research reveals what is; synthesis reveals what could be. The methods for crossing that gap.
4.09
210
Exposing the Magic of Design Summary
Exposing the Magic of Design 87%
Research reveals what is; synthesis reveals what could be. The methods for crossing that gap.
by Jon Kolko 2010
4.09
210 ratings
Design Your Work
by Tiago Forte • 2017
Four steps to turn the notes you're already taking into a personal creative engine.
4.04
194
Design Your Work Summary
Design Your Work 87%
Four steps to turn the notes you're already taking into a personal creative engine.
by Tiago Forte 2017
4.04
194 ratings
The Idea Hunter
by Andy Boynton • 2011
Curiosity, observation, and rapid prototyping: a daily system for finding ideas anywhere.
3.77
585
The Idea Hunter Summary
The Idea Hunter 87%
Curiosity, observation, and rapid prototyping: a daily system for finding ideas anywhere.
by Andy Boynton 2011
3.77
585 ratings
The Practice
by Seth Godin • 2020
Creativity is a professional practice, not a personality. Show up, do the work, share it daily.
3.96
5k+
The Practice Summary
The Practice 87%
Creativity is a professional practice, not a personality. Show up, do the work, share it daily.
by Seth Godin 2020
3.96
5k+ ratings
Air & Light & Time & Space
by Helen Sword • 2017
Daily writing is a myth. The flexible, four-foundation practice that real productive academics use.
3.98
581
Air & Light & Time & Space Summary
Air & Light & Time & Space 87%
Daily writing is a myth. The flexible, four-foundation practice that real productive academics use.
by Helen Sword 2017
3.98
581 ratings
Nurse's Pocket Guide
by Marilynn E. Doenges • 2006
The manual that turns a nursing diagnosis into a care plan in seconds.
3.98
126
Nurse's Pocket Guide Summary
Nurse's Pocket Guide 87%
The manual that turns a nursing diagnosis into a care plan in seconds.
by Marilynn E. Doenges 2006
3.98
126 ratings
Lean Learning
by Pat Flynn • 2025
Stop hoarding info. One question finds your smallest next step; the rule: act before you feel ready.
4.04
435
Lean Learning Summary
Lean Learning 87%
Stop hoarding info. One question finds your smallest next step; the rule: act before you feel ready.
by Pat Flynn 2025
4.04
435 ratings
Complications
by Atul Gawande • 2002
Guesswork, uncertainty, and routine error: a surgeon's casebook from inside the operating room.
4.28
53k+
Complications Summary
Complications 87%
Guesswork, uncertainty, and routine error: a surgeon's casebook from inside the operating room.
by Atul Gawande 2002
4.28
53k+ ratings
Teach Like a Champion 3.0
by Doug Lemov • 2021
63 classroom techniques that force participation, demand precision, and win back wasted minutes.
4.26
408
Teach Like a Champion 3.0 Summary
Teach Like a Champion 3.0 87%
63 classroom techniques that force participation, demand precision, and win back wasted minutes.
by Doug Lemov 2021
4.26
408 ratings
Sweller's Cognitive Load Theory in Action
by Oliver Lovell • 2020
The bottleneck you didn't know was there: working memory, and how to teach around it.
4.52
248
Sweller's Cognitive Load Theory in Action Summary
Sweller's Cognitive Load Theory in Action 87%
The bottleneck you didn't know was there: working memory, and how to teach around it.
by Oliver Lovell 2020
4.52
248 ratings
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