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1 online resource |
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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Why does Timing Elude Us? -- Getting Beyond the Usual Suspects -- Knowing When to Act -- Managing Timing Risk -- Discovering That Timing Matters -- Choosing the Right Temporal Design -- A Timing Analysis -- The Structure of the Book -- The Art of Timing -- Chapter 1 Sequence -- The Characteristics of Sequences -- Order -- Punctuation -- Interval and Duration -- Shape -- Location -- Extension -- Sequence-Related Risks -- Missing a Sequence -- Inverting a Sequence Unwittingly -- Failing to Look Downstream -- Sequence Options and Opportunities -- Deliberately Invert a Sequence -- Choose the Right Duration -- Create a Sequence -- Choose a Different Location -- Skip a Step -- Give People a Choice -- The Temporal Imagination -- Chapter 2 Temporal Punctuation -- Characteristics of Temporal Punctuation -- Type -- Strength -- Objective or Subjective -- Meaning -- Location -- Number -- Spacing -- Alignment -- Temporal Punctuation Risks -- Missing Punctuation -- Conflicting Interests -- Misreading Temporal Punctuation -- Disregarding Temporal Punctuation (and Whether It Can Be Changed) -- Simultaneous Punctuation -- Inserting a Period Too Soon -- Spacing Risks -- Pattern Risks -- Misinterpreting Temporal Punctuation -- Temporal Punctuation Options and Opportunities -- Create Exit Strategies -- Speeding the Pace of Change: Subtract a Period -- Choose the Right Location -- Postponing Punctuation-Controlling Tension -- Rethink Your Use of Punctuation -- The Temporal Imagination -- Chapter 3 Interval and Duration -- The Characteristics of Intervals -- Type -- Size-the Interval Envelope -- Objective or Subjective -- Contents -- Meaning -- Number -- Interval and Duration Risks -- Language -- Magnitude Thinking -- Time Line Thinking -- Cat-Point Thinking |
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Intervals That Are Too Long or Short -- Elasticity -- Norms -- Content Risks -- Misinterpreting Intervals -- Interval and Duration Options and Opportunities -- The Temporal Imagination -- Chapter 4 Rate -- Characteristics of Rates -- The Normal Rate -- Size-the Rate Envelope -- Duration -- Direction-the Way Things Are Headed -- Objective or Subjective: Know the Difference -- Meaning -- Number -- Rate-Related Risks -- Normal Rates -- Direction -- Size-the Rate Envelope -- Duration -- Objective and Subjective Rates -- Meaning -- Number -- Rate Options and Opportunities -- Questioning -- Problem Solving -- The Temporal Imagination -- Chapter 5 Shape -- An Abridged Catalogue of Shapes -- The Point -- Lines -- Curves -- The Helix -- Tandemizing Shapes -- Shape-Related Risks and Opportunities -- The Temporal Imagination -- Chapter 6 Polyphony -- Tracking Polyphony -- Using the Polyphony Lens -- Look Vertically: What Is Going on at the Same Time? -- Look for Structure: How Are Events, Activities, and Processes Aligned Relative to Each Other? -- Look for Influence: How Does One Parallel Process Affect, Cause, or Influence Others? -- Polyphony-Related Risks -- Polyphony Options and Opportunities -- Adjust the Height -- Modify the Structure -- Use Influence -- The Temporal Imagination -- Chapter 7 Using the Lenses: The Timing of Dissent -- The Sequence Lens -- Reinvert -- Rescale -- Claim Irrelevance -- The Punctuation Lens -- Insert Punctuation -- Repunctuate -- Set a Deadline -- Use Punctuation to Create Boundaries -- Affirm Common Values -- The Interval and Duration Lens -- Highlight a Point of Order -- Be Aware of the Passage of Time -- Focus on Time Until -- Use the ''Last Chance'' Rule -- The Rate Lens -- The Shape Lens -- Cycle Strategies and Tactics -- Straight Lines and the Helix -- The Point and Fan -- The Dramatic Arc -- The Polyphony Lens |
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Putting It All Together -- Lessons Learned -- Chapter 8 A Timing Analysis: Seven Steps -- Step 1: Describe the Situation -- Step 2: Sketch a Score Diagram -- List the Relevant Factors Vertically -- Describe and Detail the Horizontal Tracks -- Firefighting: Sketching a Score Diagram -- Step 3: Probe More Deeply -- Explore the Vertical Relationships Among the Tracks -- Adjust the Size of the Diagram -- Modify the Diagram -- Use the P4 Strategy -- Step 4: Look for Windows of Opportunity -- Sign -- States and Dates -- Length and Height -- Punctuation and Shape -- Singularity -- Synchrony -- Assessing the Cost of an Error -- Step 5: Identify Timing-Related Risks -- Step 6: Evaluate Your Options -- Step 7: Act -- Coda: Re-Imaging the World -- Appendix: Temporal Architecture: Concept and Field of Inquiry -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Index |
| Summary |
An elegant and counterintuitive guide to achieving perfect timingWhen will show everyone, regardless of the work they do, or the life they live, that "it's all in the timing." |
| Notes |
Electronic book |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-262) and index |
| Subject |
Time management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS.
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Time management
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
3M Company.
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| ISBN |
9781118421093 |
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1118421094 |
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9781118419502 |
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1118419502 |
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9781118226117 |
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1118226119 |
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