New digital technologies are changing the way organizations are designed and work is done. Companies that have seized this opportunity are finding that they can speed up innovation, enhance collaboration across boundaries, and enable greater commitment and creativity. This totally new approach for digitally-enabled collaboration doesn’t stop at the edge of an organization’s boundary but extends beyond it in space and time. We refer to these new ways of organizing as “braids” - an intertwined network of contributors with different capabilities, not controlled or managed by a formal hierarchy, who work together to invent ways to accomplish a common purpose in line with organization’s mission and strategy. Braids allow significant advantages over traditional, hierarchical, mechanistic and bounded ways of organizing. These include access to knowledge and capabilities that are key to achieving breakthrough levels of performance; improved coordination among individuals and groups performing interdependent tasks; increased organizational agility; enhanced knowledge-processing as experts contribute more directly to the most important technical and strategic decisions; and greater motivation, as people team together to leverage their capabilities to innovate and accelerate performance. Learning from the trailblazing experimentation of companies like Airbus, Procter & Gamble, Red Hat, and Dassault Systèmes, this book outlines how to approach designing braided organizations for a variety of purposes, such as enhancing open innovation or enabling greater supply chain adaptability in order to respond to changing customer demands. In the past, human limitations have restricted the ways we organize companies for growth. Today, there’s no excuse for allowing the organizational chart as it’s currently drawn to constrain possibilities for improved performance and innovation.

"Innovator Braids: Men's Hair Care and Styling Patterns for the Advanced Man" is a comprehensive guidebook tailored for men who seek to elevate their hair care and styling routines to the next level. From intricate braiding techniques to expert grooming tips, this book is designed to empower the modern man with the knowledge and skills needed to achieve bold and innovative hairstyles. Whether you're aiming for sleek sophistication or rugged charm, "Innovator Braids" offers a diverse range of styling patterns to suit every personality and occasion. With step-by-step instructions and inspirational ideas, this book is your ultimate resource for mastering the art of hair care and styling with confidence and flair.

When Bintou, a little girl living in West Africa, finally gets her wish for braids, she discovers that what she dreamed for has been hers all along.

This is an intermediate non-fiction book. A pictorial on the history of braided hair styles from past to present. The story is relevant to economic status, social practices, cultural norms, fashions and style. The author's research, observations, or history are not that of the model's personal lives used to recreate the events, although the characters are real people and who are living in the 21st century.

SHOW-HOW GUIDES: HAIR BRAIDING is a primer for curious minds with a clear, fun graphic style that invites any kid to get started designing and braiding hair. This pocket-sized 101 includes a curated collection of 9 essential braids. Every step is illustrated, allowing kids to easily master the basics, regardless of how they learn. Readers will learn to braid and twist styles including the fishtail braid, waterfall braid, infinity braid, and more. SHOW-HOW GUIDES offers visual, step-by-step introductions to skills that every kid should know―from hair braiding and paper airplanes, to drawing animals, pumpkin carving, gingerbread houses, and more! Whether you’re a second grader learning to make friendship bracelets for the first time or an adult looking to master the art of knots, these comics will give you the skills you’ll treasure through childhood and beyond.

Create stylish and fashionable braids at home! Let down your hair! Kids of all ages will love trying out these stylish braids on themselves and their friends. Creative Kits: Hair Braiding will transform hair into beautiful styles and includes hair ties, a comb, a braiding tool, and 48-page instructional book. With tips for maintaining healthy hair and easy instructions for more than 14 different braids, kids will find hours of fun turning their hair into stunning masterpieces!

This book presents a guide to the art of braiding, providing a sense of the history of the many braiding styles that have become a staple in American culture. Also included are styles for adults and children and basic braiding techniques.