The “Hostile Takeover” & “Poison Pill”
by The “Hostile Takeover” & “Poison Pill” – The Corporate Warfare of the 1980s and the Defense Strategies It Spawned
Category: Nominations
The “Agile” & “Scrum” Project Management Revolution
by The “Agile” & “Scrum” Project Management Revolution – Iterative Development Over Rigid Planning
The “OKR” (Objectives and Key Results) System
The “OKR” (Objectives and Key Results) System – Goal-Setting Framework for Alignment and Execution
German Mining Innovators (Saxon Drainage)
by German Mining Innovators (Saxon Drainage) – The Engineers and Financiers of Deep-Mine Technology
Invention of the Treadwheel Crane
Invention of the Treadwheel Crane – The Human-Powered Machine That Built the Gothic Cathedrals
Watermill & Windmill Operators
Watermill & Windmill Operators – The Harnessers of Inanimate Power for Pre-Industrial Manufacturing
Glassmakers of Murano
Glassmakers of Murano – The Insular Artisans Who Created a Luxury Brand Through Geographic Secrecy
The “Greenmail” Tactic
by The “Greenmail” Tactic – The Controversial Practice of Paying Raiders to Go Away
Via Appia Engineers II
Via Appia Engineers II – The Roman Roadbuilders Who Standardized Imperial Infrastructure
Ibn Battuta and the Rihla
Ibn Battuta and the Rihla – The 14th-Century Traveler Who Mapped the Islamic World’s Commercial Networks