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Leading change towards sustainable development. Inspired by the WBCSD Vision 2050 in which "all people live well within the limits of the planet", this books asks how do we achieve this bold ambition? Telling a story of personal growth and corporate transformation, it provides insights and tools for anyone driving sustainable development within their organizations and in their own lives. Discover how you can consciously use your professional role as a source of change. Learn how the consistent use of few, yet meaningful visuals, enables generative dialogue and communication for aligned problem solving within multi-disciplinary and multi-stakeholder teams. See how personal mastery can guide you in identifying the contribution you can make, both towards wider goals and your individual well-being. On this journey, "meaning-making" is essential. In organizations, co-creation of a shared language and an understanding of disruptive innovation are fundamental to successful transformation. In exploring these topics, the book builds on a set of core concepts: Rogers' innovation diffusion curve, the triple bottom line (people, profit, planet) expanded with a fourth "P" (the individual), and the WWF "ice-breaker" graph which maps the environmental footprint against the human development index.

Sustainable development. --- Sustainability. --- Social responsibility of business. --- co-creation --- corporate transformation --- (corporate) cultural change --- disruptive innovation --- ecological worldviews --- fuzzy-front end --- personal mastery --- response-ability --- sense and meaning making --- servant leadership --- sustainable development --- system thinking

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This thesis aims at analyzing the Italian energy market, with a focus on the price simulators which compare different offers of gas and electricity for clients. The analysis has the purpose of helping the company Wikipower to adapt its current price simulators for the Italian market. 
The company, based in Belgium, is active in the energy sector as a consultant between suppliers and final clients. Its four main services in the energy industry are: purchasing groups, B2B service, promotion of sustainable technologies and the price simulator. The latter is an online website which compares all different electricity and gas offers by energy suppliers existing in the whole Belgium. Wikipower decided to expand its business and enter new markets (Spain, French and Italy) by developing the same tool. Therefore, the goal of this project is to lead the company towards a knowledge of the Italian market and to provide all the necessary website adaptations for operating in Italy. 
The users, by using the price simulators, are able to simulate a specific energy offer based on their consumptions. If they are interested in a particular offer, they can subscribe to it online through the website, and start a contract with a new supplier of gas and electricity. The adaptations specifically address the front-end and the back-end of the website. In fact, the simulation and subscription processes on this type of website are different according to the country in some aspects, such as the legal requirements for making contracts, the technical aspects of the energy sector and the measure of the consumption.
The mission was to conduct a global diagnosis in order to highlight the main differences between the two markets, following specific steps. The first step was to analyze the energy sector in Italy, its key figures and technical differences with the Belgian one. The second part provides an analysis of consumers with customers targeting and segmentation, as well as their behavior analysis based on the survey we made in Italy. The third step focused on the competition in Italy, with the objective of recommending how to be in line with them and differentiate as well. The fourth part was dedicated to the digital strategy for the company in Italy, for attracting as many clients as possible in the defined target. The final step was to write down a specification document with all adaptations needed in a structured way. Ce mémoire-projet vise à analyser le marché italien de la comparaison automatisée de formules tarifaires en électricité et en gaz. L’objectif est de juger les possibilités réelles qu’offre à Wikipower le marché italien et de déterminer la manière la plus efficace d’adapter son comparateur actuel de formules tarifaires énergétiques afin de s’y implanter.
Wikipower est une société belge qui se donne pour mission d’optimiser le budget énergétique des citoyens et des entreprises en les sensibilisant à la thématique de l’énergie. Elle remplit cette mission par la proposition de quatre services principaux : les achats groupés d’énergies, le comparateur de tarifs énergétiques, la négociation personnalisée de contrats B2B ainsi que la promotion de technologies durables.
C’est le comparateur automatisé de tarifs énergétiques qui a motivé ce mémoire-projet. Il s’agit d’un site internet qui permet aux particuliers et aux petites entreprises de comparer les offres de tous les fournisseurs d’électricité et de gaz actifs en Belgique. Une fois que l’utilisateur a encodé son code postal et sa consommation d’électricité et/ou de gaz, l’outil classe les offres de tous les fournisseurs selon divers critères sélectionnés. Il offre la possibilité de souscrire directement à une des offres proposées en concluant un contrat avec un nouveau fournisseur d’électricité et/ou de gaz. Wikipower a décidé d’élargir ses perspectives de marché en explorant le marché italien. Les adaptations de cet outil de comparaison au marché italien concernent aussi bien la partie front-end que la partie back-end du site internet. En effet, le pays d’implantation détermine les nouvelles dispositions légales et techniques à prendre en considération dans l’adaptation des processus de comparaison et de souscription du site internet.
Notre mission était de procéder à un diagnostic complet visant à mettre en évidence les différences entre les marchés belge et italien en cinq étapes. La première partie a offert un aperçu global du secteur énergétique italien afin de le comparer au secteur énergétique belge par le biais de chiffres clés. Dans la seconde partie, une analyse des consommateurs visés ainsi qu’une étude de segmentation ont été effectuées sur base des résultats de notre enquête réalisée en Italie. La troisième partie est destinée à analyser la concurrence du marché de la comparaison de tarifs énergétiques en Italie, et à recommander des pistes de différenciation. La quatrième partie est dédiée à la stratégie digitale à adopter pour cibler et acquérir des clients sur le marché italien. Pour clôturer ce mémoire-projet, nous avons rédigé un cahier des charges mettant en exergue les adaptations du comparateur actuel de tarifs énergétiques pour l’implantation sur le marché italien.

energy price simulator --- marketing research --- online marketing strategy --- comparateur de tarifs énergétiques --- étude de marché --- stratégie de marketing en ligne --- front-end --- back-end --- Sciences économiques & de gestion > Marketing

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Reliable and effective control systems are a critical component of safe and profitable operations across process industries. And many of our industrial facilities today continue to operate using legacy control systems from the past four decades that are at or near the end of their lifecycles. Migration projects to modern control systems are complex, requiring detailed upfront planning, a methodical implementation strategy and astute project management.

Automatic control. --- Systems migration. --- Information systems migration --- Migration, Systems --- Systems engineering --- Control engineering --- Control equipment --- Control theory --- Engineering instruments --- Automation --- Programmable controllers --- Control System Migration --- DCS Migration --- Control Room Modernization --- SCADA Upgrade --- Cutover --- Front End Loading --- DCS System --- Control System Projects --- Project Management Methodologies --- Project Management Tools and Techniques --- Project Management Process --- Project Management Books --- Project Management Best Practices --- Project Management Resources --- Control System --- Control System Design --- Control Systems Engineering --- Distributed Control System --- Process Control Systems --- Control System Upgrades

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This Special Issue is a collection of twelve papers on the design and application of biomedical circuits and systems. We hope you enjoy reading this Special Issue and become inspired to address technological challenges toward helping the medical industry and biologists to increase the quality of life for humans, which is the main objective. Several topics have been highlighted: muscle electrostimulation, analog front-end (AFE) circuits, waveform generators, real-time velocimetry estimators, interference suppression, bio-signal encryption, IoT electronic nose, ultrasound image processing, noise in medical imaging, elbow actuators, and aids for visually impaired people. We are conscious about the very wide scope of biomedical circuits and systems applications, and that our contribution represents only a grain of sand, though we expect to be useful in contributing to the progress of knowledge in the field.

History of engineering & technology --- elbow soft exoskeleton --- dual motor-tendon actuator --- PI control --- flexion/extension --- pronation/supination --- electronic travel aids --- radar --- electromagnetic --- visual impairment --- blind people --- microwaves --- mobility --- antennas --- infrared and thermal image analysis --- incremental low rank noise reduction --- incremental singular value decomposition --- segmentation --- monitoring of body temperature --- particle filter tracking --- phase aberration --- receive beamforming --- spatial resolution --- sound speed estimation --- Breath analysis --- electronic nose (E-nose) --- Internet-of-Things (IoT) --- RSA --- bio-signal --- TRNG --- data encryption --- IoT --- wireless communication --- interference suppression --- non-contact electrode --- impedance mismatch --- driven-right-leg --- electrocardiogram --- bioelectric acquisition --- doppler velocimetry --- doppler spectrum --- FPGA --- centroid estimation --- neuromodulation --- multi-channel --- stimulation protocol --- analog front-end (AFE) --- electrooculogram (EOG) --- electrooculography --- interference --- noise --- signal acquisition --- electrode array --- functional electrical stimulation --- rehabilitation --- DC offset current --- electrode stimulation --- biphasic signal --- platinum electrode matrix --- n/a

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This Special Issue is a collection of twelve papers on the design and application of biomedical circuits and systems. We hope you enjoy reading this Special Issue and become inspired to address technological challenges toward helping the medical industry and biologists to increase the quality of life for humans, which is the main objective. Several topics have been highlighted: muscle electrostimulation, analog front-end (AFE) circuits, waveform generators, real-time velocimetry estimators, interference suppression, bio-signal encryption, IoT electronic nose, ultrasound image processing, noise in medical imaging, elbow actuators, and aids for visually impaired people. We are conscious about the very wide scope of biomedical circuits and systems applications, and that our contribution represents only a grain of sand, though we expect to be useful in contributing to the progress of knowledge in the field.

History of engineering & technology --- elbow soft exoskeleton --- dual motor-tendon actuator --- PI control --- flexion/extension --- pronation/supination --- electronic travel aids --- radar --- electromagnetic --- visual impairment --- blind people --- microwaves --- mobility --- antennas --- infrared and thermal image analysis --- incremental low rank noise reduction --- incremental singular value decomposition --- segmentation --- monitoring of body temperature --- particle filter tracking --- phase aberration --- receive beamforming --- spatial resolution --- sound speed estimation --- Breath analysis --- electronic nose (E-nose) --- Internet-of-Things (IoT) --- RSA --- bio-signal --- TRNG --- data encryption --- IoT --- wireless communication --- interference suppression --- non-contact electrode --- impedance mismatch --- driven-right-leg --- electrocardiogram --- bioelectric acquisition --- doppler velocimetry --- doppler spectrum --- FPGA --- centroid estimation --- neuromodulation --- multi-channel --- stimulation protocol --- analog front-end (AFE) --- electrooculogram (EOG) --- electrooculography --- interference --- noise --- signal acquisition --- electrode array --- functional electrical stimulation --- rehabilitation --- DC offset current --- electrode stimulation --- biphasic signal --- platinum electrode matrix --- elbow soft exoskeleton --- dual motor-tendon actuator --- PI control --- flexion/extension --- pronation/supination --- electronic travel aids --- radar --- electromagnetic --- visual impairment --- blind people --- microwaves --- mobility --- antennas --- infrared and thermal image analysis --- incremental low rank noise reduction --- incremental singular value decomposition --- segmentation --- monitoring of body temperature --- particle filter tracking --- phase aberration --- receive beamforming --- spatial resolution --- sound speed estimation --- Breath analysis --- electronic nose (E-nose) --- Internet-of-Things (IoT) --- RSA --- bio-signal --- TRNG --- data encryption --- IoT --- wireless communication --- interference suppression --- non-contact electrode --- impedance mismatch --- driven-right-leg --- electrocardiogram --- bioelectric acquisition --- doppler velocimetry --- doppler spectrum --- FPGA --- centroid estimation --- neuromodulation --- multi-channel --- stimulation protocol --- analog front-end (AFE) --- electrooculogram (EOG) --- electrooculography --- interference --- noise --- signal acquisition --- electrode array --- functional electrical stimulation --- rehabilitation --- DC offset current --- electrode stimulation --- biphasic signal --- platinum electrode matrix