Organizations place great value on innovation. Yet to achieve innovation—whether via new products, services, or strategies—experimentation is key. Indeed, experimentation is the link between generating new ideas and putting them into practice. On the face of it, this sounds straightforward.... The post Natalie Foley in Conversation with Robyn Massey on The Experimentation Field Book first appeared on Columbia University Press Blog ..read more

Data and analytics have the potential to provide sports organizations with competitive advantages both on and off the field. But how are organizations incorporating analytics into their decision-making process? What challenges do they encounter in the use of analytics, and... The post Benjamin C. Alamar on the second edition of Sports Analytics first appeared on Columbia University Press Blog ..read more

Data science is becoming increasingly prevalent across a variety of industries, yet many businesses lack the tools or understanding to succeed in this evolving landscape. Howard Steven Friedman and Akshay Swaminathan address this situation in Winning with Data Science: A... The post Howard Friedman and Akshay Swaminathan on Winning with Data Science first appeared on Columbia University Press Blog ..read more

Poetry, like alchemy, can promise a material wealth it never quite delivers, transmutation through words, and the power to turn paupers into patrons, but most often promises an alchemy of the soul that strives toward a higher form. Irizelma Robles... The post Roque Raquel Salas Rivera on Translating The Book of Conjurations first appeared on Columbia University Press Blog ..read more

Climate change is one of the largest threats for humanity and has already had a significant impact globally and locally. It is perhaps the most defining issue of our time. It will ultimately test how communities, cities, and countries around... The post A Systems Thinking Approach to Teaching About Climate Change Cassie Xu and Radhika Iyengar first appeared on Columbia University Press Blog ..read more

When author Jean Lin initially approached first-time homeowners of newly built gated communities in Beijing regarding their protests against overflowing landfills and waste incinerator construction plans, she believed that her research should focus on mobilization strategies in an authoritarian context.... The post Jean Yen-chun Lin on A Spark in the Smokestacks first appeared on Columbia University Press Blog ..read more

Activism serves as an essential channel of communication from the public to policy makers, corporations, and other powerful actors. It is precisely because of its essential ro­­le in governance (and even capitalist arrangements, such as so-called voting with your pocketbook)... The post Changing the Media Environment to Protect Climate Activists Adrienne Russell first appeared on Columbia University Press Blog ..read more

The last few decades have been a time of great change for the field of Japanese literary studies. The scope of the category “Japanese literature” is very differently conceptualized than it was just a generation ago; it now embraces a... The post Matthew Fraleigh on The Same Moon Shines on All first appeared on Columbia University Press Blog ..read more

The New City: How to Build Our Urban Sustainable Future is about the urban environment and how to make it a safer place for us to live in and, at the same time, dramatically reduce its effects on rapid climate... The post What’s the Difference Between a Tree and a Building? Sometimes Nothing. Dickson Despommier first appeared on Columbia University Press Blog ..read more

Perhaps the largest body of great poetry in the world as yet undiscovered is the verse composed by Japanese authors not in Japanese, but in literary Chinese (C., wenyan; J., bungen). The phenomenon of great literature written in a language... The post Jonathan Chaves on Yanagawa Seigan first appeared on Columbia University Press Blog ..read more