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Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park: Deconstructing the Literary Launch of a Franchise – Chapter 3 “The Beach” (Pages 22 – 24)

Posted on November 13, 2023 by flybrand1976

Crichton leads up to the theme park, to Jurassic Park by creating multiple stakes. Here the stakes that he’s establishing is that the dinosaurs will escape. Continue reading →

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Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park: Deconstructing the Literary Launch of a Franchise – Chapter 2 “Puntarenas” (Pages 16 – 21)

Posted on November 1, 2023 by flybrand1976

The Bowmans get their daughter to a hospital where her injuries are treated. The readers know it is dinosaurs, but the characters are shown to be rightfully puzzled by events. Over confidence, a common villain in Crichton novels makes an … Continue reading →

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Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park: Deconstructing the Literary Launch of a Franchise – Chapter 1 “Almost Paradise” (Pages 9 – 14)

Posted on October 2, 2023 by flybrand1976

Crichton leads up to the theme park, to Jurassic Park by creating multiple stakes. Here the stakes that he’s establishing is that the dinosaurs will escape. Continue reading →

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Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park: Deconstructing the Literary Launch of a Franchise – “Prologue: The Bite of the Raptor”

Posted on September 27, 2023 by flybrand1976

How big is the Jurassic Park media franchise? In this chapter a physician has to look up the word ‘raptor’ – something which seems totally implausible 30 years later because this book series so popularized the term. Continue reading →

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Goldratt’s 8 Rules Of Flow

Posted on May 16, 2023 by flybrand1976

Goldratt’s book ‘Rules of Flow’ establishes 8 rules which are illustrated over the course of Marc Wilson’s story arc. Continue reading →

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Goldratt’s Rules of Flow: Page by Page, Chapter by Chapter Review

Posted on April 5, 2023 by flybrand1976

If you’ve read the original The Goal, Rules of Flow is worth reading. If you’re choosing which to read first – I recommend those new to theory of constraints start here. Continue reading →

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Goldratt’s Rules of Flow: Part 3, Chapters 20 – 27 60 Second Video Summary

Posted on April 3, 2023 by flybrand1976

In the final chapter, Marc and his sister are summoned to their parent’s house where Isaac hands the business over to Marc, compliments him for the changes he has created using the Theory of Constraints he’s learned in Professor Silver’s course, and let’s both of them know about his terminal disease. Continue reading →

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Goldratt’s Rules of Flow: Part 3, Chapters 20 – 27, Pages 117 – 171: The End

Posted on April 1, 2023 by flybrand1976

Marc and his sister are summoned to their parent’s house where Isaac hands the business over to Marc, compliments him for the changes he has created using the Theory of Constraints he’s learned in Professor Silver’s course, and let’s both of them know about his terminal disease. Continue reading →

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Goldratt’s Rules of Flow: FIN, Chapter 27 – “The Contingency Plan”

Posted on March 13, 2023 by flybrand1976

Rules of Flow Resolution: Marc learns of his father’s illness and is given the company to run. Continue reading →

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Goldratt’s Rules of Flow: Chapter 26 – “How to Get Started”

Posted on March 12, 2023 by flybrand1976

Silver identifies that the ultimate constraint in an organization is leadership time and their ability to focus attention on the highest value opportunities. Continue reading →

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