IDM Press Books and Reviews
The Institute’s press (IDM Press) publishes IDM course materials on a print-on-demand basis through LightningSource, TX, and its UK branch near London. All publications are text books. The books initially appear in English, and are then translated into German, French, and Spanish.
The first publication, Otto Laske’s Measuring Hidden Dimensions volume 1 of 2007 (ISBN 0- 9776800-02), has attracted international attention and received many excellent reviews.
- To read the reviews, see Reviews of MHD Volume 1.
- To order the book, go to MHD Book Details & Ordering
- To order the e-book version of Measuring Hidden Dimensions, Vol. 1, see E-Books.
The book is now in the process of being translated in German, French, and Spanish.
Measuring Hidden Dimensions volume 1 explains and teaches in depth the social- emotional perspective assessed through CDF. The book’s title is generic, in that all subsequent volumes carry the same main title, followed by different subtitles.
In 2008, IDM is planning to publish the following volumes:
- a revised and edited version of volume 1, by Helen Titchen, Brussels
- volume 2, a textbook on adult cognitive development, by Otto Laske
- a German translation of volume 1, by Rainer v. Leoprechting, Brussels.
- a French translation of volume 1, by Marie-Garance Leroy, Basel
A third volume of MHD, to be published in 2009, will be a textbook on interpreting output from the Need/Press Questionnaire taught in Program One, Module C, combined with Institute case studies.
The three volumes of Measuring Hidden Dimensions together present a new and comprehensive paradigm of managing human capital. The paradigm is applicable to individuals, teams, and organizational echelons.
Beyond their use as text books, the volumes constitute a broad introduction to a 21st century theory of work and work capability, and to Capability Management.