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Adapt

Why Success Always Starts with Failure

Tim Harford
FSG, 2011

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7

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Recommendation

No single, simple solution can solve the complex problems of today’s almost inconceivably complicated, interconnected world. Economist Tim Harford understands that evolution – gradual adaptive change – breeds far more success than revolution. In this thought-provoking book, Harford draws examples from multiple disciplines, illuminates the gap between how things work and how people think they work, and maintains reader interest with his entertaining style. getAbstract recommends Harford’s tactics for dealing with complexity to anyone who wants to think more clearly, assess policies or plan for the future.

Take-Aways

  • Every product, business or practice generates its own complex processes.
  • Greatness doesn’t last. The only constant is change, so survival requires adjusting to evolving circumstances.
  • Businesses walk a tightrope between being able to enact change rapidly, and trying to digest and consider deviations from normal routines.

About the Author

Tim Harford is the author of The Undercover Economist.

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