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Prof. Bent Flyvbjerg “How Big Things (Should) Get Done”
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Prof. Bent Flyvbjerg “How Big Things (Should) Get Done”



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  • Analytical
  • Overview
  • Engaging

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In this episode of Cleaning Up, host Michael Liebreich interviews the Danish economic geographer Bent Flyvbjerg on the implications of the net-zero transition of Flyvbjerg’s research into megaproject management. Their conversation covers the challenges of managing large, complex projects, heuristics for reducing risk, and insights into the plausibility of specific renewable energy technologies.

Take-Aways

  • Large projects go over budget and over schedule approximately 90% of the time.
  • The root causes of poor project outcomes lie in psychology and power dynamics.
  • Heuristics can help project managers reduce risks.

About the Speaker

Bent Flyvbjerg, a Danish economic geographer, is the author of numerous volumes on megaproject management, including How Big Things Get Done. Michael Liebreich has served for decades in the area of energy and climate finance as venture capitalist, entrepreneur and executive.


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