Adapt
Learn to thrive in a complex world with 'Adapt' by Tim Harford. Discover bottom-up solutions to global challenges.
| Category | Report |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Abacus |
| Language | English |
| Year | 2012 |
| Format | Paperback |
| Tags | Economics , Problem Solving , Social Science |
Description
Everything we know about solving the world's problems is wrong.Out: Plans, experts and above all, leaders.In: Adapting - improvise rather than plan; fail, learn, and try againIn this groundbreaking new book, Tim Harford shows how the world's most complex and important problems - including terrorism, climate change, poverty, innovation, and the financial crisis - can only be solved from the bottom up by rapid experimenting and adapting.From a spaceport in the Mojave Desert to the street battles of Iraq, from a blazing offshore drilling rig to everyday decisions in our business and personal lives, this is a handbook for surviving - and prospering - in our complex and ever-shifting world.
