Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure by Tim Harford Paperback Book

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Rent Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure

Author: Tim Harford

Narrator: Tim Harford

Format: Unabridged-CD, Paperback

Publisher: Highbridge Company

Published: May 2011

Genre: Business & Economics - Decision-making & Problem Solving

Retail Price: $34.95

Discs: 8

Synopsis

When faced with complex problems, we have all become accustomed to looking to our leaders to set out a plan of action, to blaze a path to success.

In this groundbreaking work, Tim Harford shows us a new and inspiring approach to solving the most pressing problems in our lives. Harford argues that today's challenges simply cannot be tackled with ready-made solutions and expert opinions; the world has become far too unpredictable and profoundly complex. Instead, we must adapt. Deftly weaving together psychology, evolutionary biology, anthropology, physics, and economics, along with compelling stories of hard-won lessons learned in the field, Harford makes a passionate case for the importance of adaptive trial-and-error in tackling issues such as climate change, poverty, and the financial crisis.

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