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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
I skipped the military chapter of this book, but found the other examples of how tightly coupled planning leads to unexpected outcomes to be fascinating. I like Tim Harford, and this book did not disappoint.
This book begins with an unfortunate discussion of how the Americans turning defeat into victory in Iraq. One of the problems with writing about current events. However, I liked the book a lot. I particularly liked the idea of awarding prizes for the discovery of unsolved problems. The abuses of the past with these prizes are being overcome in modern internet companies today. I also liked the discussion of randomistas who use randomized field trials to test foreign aid policies.
This was an interesting read, especially for anyone looking to make a breakthrough in their career, business, or social life. The author goes through a lot of real-world examples of when failure brought about success. He goes back to previous examples a lot so don't skip around the book.
One of the enlightening parts of this book was the way Donald Rumsfeld handled the intelligence he was receiving during the Iraq war. I never knew a lot of that, and it's made me want to know more.
The author takes a lot of views on success coming out of failure, and tries to postulate which direction the success came from - or how we can optimize it so that in our own lives we can get there faster. Sometimes you just have to try something many times before you get one that works - but sometimes there are steps you can take to increase your chance of hitting a peak instead of a valley.
The author speaks of times when success was found from the top-down but the majority of the time, success comes from the bottom up.
There are a lot of examples of failure in this book, and sometimes the spectacular success that comes out of it. All you have to do is take the risk sometimes.
Good book, recommended - a little shorter than I thought it would be - 40% of the book was acknowledgements and notes, but I guess you need good citations.
One of the enlightening parts of this book was the way Donald Rumsfeld handled the intelligence he was receiving during the Iraq war. I never knew a lot of that, and it's made me want to know more.
The author takes a lot of views on success coming out of failure, and tries to postulate which direction the success came from - or how we can optimize it so that in our own lives we can get there faster. Sometimes you just have to try something many times before you get one that works - but sometimes there are steps you can take to increase your chance of hitting a peak instead of a valley.
The author speaks of times when success was found from the top-down but the majority of the time, success comes from the bottom up.
There are a lot of examples of failure in this book, and sometimes the spectacular success that comes out of it. All you have to do is take the risk sometimes.
Good book, recommended - a little shorter than I thought it would be - 40% of the book was acknowledgements and notes, but I guess you need good citations.
En este libro, el autor da su visión sobre los procesos que deben guiar a las empresas y a las personas en un mundo en constante cambio. A lo largo de siete capítulos recorremos las principales normas que según el autor distinguen a las empresas con éxito de las que desapaercen. Por el camino se nos habla de multitud de ejemplos desde la invasión de Irak a los desastres de Chernobyl y la plataforma petrolífera alpha del Golfo de México, Netflix, la aparición del Spitfire durante la IIGM...
El libro es interesante, aunque a veces entre tanta historia entretenida es difícil recordar qué intentaba demostrar el autor. Pero se le perdona porque todo lo que cuenta es interesante.
El libro es interesante, aunque a veces entre tanta historia entretenida es difícil recordar qué intentaba demostrar el autor. Pero se le perdona porque todo lo que cuenta es interesante.
If you have read Tipping point or Freakanomics then you will probably enjoy this
A lucid exploration of innovation in a huge range of settings: business, war, choreography, cobblers (literally, a chain of cobblers shops). I'm not 100% sure the evolutionary metaphor totally maps on to the practices and processes Harford is describing, but the individual points he makes are clear enough.
Harford is always extremely readable, and is pretty much the first writer I've read who's been able to explain something economicy to me. Much less annoying than I imagine things like Freakonomics and Nudge to be (on the admittedly foolish basis of Cameron having read them rather than having read them myself).
Harford is always extremely readable, and is pretty much the first writer I've read who's been able to explain something economicy to me. Much less annoying than I imagine things like Freakonomics and Nudge to be (on the admittedly foolish basis of Cameron having read them rather than having read them myself).
While the premise is not new, the author's selection of business, military and life stories to back his thinking make it a very nice read.
If you have read Tipping point or Freakanomics then you will probably enjoy this