Adapt : why success always starts with failure /

Outlines a counterintuitive approach to changing the world by assessing its failures, drawing on myriad disciplines to argue that complex challenges must be met through adaptive trial-and-error practices that do not depend on expert opinions or ready-made solutions.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harford, Tim, 1973-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
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Summary:Outlines a counterintuitive approach to changing the world by assessing its failures, drawing on myriad disciplines to argue that complex challenges must be met through adaptive trial-and-error practices that do not depend on expert opinions or ready-made solutions.
Physical Description:309 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780374100964 (hbk.)
0374100969 (hbk.)