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Adáptate (2011)

by Tim Harford(Favorite Author)

3.86 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

8499980096 (ISBN13: 9788499980096)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Temas de hoy

review 1: Fantastic synthesis of numerous ideas from different fields - complexity theory, travels thru solution space via evolution complete with small forays and huge leaps, Christensen's disruptive innovation, James Reason's work on human error, Thaler's Nudge. Includes numerous practical examples - development of the Spitfire, strategy in Iraq, etc. Basic idea is that experiments ending in failure serve as informative events - the one missing piece is Shannon's theory.
review 2: This book is perhaps somewhat mis-titled. While adaptation and failure are important to the story, it's really about Complexity. Solving real-world problems is hard because the world is so hopelessly complex. Tim Harford explores some of the most famous complex problems in recent times: ins... moreurgencies in Iraq, the financial crisis, the BP oil spill, and gets to the heart of what went wrong (and, occasionally, who got it right). Tim Harford got his start writing the Undercover Economist books, which are very good, but have an obvious focus: economics. Adapt is his first book to depart completely from his field of expertise. He succeeds admirably. Harford avoids the impulse to write yet another Big Idea book. He avoids drawing overly simple conclusions from snappy anecdotes. The problems he is outlining are complicated, and often there AREN'T simple solutions. But Harford is optimistic that there ARE solutions, and some of his optimism rubbed off on me.For that I thank him. less

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star101

Like every other book by Harford, Adapt is a highly cherry-picked assembly of anecdotes around a central theme. It's interesting, but not without flaws; he contradicts himself more than once, and his foray into the problems of complexity lead him away from the main idea for a few chapters in the middle. The last chapter contains a lot that's almost verbatim repetition. At times the content seems a little obvious: I do wonder how much has been simplified so that the likes of me can understand it.

balletsnoopy

Fantastic synthesis of numerous ideas from different fields - complexity theory, travels thru solution space via evolution complete with small forays and huge leaps, Christensen's disruptive innovation, James Reason's work on human error, Thaler's Nudge. Includes numerous practical examples - development of the Spitfire, strategy in Iraq, etc. Basic idea is that experiments ending in failure serve as informative events - the one missing piece is Shannon's theory.

roboticerror

Good. Another one on the resiliance theme.

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