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Mentioned in 7 episodes

Adapt

Why Success Always Starts with Failure
Book • 2012
In 'Adapt', Tim Harford argues that success in solving complex problems, such as climate change, poverty, and financial crises, comes from adaptive trial and error rather than top-down planning.

Drawing from psychology, evolutionary biology, anthropology, physics, and economics, Harford shows how improvisation, working from the bottom up, and taking small steps can lead to innovation and success.

The book highlights the importance of feedback, learning from mistakes, and the need for organizations and individuals to embrace a culture of experimentation and adaptation.

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Mentioned in 7 episodes

Mentioned by
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Tim Harford
, who draws a lesson in it about the importance of trial and error.
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An Economics Lesson from a Talking Pencil (Update)
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Tim Harford
when discussing his books.
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Do we need to change our minds about index funds?
Mentioned by Mia Sorrenti as one of
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Tim Harford
's books.
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The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook, with Tim Harford, Part One
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Tim Harford
as a book expanding on ideas from the podcast episode.
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La La Land: Galileo's Warning
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Jessica Lahey
as a book that explores how businesses and individuals can learn from failures and adapt to change.
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Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Jessica Lahey Talk Parenting, the Process of Writing, and How to Fail Gracefully
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Tim Harford
as a book where he expands on some of the ideas in this episode.
La La Land: Galileo’s Warning (Classic)
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Tim Harford
as his own book about the importance of learning from failure.
Bless the Coal-black Hearts of the Broadway Critics
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Tim Harford
at the end of his podcast as a book expanding on the ideas discussed in the episode.
Cautionary Tales
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Tim Harford
in relation to his interest in feedback and its rarity.
Tim Harford on Persuasion and Popular Economics
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Steve Glaveski
as one of
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Tim Harford
's previous books.
Episode #104: The Undercover Economist, Tim Harford, talks Messy (part 1)
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Tim Harford
as another book he wrote, discussing adaptation and error processes in economies.
The Undercover Economist Strikes Back: How to Run — or Ruin — an Economy

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