

#3756
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.
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.
Mentioned by
Mentioned in 7 episodes
Mentioned by 

, who draws a lesson in it about the importance of trial and error.


Tim Harford

106 snips
An Economics Lesson from a Talking Pencil (Update)
Mentioned by 

when discussing his books.


Tim Harford

33 snips
Do we need to change our minds about index funds?
Mentioned by Mia Sorrenti as one of 

's books.


Tim Harford

30 snips
The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook, with Tim Harford, Part One
Mentioned by 

as a book expanding on ideas from the podcast episode.


Tim Harford

20 snips
La La Land: Galileo's Warning
Mentioned by 

as a book that explores how businesses and individuals can learn from failures and adapt to change.


Jessica Lahey

12 snips
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Jessica Lahey Talk Parenting, the Process of Writing, and How to Fail Gracefully
Mentioned by 

as a book where he expands on some of the ideas in this episode.


Tim Harford

La La Land: Galileo’s Warning (Classic)
Mentioned by 

as his own book about the importance of learning from failure.


Tim Harford

Bless the Coal-black Hearts of the Broadway Critics
Mentioned by 

at the end of his podcast as a book expanding on the ideas discussed in the episode.


Tim Harford

Cautionary Tales
Mentioned by 

in relation to his interest in feedback and its rarity.


Tim Harford

Tim Harford on Persuasion and Popular Economics
Mentioned by 

as one of 

's previous books.


Steve Glaveski


Tim Harford

Episode #104: The Undercover Economist, Tim Harford, talks Messy (part 1)
Mentioned by 

as another book he wrote, discussing adaptation and error processes in economies.


Tim Harford

The Undercover Economist Strikes Back: How to Run — or Ruin — an Economy