Adapt: ​​the power of improvisation

People have a strong urge to make the world manageable and to banish uncertainty. This leads to rigid organizations and planning, and a blind spot for chance opportunities and solutions. But our environment is only becoming more unpredictable. In Adapt, Tim Harford shows how we can better tackle the most complex problems in the world, climate change, poverty, the financial crisis, innovation, through trial and error. We must experiment, make mistakes and learn from them, and constantly adapt to new situations. Harford teaches us the power of improvisation through a series of inspiring examples, including the American war in Iraq, the Indian microcredits of Muhammad Yunus, effective development aid, the skunk works of Cisco and Lockheed, and the repair of exploded oil platforms and nuclear reactors. Adapt is a groundbreaking survival manual for our complex and ever-changing world.