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Adapt : why success always starts with failure / Tim Harford.

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Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Branch	Status	Due Date
155.24 HARF	Adult Non Fiction		Campsie .	. Available .

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ISBN	9781408701539 (pbk.)
Name	Harford, Tim, 1973-
Title	Adapt : why success always starts with failure / Tim Harford.
Published	London : Little, Brown, 2011.
Description	309 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Adapting -- Conflict or : how organizations learn -- Creating new ideas that matter or : variation -- Finding what works for the poor or : selection -- Climate change or : changing the rules for success -- Preventing financial meltdowns or : decoupling -- The adaptive organization -- Adapting and you.
Summary	Deftly weaving together psychology, evolutionary biology, anthropology, physics and economics, along with the compelling story of hard-won lessons learned in the field, Harford makes a passionate case for the importance of adaptive trial-and-error processes in tackling issues such as climate change, poverty and the financial crisis.
Subjects	Failure (Psychology)
Subjects	Success in business
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Failure (Psychology) . Success in business . See Also: Success . Business . Business failures . Creative ability in business . Broader Subject References: Psychology . Authors: Harford, Tim, 1973- .