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- Four Workarounds : Strategies from the World's Scrappiest Organizations for Tackling Complex Problems
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- Flatiron Books
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- 2023
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- Hardcover
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- English
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- Genre
- Psychology, Business & Economics
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- Decision-Making & Problem Solving, General
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- 5.9in
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- 12.7 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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"Groundbreaking" --Next Big Idea Club "This book helps us live happier, successful, and more fulfilling lives." --Jenn Lim, CEO and cofounder of Delivering Happiness, and bestselling author of Beyond Happiness We constantly encounter complex problems at home, in our places of work, and in society at large. Even if we had all the time and money in the world, sometimes no good solution can be found. So, what should we do, especially when we can't wait? The answer: a workaround . For ages, global corporations have been lecturing small organizations and not-for-profits on how to get things done. As it turns out, it should have been the other way around. In this groundbreaking book, award-winning researcher Paulo Savaget shows how the most valuable lessons about problem-solving can be learned from the scrappiest groups. Savaget draws most of his examples from small organizations dedicated to social action that have made an art form out of subverting the status quo and have proved themselves adept at achieving massive wins with minimal resources. Through his research, Savaget identified the four workarounds that these groups commonly employ: the piggyback, the loophole, the roundabout, and the next best. With vivid and fascinating examples from his life and travels, he demonstrates how each one works and how to know which one to use when. The Four Workarounds shows how seemingly intractable problems--from public urination to the challenges of delivering lifesaving medicine to remote communities--were addressed using unconventional tactics. Some of the world's biggest and most admired companies are already using Savaget's research to transform the ways they do business. And these same lessons can also revolutionize the ways we approach the challenges we all encounter every day of our lives.
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Flatiron Books
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1250789400
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9781250789402
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24057257416
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Book Title
Four Workarounds : Strategies from the World's Scrappiest Organizations for Tackling Complex Problems
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Decision-Making & Problem Solving, General
Publication Year
2023
Genre
Psychology, Business & Economics
Number of Pages
304 Pages
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Item Length
8.1in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
5.9in
Item Weight
12.7 Oz
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Bf449.S34 2023
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Praise for The Four Workarounds "Paulo Savaget cleverly reveals how you take scrappiness to success: the workaround. In The Four Workarounds, he uses real world examples to show us smart, efficient ways to problem-solve. This book helps us live happier, successful, and more fulfilling lives." --Jenn Lim, CEO and cofounder of Delivering Happiness, and bestselling author of Beyond Happiness "If you are tired of business books about the secrets of Amazon, prepare to be surprised by great ideas that come from the Amazon. Using a rich library of examples, Paulo Savaget shows how "scrappy" organizations tackle seemingly intractable problems, from illegal logging in Brazil to caste discrimination in India to children diarrhea in sub-Saharan Africa. His distillation of their robust, dynamic and creative methods is an original and inspiring read for anyone interested in nontraditional problem-solving approaches." --Olivier Sibony, Professor of Strategy at HEC Paris and New York Times bestselling co-author of Noise "The most effective companies have figured out how to "hack" their own problems and use the four workarounds to bypass obstacles. But these "hacks" are also used by all changemakers. Read this book to discover how to unleash the four workarounds in your organization." --Steve Blank, Adjunct Professor, Stanford University and author of The Four Steps to the Epiphany and The Startup Owners Manual, "Paulo Savaget cleverly reveals how you take scrappiness to success: the workaround. In The Four Workarounds, he uses real world examples to show us smart, efficient ways to problem-solve. This book helps us live happier, successful, and more fulfilling lives." --Jenn Lim, CEO and cofounder of Delivering Happiness, and New York Times bestselling author of Beyond Happiness "If you are tired of business books about the secrets of Amazon, prepare to be surprised by great ideas that come from the Amazon. Using a rich library of examples, Paulo Savaget shows how "scrappy" organizations tackle seemingly intractable problems, from illegal logging in Brazil to caste discrimination in India to children diarrhea in sub-Saharan Africa. His distillation of their robust, dynamic and creative methods is an original and inspiring read for anyone interested in nontraditional problem-solving approaches." --Olivier Sibony, Professor of Strategy at HEC Paris and New York Times bestselling co-author of Noise "The most effective companies have figured out how to "hack" their own problems and use the Four Workaround to bypass obstacles. But these "hacks" are also used by all changemakers. Read this book to discover how to unleash the Four Workarounds in your organization." --Steve Blank, Adjunct Professor, Stanford University and author of The Four Steps to the Epiphany and The Startup Owners Manual, Praise for The Four Workarounds "Groundbreaking" --Next Big Idea Club "As well as telling some entertaining tales of cunning loophole-exploitation and next-best ingenuity, the book also touches on the philosophical." -- Financial Times " A smart guide to finding creative solutions for a variety of difficulties ... clever case studies enlighten, and business readers will appreciate the suggestions on how to make one's workplace "workaround friendly." ... Wise and level-headed, this delivers. " -- Publishers Weekly "Excellent insight into what often holds us back from designing and implementing work-arounds. This creative but pragmatic treatment of complex problem solving will be a breath of fresh air for readers seeking innovative new pathways to workable solutions. Recommended..." -- Booklist "Paulo Savaget cleverly reveals how you take scrappiness to success: the workaround. In The Four Workarounds, he uses real world examples to show us smart, efficient ways to problem-solve. This book helps us live happier, successful, and more fulfilling lives." --Jenn Lim, CEO and cofounder of Delivering Happiness, and bestselling author of Beyond Happiness "If you are tired of business books about the secrets of Amazon, prepare to be surprised by great ideas that come from the Amazon. Using a rich library of examples, Paulo Savaget shows how "scrappy" organizations tackle seemingly intractable problems, from illegal logging in Brazil to caste discrimination in India to children diarrhea in sub-Saharan Africa. His distillation of their robust, dynamic and creative methods is an original and inspiring read for anyone interested in nontraditional problem-solving approaches." --Olivier Sibony, Professor of Strategy at HEC Paris and New York Times bestselling co-author of Noise "The most effective companies have figured out how to "hack" their own problems and use the four workarounds to bypass obstacles. But these "hacks" are also used by all changemakers. Read this book to discover how to unleash the four workarounds in your organization." --Steve Blank, Adjunct Professor, Stanford University and author of The Four Steps to the Epiphany and The Startup Owners Manual, Praise for The Four Workarounds "Groundbreaking" --Next Big Idea Club "As well as telling some entertaining tales of cunning loophole-exploitation and next-best ingenuity, the book also touches on the philosophical." -- Financial Times " A smart guide to finding creative solutions for a variety of difficulties ... clever case studies enlighten, and business readers will appreciate the suggestions on how to make one's workplace "workaround friendly." ... Wise and level-headed, this delivers. " -- Publishers Weekly "Paulo Savaget cleverly reveals how you take scrappiness to success: the workaround. In The Four Workarounds, he uses real world examples to show us smart, efficient ways to problem-solve. This book helps us live happier, successful, and more fulfilling lives." --Jenn Lim, CEO and cofounder of Delivering Happiness, and bestselling author of Beyond Happiness "If you are tired of business books about the secrets of Amazon, prepare to be surprised by great ideas that come from the Amazon. Using a rich library of examples, Paulo Savaget shows how "scrappy" organizations tackle seemingly intractable problems, from illegal logging in Brazil to caste discrimination in India to children diarrhea in sub-Saharan Africa. His distillation of their robust, dynamic and creative methods is an original and inspiring read for anyone interested in nontraditional problem-solving approaches." --Olivier Sibony, Professor of Strategy at HEC Paris and New York Times bestselling co-author of Noise "The most effective companies have figured out how to "hack" their own problems and use the four workarounds to bypass obstacles. But these "hacks" are also used by all changemakers. Read this book to discover how to unleash the four workarounds in your organization." --Steve Blank, Adjunct Professor, Stanford University and author of The Four Steps to the Epiphany and The Startup Owners Manual, Praise for The Four Workarounds "Groundbreaking" --Next Big Idea Club "As well as telling some entertaining tales of cunning loophole-exploitation and next-best ingenuity, the book also touches on the philosophical." -- Financial Times "An extraordinary and iconoclastic study, The Four Workarounds ...should be brought to the attention of every corporate executive, business manager, and entrepreneur with an interest in business decision making and problem solving. Exceptionally well written, organized and presented... Highly recommended for personal, professional, community, corporate, college, and university library Business Management collections and supplemental MBA curriculum studies lists." --Midwest Book Review " A smart guide to finding creative solutions for a variety of difficulties ... clever case studies enlighten, and business readers will appreciate the suggestions on how to make one's workplace "workaround friendly." ... Wise and level-headed, this delivers. " -- Publishers Weekly "Excellent insight into what often holds us back from designing and implementing work-arounds. This creative but pragmatic treatment of complex problem solving will be a breath of fresh air for readers seeking innovative new pathways to workable solutions. Recommended..." -- Booklist "Paulo Savaget cleverly reveals how you take scrappiness to success: the workaround. In The Four Workarounds, he uses real world examples to show us smart, efficient ways to problem-solve. This book helps us live happier, successful, and more fulfilling lives." --Jenn Lim, CEO and cofounder of Delivering Happiness, and bestselling author of Beyond Happiness "If you are tired of business books about the secrets of Amazon, prepare to be surprised by great ideas that come from the Amazon. Using a rich library of examples, Paulo Savaget shows how "scrappy" organizations tackle seemingly intractable problems, from illegal logging in Brazil to caste discrimination in India to children diarrhea in sub-Saharan Africa. His distillation of their robust, dynamic and creative methods is an original and inspiring read for anyone interested in nontraditional problem-solving approaches." --Olivier Sibony, Professor of Strategy at HEC Paris and New York Times bestselling co-author of Noise "The most effective companies have figured out how to "hack" their own problems and use the four workarounds to bypass obstacles. But these "hacks" are also used by all changemakers. Read this book to discover how to unleash the four workarounds in your organization." --Steve Blank, Adjunct Professor, Stanford University and author of The Four Steps to the Epiphany and The Startup Owners Manual, "Paulo Savaget cleverly reveals how you take scrappiness to success: the workaround. In The Four Workarounds, he uses real world examples to show us smart, efficient ways to problem-solve. This book helps us live happier, successful, and more fulfilling lives." --Jenn Lim, CEO and cofounder of Delivering Happiness, and New York Times bestselling author of Beyond Happiness "If you are tired of business books about the secrets of Amazon, prepare to be surprised by great ideas that come from the Amazon. Using a rich library of examples, Paulo Savaget shows how "scrappy" organizations tackle seemingly intractable problems, from illegal logging in Brazil to caste discrimination in India to children diarrhea in sub-Saharan Africa. His distillation of their robust, dynamic and creative methods is an original and inspiring read for anyone interested in nontraditional problem-solving approaches." --Olivier Sibony, Professor of Strategy at HEC Paris and New York Times bestselling co-author of Noise "The most effective companies have figured out how to "hack" their own problems and use the Four Workaround to bypass obstacles. But these "hacks" are also used by all changemakers. Read this book to discover how to unleash the Four Workarounds in your organization." --Steve Blank, Professor at Stanford University and co-author of The Startup Owner's Manual, Praise for The Four Workarounds " A smart guide to finding creative solutions for a variety of difficulties ... clever case studies enlighten, and business readers will appreciate the suggestions on how to make one's workplace "workaround friendly." ... Wise and level-headed, this delivers. " -- Publishers Weekly "Paulo Savaget cleverly reveals how you take scrappiness to success: the workaround. In The Four Workarounds, he uses real world examples to show us smart, efficient ways to problem-solve. This book helps us live happier, successful, and more fulfilling lives." --Jenn Lim, CEO and cofounder of Delivering Happiness, and bestselling author of Beyond Happiness "If you are tired of business books about the secrets of Amazon, prepare to be surprised by great ideas that come from the Amazon. Using a rich library of examples, Paulo Savaget shows how "scrappy" organizations tackle seemingly intractable problems, from illegal logging in Brazil to caste discrimination in India to children diarrhea in sub-Saharan Africa. His distillation of their robust, dynamic and creative methods is an original and inspiring read for anyone interested in nontraditional problem-solving approaches." --Olivier Sibony, Professor of Strategy at HEC Paris and New York Times bestselling co-author of Noise "The most effective companies have figured out how to "hack" their own problems and use the four workarounds to bypass obstacles. But these "hacks" are also used by all changemakers. Read this book to discover how to unleash the four workarounds in your organization." --Steve Blank, Adjunct Professor, Stanford University and author of The Four Steps to the Epiphany and The Startup Owners Manual, Praise for The Four Workarounds "Groundbreaking" --Next Big Idea Club " A smart guide to finding creative solutions for a variety of difficulties ... clever case studies enlighten, and business readers will appreciate the suggestions on how to make one's workplace "workaround friendly." ... Wise and level-headed, this delivers. " -- Publishers Weekly "Paulo Savaget cleverly reveals how you take scrappiness to success: the workaround. In The Four Workarounds, he uses real world examples to show us smart, efficient ways to problem-solve. This book helps us live happier, successful, and more fulfilling lives." --Jenn Lim, CEO and cofounder of Delivering Happiness, and bestselling author of Beyond Happiness "If you are tired of business books about the secrets of Amazon, prepare to be surprised by great ideas that come from the Amazon. Using a rich library of examples, Paulo Savaget shows how "scrappy" organizations tackle seemingly intractable problems, from illegal logging in Brazil to caste discrimination in India to children diarrhea in sub-Saharan Africa. His distillation of their robust, dynamic and creative methods is an original and inspiring read for anyone interested in nontraditional problem-solving approaches." --Olivier Sibony, Professor of Strategy at HEC Paris and New York Times bestselling co-author of Noise "The most effective companies have figured out how to "hack" their own problems and use the four workarounds to bypass obstacles. But these "hacks" are also used by all changemakers. Read this book to discover how to unleash the four workarounds in your organization." --Steve Blank, Adjunct Professor, Stanford University and author of The Four Steps to the Epiphany and The Startup Owners Manual, Praise for The Four Workarounds "Paulo Savaget cleverly reveals how you take scrappiness to success: the workaround. In The Four Workarounds, he uses real world examples to show us smart, efficient ways to problem-solve. This book helps us live happier, successful, and more fulfilling lives." --Jenn Lim, CEO and cofounder of Delivering Happiness, and New York Times bestselling author of Beyond Happiness "If you are tired of business books about the secrets of Amazon, prepare to be surprised by great ideas that come from the Amazon. Using a rich library of examples, Paulo Savaget shows how "scrappy" organizations tackle seemingly intractable problems, from illegal logging in Brazil to caste discrimination in India to children diarrhea in sub-Saharan Africa. His distillation of their robust, dynamic and creative methods is an original and inspiring read for anyone interested in nontraditional problem-solving approaches." --Olivier Sibony, Professor of Strategy at HEC Paris and New York Times bestselling co-author of Noise "The most effective companies have figured out how to "hack" their own problems and use the Four Workaround to bypass obstacles. But these "hacks" are also used by all changemakers. Read this book to discover how to unleash the Four Workarounds in your organization." --Steve Blank, Adjunct Professor, Stanford University and author of The Four Steps to the Epiphany and The Startup Owners Manual
Table of Content
Author's Note Introduction Part I: The Workarounds 1. The Piggyback 2. The Loophole 3. The Roundabout 4. The Next Best Part II: Using Workarounds 5. The Workaround Attitude 6. The Workaround Mindset 7. The Workaround Building Blocks 8. Workarounds in Your Organization Coda: Workarounds Outside of Work Acknowledgments Notes
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2022-031938
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153.43
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