The Four Workarounds by Paulo Savaget - ISBN: 9781529346053
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Scrappy solutions for real-world problems: learn the four workarounds.

The Four Workarounds

How the World's Scrappiest Organizations Tackle Complex Problems

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  • Paperback

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    14 May 2024

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Summary

‘A hymn to deviance and “scrappiness” and a rich repository of stories … Entertaining’

‘Original and inspiring’

‘Helps us live happier, successful, and more fulfilling lives’

Real-world problems need real solutions. Often ‘perfect’ isn’t an option, and we need something easy, smart, and quick: we need a workaround.

In this groundbreaking book, Oxford University professor and award-winning researcher Paulo Savaget shows how the most valuable lessons about proble…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781529346053
ISBN-10:1529346053
Author:Paulo Savaget
Publisher:John Murray Press
Imprint:John Murray Publishers Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:14 May 2024
Weight:220g
Dimensions:198mm x 130mm x 28mm
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Critics Review

Savaget cleverly reveals how you take scrappiness to success … 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
An original and inspiring read for anyone interested in non-traditional 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
A smart guide to finding creative solutions for a variety of difficulties … Wise and level-headed, this delivers – Publishers Weekly
A hymn to deviance and “scrappiness” and a rich repository of stories about how to work around rules and norms to solve complex problems … Entertaining – Financial Times

About The Author

Paulo Savaget

Paulo Savaget is Associate Professor at the University of Oxford’s Department of Engineering Science and Said Business School. He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge as a Gates Scholar, and has a background working as a researcher, consultant, and entrepreneur, finding innovative solutions for a more inclusive world. He lives in Oxford.

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