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We Don't Have to Be This Bad at Improving Society
Key takeaways
- I recently became very curious about the concept of decision risk.
- I’m currently reading Entreprenørstaten — The Entrepreneurial State in English — by Sigge Winther Nielsen.
- I’ve seen countless examples of the same thing in the private sector.
I recently became very curious about the concept of decision risk.
I’m currently reading Entreprenørstaten — The Entrepreneurial State in English — by Sigge Winther Nielsen. It explores the remarkably poor track record of major political reforms in Danish politics. Time and again, large initiatives end up going terribly wrong.
I’ve seen countless examples of the same thing in the private sector. Product teams build at full speed, only to create something that nobody wants to buy or use. It ends up being a total waste of time and money.
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