A Perfect Mess
The Hidden Benefits of Disorder - How Crammed Closets, Cluttered Offices, and on-the-Fly Planning Make the World a Better Place
Ever since Einstein's study of Brownian Motion, scientists have understood that a little disorder can actually make systems more effective. But most people still shun disorder-or suffer guilt over the mess they can't avoid. No longer! With a spectacular array of true stories and case studies of the hidden benefits of mess, A Perfect Mess overturns the accepted wisdom that tight schedules, organization, neatness, and consistency are the keys to success. Drawing on examples from business, parenting, cooking, the war on terrorism, retail, and even the meteoric career of Arnold Schwarzenegger, coauthors Abrahmson and Freedman demonstrate that mo…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Freedman, David H.
- ISBN: 978-0-7595-1649-6
- EAN: 9780759516496
- Produktnummer: 22801060
- Verlag: Little, Brown and Company
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
- Seitenangabe: 300 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 345 KB
Über den Autor
Eric Abrahamson is a professor of management at Columbia University's School of Business, and author of Change Without Pain. David H. Freedman is the author of three books, and is a business and science journalist who has written for The Atlantic Monthly, Newsweek, and Wired, among others. Abrahamson lives in New York, and Freedman in Massachusetts.
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