{"product_id":"9781529346039-four-workarounds","title":"The Four Workarounds","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow the World's Scrappiest Organizations Tackle Complex Problems\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOxford University professor and award-winning researcher Paulo Savaget reveals the ways that the scrappiest organizations problem solve and how everyone can use the same tools at work and in life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A hymn to deviance and \"scrappiness\" and a rich repository of stories . Entertaining' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Original and inspiring' Olivier Sibony, bestselling co-author of \u003ci\u003eNoise\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Helps us live happier, successful, and more fulfilling lives' Jenn Lim, CEO and co-founder of Delivering Happiness and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBeyond Happiness\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eReal-world problems need real solutions. Often 'perfect' isn't an option, and we need something easy, smart, and quick: we need a workaround.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this groundbreaking book, Oxford University professor and award-winning researcher Paulo Savaget shows how the most valuable lessons about problem-solving can be learned from the scrappiest, poorest groups. Savaget draws examples from organizations dedicated to social action that have made an art form out of subverting the status quo, proving themselves adept at achieving massive wins with minimal resources. They do this by employing four particular workarounds: \u003cb\u003ethe piggyback, the loophole, the roundabout, and the next best. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom remote Zambia to the waves of the North Sea, Brazilian mines to American biohackers, \u003ci\u003eThe Four Workarounds\u003c\/i\u003e shows how seemingly intractable problems have been solved using unconventional tactics. Through these remarkable cases - spanning public urination to the challenges of delivering life-saving medicine to remote communities - we see how some of the world's most admired companies are already using Savaget's research to transform the ways they do business. And they can revolutionize how we approach the real challenges we encounter in our everyday lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40736992624737,"sku":"9781529346039","price":18.61,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27400933.jpg?v=1721741010","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529346039-four-workarounds","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}