Resilience
Why Things Bounce Back
$51.48
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
9 July 2013
Summary
Discover a powerful new lens for viewing the world with fascinating implications for our companies, economies, societies, and planet as a whole.
What causes one system to break down and another to rebound? Are we merely subject to the whim of forces beyond our control? Or, in the face of constant disruption, can we build better shock absorbers–for ourselves, our communities, our economies, and for the planet as a whole?
Reporting firsthand from the coral reefs of Palau to the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781451683813 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1451683812 |
| Author: | Andrew Zolli, Ann Marie Healy |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 9 July 2013 |
| Weight: | 286g |
| Dimensions: | 21mm x 140mm x 213mm |
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Critics Review
“In an increasingly complex world, we can’t avoid shocks–we can only build better shock absorbers. This is a brilliant exploration of how best to do that, told with compelling examples and stories.” -Chris Anderson, editor in chief of Wired, bestselling author of The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More and Free: The Future of a Radical Price
Andrew Zolli
Andrew Zolli directs the global innovation network PopTech and has served as a fellow of the National Geographic Society. His work and ideas have appeared in a wide array of media outlets, including PBS, The New York Times, National Public Radio, Vanity Fair, Fast Company, and many others. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Ann Marie Healy is a playwright, screenwriter, and journalist. Her work has been produced in the United States as well as internationally, and her plays, essays, and stories have been published through Smith & Kraus, Samuel French, and The Kenyon Review. She lives in the Hudson River Valley.
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