Why So Many Clever Pilot Programs Flunk Out at Scale

Why So Many Clever Pilot Programs Flunk Out at Scale “Small experiments for solving social problems may seem to work, but at least half of them fall apart when they’re expanded to a larger constituency. Costs are the main explanation, although not the only...

Big Think: Three cognitive biases that allow bad ideas to scale

BigThink.com: Three cognitive biases that allow bad ideas to scale   “It took a series of ingenious experiments in the 20th century to uncover some of our biggest cognitive biases. In The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale,...

FT business books: February edition

‘The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great andGreat Ideas Scale’, by John List “If something is worth doing, it is worth doing big. That is the mantra of behavioural economist and author of The Voltage Effect, John List. The innovations that change the...

Why Olympic Bronze Medalists Are Happier Than Silver Medalists

Why Olympic Bronze Medalists Are Happier Than Silver Medalists By John List “With the Beijing Winter Olympics upon us, Team USA has made clear that it is approaching this year’s Games with a special emphasis on the mental health of its athletes. This perhaps...