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Books like Simple Rules

Obliquity
by John Kay • 2010
The goals that matter most are best achieved by aiming for something else entirely.
3.62
1k+
📈 Business Strategy🧠 Behavioral Economics🔗 Complexity Theory🌱 Evolutionary Economics🤫 Tacit Knowledge
Obliquity Summary
Obliquity 95%
The goals that matter most are best achieved by aiming for something else entirely.
by John Kay 2010
3.62
1k+ ratings
📈 Business Strategy🧠 Behavioral Economics🔗 Complexity Theory🌱 Evolutionary Economics🤫 Tacit Knowledge
The Science of Successful Organizational Change
by Paul Gibbons • 2015
Half of all change efforts fail. The fix is the behavioral science most leaders overlook.
4.07
45
🔄 Change Management🏃 Agile Organizations🧠 Behavioral Economics🪞 Cognitive Biases🕸️ Complexity Theory
The Science of Successful Organizational Change Summary
The Science of Successful Organizational Change 95%
Half of all change efforts fail. The fix is the behavioral science most leaders overlook.
by Paul Gibbons 2015
4.07
45 ratings
🔄 Change Management🏃 Agile Organizations🧠 Behavioral Economics🪞 Cognitive Biases🕸️ Complexity Theory
100 mental models
by Wisdom Theory
Why a hundred borrowed concepts from physics, economics, and psychology beat expertise alone.
4.00
105
🧠 Mental Models🧩 Cognitive Biases🧭 Decision Frameworks🔄 Systems Thinking📉 Behavioral Economics
100 mental models Summary
100 mental models 95%
Why a hundred borrowed concepts from physics, economics, and psychology beat expertise alone.
by Wisdom Theory
4.00
105 ratings
🧠 Mental Models🧩 Cognitive Biases🧭 Decision Frameworks🔄 Systems Thinking📉 Behavioral Economics
The Power of Noticing
by Max H. Bazerman • 2014
The worst failures were visible beforehand; the missing ingredient was never data but attention.
3.40
437
🧠 Cognitive Biases💰 Behavioral Economics🏢 Organizational Culture⚠️ Risk Management👔 Executive Leadership
The Power of Noticing Summary
The Power of Noticing 95%
The worst failures were visible beforehand; the missing ingredient was never data but attention.
by Max H. Bazerman 2014
3.40
437 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases💰 Behavioral Economics🏢 Organizational Culture⚠️ Risk Management👔 Executive Leadership
The 80/20 Principle and 92 Other Power Laws of Nature
by Richard Koch • 2013
Work less and win more: the 93 laws from nature that multiply your business results.
3.66
524
🏢 Business Strategy📊 Power Laws🔗 Systems Thinking⚔️ Competitive Strategy🧬 Business Evolution
The 80/20 Principle and 92 Other Power Laws of Nature Summary
The 80/20 Principle and 92 Other Power Laws of Nature 95%
Work less and win more: the 93 laws from nature that multiply your business results.
by Richard Koch 2013
3.66
524 ratings
🏢 Business Strategy📊 Power Laws🔗 Systems Thinking⚔️ Competitive Strategy🧬 Business Evolution
Uncharted
by Margaret Heffernan • 2020
Why the best leaders swap predictions for experiments, scenarios, and collective preparation.
3.64
458
📋 Scenario Planning🧪 Experimentation Culture🏛️ Long-Term Thinking🧠 Cognitive Biases👥 Collective Intelligence
Uncharted Summary
Uncharted 95%
Why the best leaders swap predictions for experiments, scenarios, and collective preparation.
by Margaret Heffernan 2020
3.64
458 ratings
📋 Scenario Planning🧪 Experimentation Culture🏛️ Long-Term Thinking🧠 Cognitive Biases👥 Collective Intelligence
The Voltage Effect
by John A. List • 2022
Why ideas win small but fail big: the psychological and economic traps that derail scaling.
3.93
1k+
🧠 Behavioral Economics📈 Organizational Scaling🔍 Cognitive Biases📐 Marginal Thinking🎯 Incentive Design
The Voltage Effect Summary
The Voltage Effect 95%
Why ideas win small but fail big: the psychological and economic traps that derail scaling.
by John A. List 2022
3.93
1k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics📈 Organizational Scaling🔍 Cognitive Biases📐 Marginal Thinking🎯 Incentive Design
Everything is Obvious
by Duncan J. Watts • 2011
Common sense is a reverse-engineered story: it explains the past perfectly and predicts nothing.
3.81
5k+
🌀 Complexity Science🧠 Behavioral Economics🔗 Systems Thinking🔮 Hindsight Bias🐦 Social Emergence
Everything is Obvious Summary
Everything is Obvious 94%
Common sense is a reverse-engineered story: it explains the past perfectly and predicts nothing.
by Duncan J. Watts 2011
3.81
5k+ ratings
🌀 Complexity Science🧠 Behavioral Economics🔗 Systems Thinking🔮 Hindsight Bias🐦 Social Emergence
Never Go With Your Gut
by Gleb Tsipursky • 2019
Your gut is for survival, not strategy. Override the biases that cost 10 percent of revenue.
4.12
259
🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Behavioral Economics💼 Business Decisions📋 Evidence-Based Management🔧 Decision Frameworks
Never Go With Your Gut Summary
Never Go With Your Gut 94%
Your gut is for survival, not strategy. Override the biases that cost 10 percent of revenue.
by Gleb Tsipursky 2019
4.12
259 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Behavioral Economics💼 Business Decisions📋 Evidence-Based Management🔧 Decision Frameworks
FRICTION―The Untapped Force That Can Be Your Most Powerful Advantage
by Roger Dooley • 2019
The hidden force that decides what you buy, what you quit, and what you never start.
4.09
119
🧠 Behavioral Economics🛒 Customer Experience🧱 Habit Design💻 User Experience👆 Nudge Theory
FRICTION―The Untapped Force That Can Be Your Most Powerful Advantage Summary
FRICTION―The Untapped Force That Can Be Your Most Powerful Advantage 94%
The hidden force that decides what you buy, what you quit, and what you never start.
by Roger Dooley 2019
4.09
119 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🛒 Customer Experience🧱 Habit Design💻 User Experience👆 Nudge Theory
Think in Systems
by Zoe McKey • 2019
Why your solutions create new problems, and how to map the connections you're missing.
3.48
252
🧠 Systems Thinking🧩 Mental Models🗺️ Strategic Planning🔄 Organizational Change📐 Systems Theory
Think in Systems Summary
Think in Systems 94%
Why your solutions create new problems, and how to map the connections you're missing.
by Zoe McKey 2019
3.48
252 ratings
🧠 Systems Thinking🧩 Mental Models🗺️ Strategic Planning🔄 Organizational Change📐 Systems Theory
Subtract
by Leidy Klotz • 2021
We add to fix things; subtraction works better. The cognitive bias that hides the shorter path.
3.40
2k+
🧠 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases🔗 Systems Thinking✏️ Design Thinking🧩 Mental Models
Subtract Summary
Subtract 94%
We add to fix things; subtraction works better. The cognitive bias that hides the shorter path.
by Leidy Klotz 2021
3.40
2k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases🔗 Systems Thinking✏️ Design Thinking🧩 Mental Models
Ergodicity
by Luca Dellanna • 2020
Why a bet that works for a hundred people destroys the one who repeats it.
4.05
314
🛡️ Risk Management🧠 Decision Theory🔬 Behavioral Economics🎲 Probability Thinking⏳ Long-Term Thinking
Ergodicity Summary
Ergodicity 94%
Why a bet that works for a hundred people destroys the one who repeats it.
by Luca Dellanna 2020
4.05
314 ratings
🛡️ Risk Management🧠 Decision Theory🔬 Behavioral Economics🎲 Probability Thinking⏳ Long-Term Thinking
Fooled by Randomness
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb • 2001
Ten thousand coin-flippers produce three hundred geniuses. The biographies write themselves.
4.08
72k+
📈 Financial Markets🔬 Behavioral Economics🧠 Cognitive Biases🎲 Risk Management🔍 Decision Quality
Fooled by Randomness Summary
Fooled by Randomness 94%
Ten thousand coin-flippers produce three hundred geniuses. The biographies write themselves.
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2001
4.08
72k+ ratings
📈 Financial Markets🔬 Behavioral Economics🧠 Cognitive Biases🎲 Risk Management🔍 Decision Quality
The Great Mental Models, Volume 3
by Shane Parrish • 2024
Why extra effort eventually backfires, luck isn't random, and one weak link can undo everything.
4.26
195
🧠 Mental Models🔄 Systems Thinking📊 Decision Science🔁 Feedback Loops📈 Compounding
The Great Mental Models, Volume 3 Summary
The Great Mental Models, Volume 3 94%
Why extra effort eventually backfires, luck isn't random, and one weak link can undo everything.
by Shane Parrish 2024
4.26
195 ratings
🧠 Mental Models🔄 Systems Thinking📊 Decision Science🔁 Feedback Loops📈 Compounding
The Art of Problem Solving
by Russell L. Ackoff • 1978
Dead ends are usually self-built. Spotting the walls you didn't know you erected is the art.
3.94
161
🧩 Systems Thinking🏗️ Organizational Design💡 Creative Problem-Solving🧠 Cognitive Constraints✏️ Design Thinking
The Art of Problem Solving Summary
The Art of Problem Solving 94%
Dead ends are usually self-built. Spotting the walls you didn't know you erected is the art.
by Russell L. Ackoff 1978
3.94
161 ratings
🧩 Systems Thinking🏗️ Organizational Design💡 Creative Problem-Solving🧠 Cognitive Constraints✏️ Design Thinking
The Great Mental Models Volume 2
by Shane Parrish • 2019
The best mental tools come from physics, chemistry, and biology, not business books.
4.16
2k+
🧠 Mental Models🔗 Systems Thinking🧬 Evolutionary Psychology💸 Behavioral Economics📈 Business Strategy
The Great Mental Models Volume 2 Summary
The Great Mental Models Volume 2 94%
The best mental tools come from physics, chemistry, and biology, not business books.
by Shane Parrish 2019
4.16
2k+ ratings
🧠 Mental Models🔗 Systems Thinking🧬 Evolutionary Psychology💸 Behavioral Economics📈 Business Strategy
A New Way to Think
by Roger L. Martin • 2022
Eight pieces of management wisdom that hold you back, and what actually works instead.
4.02
580
🏢 Corporate Strategy🏗️ Organizational Design🌱 Organizational Culture🧠 Strategic Thinking🧪 Behavioral Economics
A New Way to Think Summary
A New Way to Think 94%
Eight pieces of management wisdom that hold you back, and what actually works instead.
by Roger L. Martin 2022
4.02
580 ratings
🏢 Corporate Strategy🏗️ Organizational Design🌱 Organizational Culture🧠 Strategic Thinking🧪 Behavioral Economics
Seeing the Forest for the Trees
by Dennis Sherwood • 2002
Stop fixing symptoms. Map your business's hidden loops to find the one change that matters most.
3.80
137
🌳 Systems Thinking🧠 Mental Models🔁 System Dynamics📚 Organizational Learning🛠️ Management Frameworks
Seeing the Forest for the Trees Summary
Seeing the Forest for the Trees 94%
Stop fixing symptoms. Map your business's hidden loops to find the one change that matters most.
by Dennis Sherwood 2002
3.80
137 ratings
🌳 Systems Thinking🧠 Mental Models🔁 System Dynamics📚 Organizational Learning🛠️ Management Frameworks
What's Your Problem?
by Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg • 2020
Your problem-solving instinct is your biggest obstacle. A method for seeing the real problem first.
4.23
669
🖼️ Problem Framing🎨 Design Thinking🧠 Cognitive Biases⚖️ Decision Making🗺️ Mental Models
What's Your Problem? Summary
What's Your Problem? 94%
Your problem-solving instinct is your biggest obstacle. A method for seeing the real problem first.
by Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg 2020
4.23
669 ratings
🖼️ Problem Framing🎨 Design Thinking🧠 Cognitive Biases⚖️ Decision Making🗺️ Mental Models
Leading Successful Change
by Gregory P. Shea • 2020
Stop announcing change. Design an environment where the behaviors you need are the only option.
3.62
121
🔄 Organizational Change🏗️ Organizational Design🎯 Strategy Execution🧩 Systems Thinking🧠 Behavioral Science
Leading Successful Change Summary
Leading Successful Change 94%
Stop announcing change. Design an environment where the behaviors you need are the only option.
by Gregory P. Shea 2020
3.62
121 ratings
🔄 Organizational Change🏗️ Organizational Design🎯 Strategy Execution🧩 Systems Thinking🧠 Behavioral Science
Six Simple Rules
by Yves Morieux • 2014
Half of management time is meetings. Most team effort is wasted. Complexity isn't the culprit.
3.93
583
🏗️ Organizational Design🔄 Systems Thinking🎯 Incentive Design🤝 Cooperation Dynamics⚡ Power Dynamics
Six Simple Rules Summary
Six Simple Rules 94%
Half of management time is meetings. Most team effort is wasted. Complexity isn't the culprit.
by Yves Morieux 2014
3.93
583 ratings
🏗️ Organizational Design🔄 Systems Thinking🎯 Incentive Design🤝 Cooperation Dynamics⚡ Power Dynamics
Surfing the Edge of Chaos
by Richard Tanner Pascale • 2000
Stability kills. The most adaptive companies thrive in a zone just short of chaos.
3.86
136
🔄 Systems Thinking🌀 Complexity Theory🧭 Adaptive Leadership📚 Learning Organizations🌱 Emergence
Surfing the Edge of Chaos Summary
Surfing the Edge of Chaos 94%
Stability kills. The most adaptive companies thrive in a zone just short of chaos.
by Richard Tanner Pascale 2000
3.86
136 ratings
🔄 Systems Thinking🌀 Complexity Theory🧭 Adaptive Leadership📚 Learning Organizations🌱 Emergence
Farsighted
by Steven Johnson • 2018
Why our biggest choices flunk the pro/con list, and what works: mapping, rehearsal, fiction.
3.55
2k+
🧠 Decision Science🗺️ Strategic Planning⏳ Long-Term Thinking🔮 Scenario Planning📊 Behavioral Economics
Farsighted Summary
Farsighted 94%
Why our biggest choices flunk the pro/con list, and what works: mapping, rehearsal, fiction.
by Steven Johnson 2018
3.55
2k+ ratings
🧠 Decision Science🗺️ Strategic Planning⏳ Long-Term Thinking🔮 Scenario Planning📊 Behavioral Economics
The Art of Thinking In Systems
by Steven Schuster • 2018
Why your fixes backfire: the feedback loops, delays, and blind spots hiding in plain sight.
3.16
641
🧩 Systems Thinking🧠 Mental Models🤔 Critical Thinking♟️ Strategic Thinking🗺️ Decision Frameworks
The Art of Thinking In Systems Summary
The Art of Thinking In Systems 94%
Why your fixes backfire: the feedback loops, delays, and blind spots hiding in plain sight.
by Steven Schuster 2018
3.16
641 ratings
🧩 Systems Thinking🧠 Mental Models🤔 Critical Thinking♟️ Strategic Thinking🗺️ Decision Frameworks
The Great Mental Models Volume 3
by Rhiannon Beaubien • 2021
The world runs on feedback loops and bottlenecks you never see. The models that expose them.
4.25
832
🧠 Mental Models🔄 Systems Thinking🛡️ Risk Management⚡ Optimization🎲 Randomness
The Great Mental Models Volume 3 Summary
The Great Mental Models Volume 3 94%
The world runs on feedback loops and bottlenecks you never see. The models that expose them.
by Rhiannon Beaubien 2021
4.25
832 ratings
🧠 Mental Models🔄 Systems Thinking🛡️ Risk Management⚡ Optimization🎲 Randomness
The Art of Critical Decision Making
by Michael A. Roberto • 2009
Data doesn't make decisions. Debate does. The process for designing the right argument in any room.
4.09
573
🧠 Cognitive Biases📉 Behavioral Economics⚔️ Constructive Conflict👥 Team Decision Making🛡️ High Reliability
The Art of Critical Decision Making Summary
The Art of Critical Decision Making 94%
Data doesn't make decisions. Debate does. The process for designing the right argument in any room.
by Michael A. Roberto 2009
4.09
573 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases📉 Behavioral Economics⚔️ Constructive Conflict👥 Team Decision Making🛡️ High Reliability
You're About to Make a Terrible Mistake
by Olivier Sibony • 2019
You can't think your way out of bias. Better decisions need better process, not better people.
4.05
720
🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Behavioral Economics🏗️ Decision Architecture👥 Group Decision-Making🏢 Organizational Behavior
You're About to Make a Terrible Mistake Summary
You're About to Make a Terrible Mistake 94%
You can't think your way out of bias. Better decisions need better process, not better people.
by Olivier Sibony 2019
4.05
720 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Behavioral Economics🏗️ Decision Architecture👥 Group Decision-Making🏢 Organizational Behavior
Smart Choices
by John S. Hammond • 1998
The most expensive mistakes happen before you even name the problem. A method for catching them.
4.02
7k+
🧱 Decision Frameworks📊 Decision Analysis🧠 Cognitive Biases⚠️ Risk Analysis🔍 Problem Solving
Smart Choices Summary
Smart Choices 94%
The most expensive mistakes happen before you even name the problem. A method for catching them.
by John S. Hammond 1998
4.02
7k+ ratings
🧱 Decision Frameworks📊 Decision Analysis🧠 Cognitive Biases⚠️ Risk Analysis🔍 Problem Solving
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