📊 Evidence-Based Planning

Applying empirical research and data-driven forecasting to strategic planning, whether in urban development, policy, or organizational management.

How to Read a Paper

by Trisha Greenhalgh • 1999

From p-values to meta-analyses: critical skills to judge a study, no statistics degree required.

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378

🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 🔎 Critical Appraisal 🧪 Study Design 📊 Medical Statistics 🗂️ Systematic Reviews

How to Read a Paper 89%

From p-values to meta-analyses: critical skills to judge a study, no statistics degree required.

by Trisha Greenhalgh 1999

4.02

378 ratings

🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 🔎 Critical Appraisal 🧪 Study Design 📊 Medical Statistics 🗂️ Systematic Reviews

Best Things First

by Bjørn Lomborg • 2023

Saving 4.2 million lives yearly costs $35 billion, if you fund only the most effective policies.

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388

🌍 Development Economics 📊 Benefit-Cost Analysis 🤲 Effective Altruism 📋 Evidence-Based Policy 🎯 Policy Prioritization

Best Things First 88%

Saving 4.2 million lives yearly costs $35 billion, if you fund only the most effective policies.

by Bjørn Lomborg 2023

3.90

388 ratings

🌍 Development Economics 📊 Benefit-Cost Analysis 🤲 Effective Altruism 📋 Evidence-Based Policy 🎯 Policy Prioritization

HBR Guide to Data Analytics Basics for Managers

by Harvard Business Review • 2018

The manager's checklist: what to verify before any number shapes your next decision.

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383

🧱 Data-Driven Management 📖 Data Literacy 🎯 Metric Selection 📊 Data Visualization 🧠 Cognitive Biases

HBR Guide to Data Analytics Basics for Managers Summary

HBR Guide to Data Analytics Basics for Managers 88%

The manager's checklist: what to verify before any number shapes your next decision.

by Harvard Business Review 2018

3.86

383 ratings

🧱 Data-Driven Management 📖 Data Literacy 🎯 Metric Selection 📊 Data Visualization 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Art of the Long View, The

by Peter Schwartz • 1991

Predicting the future is a fool's game. The smart money rehearses it instead.

3.80

924

📋 Strategic Planning 🔮 Scenario Planning 🔭 Futures Thinking 🌫️ Uncertainty Management 📖 Narrative Strategy

Art of the Long View, The 88%

Predicting the future is a fool's game. The smart money rehearses it instead.

by Peter Schwartz 1991

3.80

924 ratings

📋 Strategic Planning 🔮 Scenario Planning 🔭 Futures Thinking 🌫️ Uncertainty Management 📖 Narrative Strategy

Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations

by John M. Bryson • 1988

How public and nonprofit leaders turn mandates and mission into strategy that gets implemented.

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364

🗺️ Strategic Planning 🏛️ Nonprofit Management 📋 Public Administration 🤝 Stakeholder Engagement ⚙️ Strategy Implementation

Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations Summary

Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations 88%

How public and nonprofit leaders turn mandates and mission into strategy that gets implemented.

by John M. Bryson 1988

3.65

364 ratings

🗺️ Strategic Planning 🏛️ Nonprofit Management 📋 Public Administration 🤝 Stakeholder Engagement ⚙️ Strategy Implementation

How to Run A Government

by Michael Barber • 2015

A small delivery team, relentless data, and boring routines: the real engine of government reform.

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402

📋 Policy Implementation 🏛️ Public Sector Reform 📊 Evidence-Based Policy 💰 Public Sector Productivity 🔄 Organizational Routines

How to Run A Government 88%

A small delivery team, relentless data, and boring routines: the real engine of government reform.

by Michael Barber 2015

3.90

402 ratings

📋 Policy Implementation 🏛️ Public Sector Reform 📊 Evidence-Based Policy 💰 Public Sector Productivity 🔄 Organizational Routines

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Making Smart Decisions

by Harvard Business Publishing • 2013

Why annual planning fails: replace it with continuous, issues-focused reviews linked to decisions.

3.74

569

🎯 Strategic Planning 📋 Decision Quality 📊 Evidence-Based Management 🏗️ Strategy Execution 🤝 Cross-Functional Teams

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Making Smart Decisions Summary

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Making Smart Decisions 88%

Why annual planning fails: replace it with continuous, issues-focused reviews linked to decisions.

by Harvard Business Publishing 2013

3.74

569 ratings

🎯 Strategic Planning 📋 Decision Quality 📊 Evidence-Based Management 🏗️ Strategy Execution 🤝 Cross-Functional Teams

Big Data

by Bernard Marr • 2015

Most data projects fail because they start with data, not strategy. Five questions change that.

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416

🎯 Data Strategy 📊 Business Analytics 📈 Performance Metrics 📉 Data Visualization 🔮 Predictive Analytics

Big Data 88%

Most data projects fail because they start with data, not strategy. Five questions change that.

by Bernard Marr 2015

3.59

416 ratings

🎯 Data Strategy 📊 Business Analytics 📈 Performance Metrics 📉 Data Visualization 🔮 Predictive Analytics

Keeping Up with the Quants

by Thomas H. Davenport • 2013

You hired the quants. Now learn the questions that turn their numbers into decisions.

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585

🏢 Data-Driven Management 📊 Business Analytics 🧮 Quantitative Thinking 📖 Data Storytelling 📋 Evidence-Based Management

Keeping Up with the Quants 87%

You hired the quants. Now learn the questions that turn their numbers into decisions.

by Thomas H. Davenport 2013

3.57

585 ratings

🏢 Data-Driven Management 📊 Business Analytics 🧮 Quantitative Thinking 📖 Data Storytelling 📋 Evidence-Based Management

Strategic Foresight

by Sarah Lai Cheah • 2020

An end-to-end system for turning market foresight into products your customers actually want.

🏢 Corporate Strategy ⚙️ Technology Management 🔭 Strategic Foresight 🎯 Scenario Planning 🚀 Commercialization

Strategic Foresight 87%

An end-to-end system for turning market foresight into products your customers actually want.

by Sarah Lai Cheah 2020

🏢 Corporate Strategy ⚙️ Technology Management 🔭 Strategic Foresight 🎯 Scenario Planning 🚀 Commercialization

Rational Choice and Security Studies

by Michael E. Brown • 2000

Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.

3.78

🔒 Security Studies 🧮 Rational Choice ⚔️ Methodology Wars 🔬 Philosophy Of Science 📐 Formal Modeling

Rational Choice and Security Studies Summary

Rational Choice and Security Studies 87%

Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.

by Michael E. Brown 2000

3.78

9 ratings

🔒 Security Studies 🧮 Rational Choice ⚔️ Methodology Wars 🔬 Philosophy Of Science 📐 Formal Modeling

The Signals Are Talking

by Amy Webb • 2016

Trends leave footprints at the fringe. A system for reading the future before it becomes obvious.

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641

🧭 Strategic Foresight 🗺️ Scenario Planning 🔍 Pattern Recognition 🌱 Fringe Innovation 📡 Technology Forecasting

The Signals Are Talking 87%

Trends leave footprints at the fringe. A system for reading the future before it becomes obvious.

by Amy Webb 2016

3.70

641 ratings

🧭 Strategic Foresight 🗺️ Scenario Planning 🔍 Pattern Recognition 🌱 Fringe Innovation 📡 Technology Forecasting

Doing Rapid Qualitative Research

by Cecilia Vindrola-Padros • 2021

Fast enough for policy, deep enough for skeptics: qualitative methods that deliver both.

5.00

🧪 Qualitative Methods ⚡ Rapid Evaluation 📊 Program Evaluation 🔄 Iterative Analysis 👥 Team-Based Research

Doing Rapid Qualitative Research Summary

Doing Rapid Qualitative Research 87%

Fast enough for policy, deep enough for skeptics: qualitative methods that deliver both.

by Cecilia Vindrola-Padros 2021

5.00

1 ratings

🧪 Qualitative Methods ⚡ Rapid Evaluation 📊 Program Evaluation 🔄 Iterative Analysis 👥 Team-Based Research

How to Measure Anything

by Douglas W. Hubbard • 1985

That thing you call immeasurable? Redefine measurement; the toolkit is simpler than anyone admits.

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4k+

🧮 Business Analytics 📊 Decision Analysis 🔢 Statistical Thinking 🎯 Uncertainty Reduction 🔄 Bayesian Reasoning

How to Measure Anything 87%

That thing you call immeasurable? Redefine measurement; the toolkit is simpler than anyone admits.

by Douglas W. Hubbard 1985

3.90

4k+ ratings

🧮 Business Analytics 📊 Decision Analysis 🔢 Statistical Thinking 🎯 Uncertainty Reduction 🔄 Bayesian Reasoning

Science for Life

by Brian Clegg • 2015

Cut through diet myths, brain-training scams, and bad advice with one tool: the scientific method.

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111

🌱 Evidence-Based Living 🥗 Diet Myths 🔍 Everyday Skepticism 🧠 Behavioral Economics 📚 Learning Science

Science for Life 87%

Cut through diet myths, brain-training scams, and bad advice with one tool: the scientific method.

by Brian Clegg 2015

3.43

111 ratings

🌱 Evidence-Based Living 🥗 Diet Myths 🔍 Everyday Skepticism 🧠 Behavioral Economics 📚 Learning Science

Key Performance Indicators For Dummies

by Bernard Marr • 2014

Most companies drown in data. A guide to picking the KPIs your strategy actually needs.

3.91

📏 Performance Measurement 📊 Business Metrics 🧭 Strategic Alignment 📈 Data-Driven Decisions 🖥️ Dashboard Design

Key Performance Indicators For Dummies Summary

Key Performance Indicators For Dummies 87%

Most companies drown in data. A guide to picking the KPIs your strategy actually needs.

by Bernard Marr 2014

3.91

55 ratings

📏 Performance Measurement 📊 Business Metrics 🧭 Strategic Alignment 📈 Data-Driven Decisions 🖥️ Dashboard Design

How Spies Think

by David Omand • 2020

From a former GCHQ chief: how spies structure their thinking to outsmart lies and cognitive traps.

3.62

832

🕵️ Intelligence Analysis 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📢 Disinformation 🌀 Conspiracy Thinking 📈 Bayesian Reasoning

How Spies Think 87%

From a former GCHQ chief: how spies structure their thinking to outsmart lies and cognitive traps.

by David Omand 2020

3.62

832 ratings

🕵️ Intelligence Analysis 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📢 Disinformation 🌀 Conspiracy Thinking 📈 Bayesian Reasoning

Aid on the Edge of Chaos

by Ben Ramalingam • 2013

Aid agencies build blueprints for a clockwork world, but poverty is a tangled, living system.

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153

🏳️ Foreign Aid 🌍 International Development 📉 Aid Effectiveness 🔬 Complexity Theory 🧠 Systems Thinking

Aid on the Edge of Chaos 87%

Aid agencies build blueprints for a clockwork world, but poverty is a tangled, living system.

by Ben Ramalingam 2013

3.89

153 ratings

🏳️ Foreign Aid 🌍 International Development 📉 Aid Effectiveness 🔬 Complexity Theory 🧠 Systems Thinking

Homelessness Is a Housing Problem

by Gregg Colburn • 2022

Homelessness rates don't track mental illness or poverty. They track rent and vacancy rates.

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1k+

� Housing Policy 🏙️ Urban Economics 🏘️ Affordable Housing 🏡 Housing First 🗺️ Urban Planning

Homelessness Is a Housing Problem Summary

Homelessness Is a Housing Problem 87%

Homelessness rates don't track mental illness or poverty. They track rent and vacancy rates.

by Gregg Colburn 2022

4.21

1k+ ratings

� Housing Policy 🏙️ Urban Economics 🏘️ Affordable Housing 🏡 Housing First 🗺️ Urban Planning

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 87%

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

Power to the Public

by Tara Dawson McGuinness • 2021

Government services fail because they skip users. The fix: design with people, real data, iterate.

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320

🏛️ Civic Technology 📜 Government Reform 🧑‍💻 Human-Centered Design 📈 Evidence-Based Policy 💻 Digital Transformation

Power to the Public 87%

Government services fail because they skip users. The fix: design with people, real data, iterate.

by Tara Dawson McGuinness 2021

3.98

320 ratings

🏛️ Civic Technology 📜 Government Reform 🧑‍💻 Human-Centered Design 📈 Evidence-Based Policy 💻 Digital Transformation

How to Make the World Add Up

by Tim Harford • 2020

Bad statistics weaponize your feelings. Ten rules for seeing what the numbers actually say.

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8k+

🧮 Statistical Literacy 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Data Skepticism 💡 Behavioral Economics 💰 Economic Thinking

How to Make the World Add Up 87%

Bad statistics weaponize your feelings. Ten rules for seeing what the numbers actually say.

by Tim Harford 2020

4.12

8k+ ratings

🧮 Statistical Literacy 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Data Skepticism 💡 Behavioral Economics 💰 Economic Thinking

Radical Focus

by Christina Wodtke • 2016

The OKR playbook: one qualitative goal, a few measured results, a weekly cadence that forces focus.

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5k+

🗺️ Strategic Planning 👥 Team Management 📅 Weekly Planning 📏 Measurable Outcomes 🎯 Stretch Goals

Radical Focus 87%

The OKR playbook: one qualitative goal, a few measured results, a weekly cadence that forces focus.

by Christina Wodtke 2016

3.96

5k+ ratings

🗺️ Strategic Planning 👥 Team Management 📅 Weekly Planning 📏 Measurable Outcomes 🎯 Stretch Goals

Epidemiology

by Leon Gordis • 2000

The epidemiologist's method: how to measure disease, design studies, and prove what causes illness.

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516

📊 Epidemiology 🏥 Public Health 📋 Study Design 🔗 Causal Inference 📈 Biostatistics

Epidemiology 87%

The epidemiologist's method: how to measure disease, design studies, and prove what causes illness.

by Leon Gordis 2000

3.86

516 ratings

📊 Epidemiology 🏥 Public Health 📋 Study Design 🔗 Causal Inference 📈 Biostatistics

Forecasting

by Rob J. Hyndman • 2013

Build forecasts that work: test on unseen data, beat simple benchmarks, reconcile every level.

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318

🧮 Time Series Analysis 📈 Business Forecasting 📊 Statistical Modeling 👁 Data Visualization 📦 Demand Planning

Forecasting 87%

Build forecasts that work: test on unseen data, beat simple benchmarks, reconcile every level.

by Rob J. Hyndman 2013

4.39

318 ratings

🧮 Time Series Analysis 📈 Business Forecasting 📊 Statistical Modeling 👁 Data Visualization 📦 Demand Planning

Paid to Think

by David Goldsmith • 2012

The thinking before the doing is your real job. A toolkit for making it your edge.

3.76

159

🏢 Executive Management 🗺️ Strategic Planning ✅ Priority Management 💡 Structured Innovation 🔗 Systems Thinking

Paid to Think 87%

The thinking before the doing is your real job. A toolkit for making it your edge.

by David Goldsmith 2012

3.76

159 ratings

🏢 Executive Management 🗺️ Strategic Planning ✅ Priority Management 💡 Structured Innovation 🔗 Systems Thinking

Seeing Like a State

by James C. Scott • 1998

Why grand state plans fail: the same simplifications that make society governable make it fragile.

4.21

7k+

🏛️ Political Theory 🏗️ State Planning 🌱 Local Knowledge 🚧 Development Critique 🌿 Ecological Thinking

Seeing Like a State 87%

Why grand state plans fail: the same simplifications that make society governable make it fragile.

by James C. Scott 1998

4.21

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Theory 🏗️ State Planning 🌱 Local Knowledge 🚧 Development Critique 🌿 Ecological Thinking

Results

by Charlie Baker • 2022

A governor's playbook for fixing bureaucracy: capable people, honest data, relentless execution.

3.80

🏛️ Public Administration 🔧 Government Reform ⚙️ Execution 📊 Data-Driven Decisions 🚨 Crisis Management

Results 87%

A governor's playbook for fixing bureaucracy: capable people, honest data, relentless execution.

by Charlie Baker 2022

3.80

89 ratings

🏛️ Public Administration 🔧 Government Reform ⚙️ Execution 📊 Data-Driven Decisions 🚨 Crisis Management

Research Methodology

by C.R. Kothari • 1985

The gap between a research question and a publishable finding, bridged step by step.

3.88

306

🧪 Research Methodology 📊 Quantitative Methods 📐 Research Design 🔬 Hypothesis Testing 📈 Multivariate Analysis

Research Methodology 87%

The gap between a research question and a publishable finding, bridged step by step.

by C.R. Kothari 1985

3.88

306 ratings

🧪 Research Methodology 📊 Quantitative Methods 📐 Research Design 🔬 Hypothesis Testing 📈 Multivariate Analysis

The Fifth Risk

by Michael Lewis • 2018

Why a $40,000 health clinic in rural America reveals a government most Americans never see.

4.09

48k+

🔬 Science Policy 🇺🇸 Trump Administration 📊 Open Data 🌀 Risk Management 🌎 Rural America

The Fifth Risk 87%

Why a $40,000 health clinic in rural America reveals a government most Americans never see.

by Michael Lewis 2018

4.09

48k+ ratings

🔬 Science Policy 🇺🇸 Trump Administration 📊 Open Data 🌀 Risk Management 🌎 Rural America

Competing on Analytics

by Thomas H. Davenport • 2007

Why some companies (like Amazon and Capital One) win by making bets on data, not hunches.

3.69

2k+

📊 Analytics Strategy 🔮 Predictive Modeling 📋 Fact-Based Decisions 🧠 Analytics Culture 🗄️ Data Management

Competing on Analytics 87%

Why some companies (like Amazon and Capital One) win by making bets on data, not hunches.

by Thomas H. Davenport 2007

3.69

2k+ ratings

📊 Analytics Strategy 🔮 Predictive Modeling 📋 Fact-Based Decisions 🧠 Analytics Culture 🗄️ Data Management

Streetfight

by Janette Sadik-Khan • 2016

Paint, data, and political nerve: beating the car-first status quo.

4.26

2k+

🛣️ Street Design 🎨 Tactical Urbanism 🌳 Public Space 🚲 Bike Advocacy 🚌 Transit Equity

Streetfight 87%

Paint, data, and political nerve: beating the car-first status quo.

by Janette Sadik-Khan 2016

4.26

2k+ ratings

🛣️ Street Design 🎨 Tactical Urbanism 🌳 Public Space 🚲 Bike Advocacy 🚌 Transit Equity

Maxims for Thinking Analytically

by Dan Levy • 2021

Extreme cases and simple division: Harvard legend's toolkit for sharper thinking amid uncertainty.

3.92

583

🧠 Decision Science 📋 Policy Analysis 🎲 Probabilistic Thinking 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🧩 Mental Models

Maxims for Thinking Analytically Summary

Maxims for Thinking Analytically 87%

Extreme cases and simple division: Harvard legend's toolkit for sharper thinking amid uncertainty.

by Dan Levy 2021

3.92

583 ratings

🧠 Decision Science 📋 Policy Analysis 🎲 Probabilistic Thinking 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🧩 Mental Models

The Signal and the Noise

by Nate Silver • 2012

Why weather forecasters improve while economists flounder, and what that reveals about prediction.

3.97

53k+

🔮 Forecasting Methods 🧩 Bayesian Reasoning 🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚠️ Risk And Uncertainty 🐝 Wisdom Of Crowds

The Signal and the Noise 87%

Why weather forecasters improve while economists flounder, and what that reveals about prediction.

by Nate Silver 2012

3.97

53k+ ratings

🔮 Forecasting Methods 🧩 Bayesian Reasoning 🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚠️ Risk And Uncertainty 🐝 Wisdom Of Crowds

Harvard Business Review on Making Smart Decisions

by Various • 2007

The hidden biases that trip up even the best leaders, and the process that neutralizes them.

3.86

134

🎯 Strategic Decisions 🏛️ Corporate Governance 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🗂️ Decision Frameworks 📊 Evidence-Based Management

Harvard Business Review on Making Smart Decisions Summary

Harvard Business Review on Making Smart Decisions 87%

The hidden biases that trip up even the best leaders, and the process that neutralizes them.

by Various 2007

3.86

134 ratings

🎯 Strategic Decisions 🏛️ Corporate Governance 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🗂️ Decision Frameworks 📊 Evidence-Based Management

Don't Trust Your Gut

by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz • 2022

Intuition fails at love, wealth, and happiness. Here is what millions of data points say instead.

3.79

2k+

🧠 Data-Driven Life 📊 Behavioral Economics 😊 Happiness Research 📈 Big Data Insights 💰 Wealth Building

Don't Trust Your Gut 87%

Intuition fails at love, wealth, and happiness. Here is what millions of data points say instead.

by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz 2022

3.79

2k+ ratings

🧠 Data-Driven Life 📊 Behavioral Economics 😊 Happiness Research 📈 Big Data Insights 💰 Wealth Building

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 87%

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

Lean Analytics

by Alistair Croll • 2013

Pick the right metric, ignore the rest: a stage-by-stage field guide to startup analytics.

4.11

8k+

🚀 Startup Strategy 📊 Business Metrics 🔄 Lean Methodology 📈 Product Analytics 🎯 Data-Driven Decisions

Lean Analytics 87%

Pick the right metric, ignore the rest: a stage-by-stage field guide to startup analytics.

by Alistair Croll 2013

4.11

8k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Strategy 📊 Business Metrics 🔄 Lean Methodology 📈 Product Analytics 🎯 Data-Driven Decisions

Pasteur's Quadrant

by Donald E. Stokes • 1997

The report that sold America on funding pure science: the engine of health, security, and growth.

3.82

150

🧪 Science Policy 💰 Research Funding 🧬 Basic Research 🏛️ Government Science 🧑‍🔬 Scientific Workforce

Pasteur's Quadrant 87%

The report that sold America on funding pure science: the engine of health, security, and growth.

by Donald E. Stokes 1997

3.82

150 ratings

🧪 Science Policy 💰 Research Funding 🧬 Basic Research 🏛️ Government Science 🧑‍🔬 Scientific Workforce

Third Millennium Thinking

by Saul Perlmutter • 2024

Probability over certainty, groups over lone genius: a Nobel physicist's toolkit for clear thinking.

3.66

339

🔬 Scientific Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎲 Probabilistic Thinking 👥 Collective Intelligence 📰 Information Literacy

Third Millennium Thinking 87%

Probability over certainty, groups over lone genius: a Nobel physicist's toolkit for clear thinking.

by Saul Perlmutter 2024

3.66

339 ratings

🔬 Scientific Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎲 Probabilistic Thinking 👥 Collective Intelligence 📰 Information Literacy

The Halo Effect

by Philip M. Rosenzweig • 2007

Celebrated business books share a fatal flaw: they mistake the glow of success for its cause.

3.89

6k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎲 Survivorship Bias 📊 Evidence-Based Management ♟️ Business Strategy 🔍 Causal Inference

The Halo Effect 87%

Celebrated business books share a fatal flaw: they mistake the glow of success for its cause.

by Philip M. Rosenzweig 2007

3.89

6k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎲 Survivorship Bias 📊 Evidence-Based Management ♟️ Business Strategy 🔍 Causal Inference

Weaponized Lies

by Daniel J. Levitin • 2016

A neuroscientist teaches you to see past statistical tricks, misleading graphs, and false expertise.

3.76

5k+

🧠 Critical Thinking 📰 Information Literacy 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🗣️ Logical Fallacies 📊 Bayesian Reasoning

Weaponized Lies 87%

A neuroscientist teaches you to see past statistical tricks, misleading graphs, and false expertise.

by Daniel J. Levitin 2016

3.76

5k+ ratings

🧠 Critical Thinking 📰 Information Literacy 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🗣️ Logical Fallacies 📊 Bayesian Reasoning

How to Read Numbers

by Tom Chivers • 2021

Missing denominators, tiny samples, and the WWII plane error that bends every news stat.

4.32

478

📊 Statistical Literacy 📰 Media Skepticism ⚠️ Risk Literacy 🧩 Causal Reasoning 🧠 Cognitive Biases

How to Read Numbers 87%

Missing denominators, tiny samples, and the WWII plane error that bends every news stat.

by Tom Chivers 2021

4.32

478 ratings

📊 Statistical Literacy 📰 Media Skepticism ⚠️ Risk Literacy 🧩 Causal Reasoning 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Radical Uncertainty

by Mervyn A. King • 2020

When the future is genuinely unknowable, stories guide us better than probability ever could.

3.86

1k+

📘 Knightian Uncertainty 📖 Narrative Reasoning 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🗺️ Scenario Planning 🐝 Collective Intelligence

Radical Uncertainty 87%

When the future is genuinely unknowable, stories guide us better than probability ever could.

by Mervyn A. King 2020

3.86

1k+ ratings

📘 Knightian Uncertainty 📖 Narrative Reasoning 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🗺️ Scenario Planning 🐝 Collective Intelligence

Sexy Little Numbers

by Dimitri Maex • 2012

Your database hides your most profitable customers. A data-driven method for finding them.

3.80

235

🎯 Data-Driven Marketing 📊 Customer Analytics 💰 Marketing Roi 🧩 Customer Segmentation 🧪 A/B Testing

Sexy Little Numbers 87%

Your database hides your most profitable customers. A data-driven method for finding them.

by Dimitri Maex 2012

3.80

235 ratings

🎯 Data-Driven Marketing 📊 Customer Analytics 💰 Marketing Roi 🧩 Customer Segmentation 🧪 A/B Testing

Transformative Scenario Planning

by Adam Kahane • 2012

Stuck on a big, complex problem? Stop pushing. Start transforming the whole system, together.

4.03

134

🧭 Scenario Planning 🧠 Systems Thinking 🤝 Collaborative Strategy 💬 Dialogue And Deliberation 🧗 Adaptive Leadership

Transformative Scenario Planning Summary

Transformative Scenario Planning 87%

Stuck on a big, complex problem? Stop pushing. Start transforming the whole system, together.

by Adam Kahane 2012

4.03

134 ratings

🧭 Scenario Planning 🧠 Systems Thinking 🤝 Collaborative Strategy 💬 Dialogue And Deliberation 🧗 Adaptive Leadership

Where Research Begins

by Thomas S. Mullaney • 2022

Most research guides skip the hardest part: figuring out what problem is yours to solve.

3.86

157

🧪 Research Methods ✍️ Academic Writing 🎓 Graduate Students 🪞 Reflective Practice 📐 Research Design

Where Research Begins 87%

Most research guides skip the hardest part: figuring out what problem is yours to solve.

by Thomas S. Mullaney 2022

3.86

157 ratings

🧪 Research Methods ✍️ Academic Writing 🎓 Graduate Students 🪞 Reflective Practice 📐 Research Design

The Death and Life of Great American Cities

by Jane Jacobs • 1961

Slums with low crime and safe sidewalks: the invisible logic cities follow when planners look away.

4.29

20k+

🏙️ Urban Planning 🏚️ Urban Renewal 🚶 Street Life 🌆 New Urbanism 🏘️ Urban Density

The Death and Life of Great American Cities Summary

The Death and Life of Great American Cities 87%

Slums with low crime and safe sidewalks: the invisible logic cities follow when planners look away.

by Jane Jacobs 1961

4.29

20k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Planning 🏚️ Urban Renewal 🚶 Street Life 🌆 New Urbanism 🏘️ Urban Density

How Economics Can Save the World

by Erik Angner • 2023

Economics isn't just about money; it's a proven toolkit for poverty, climate, and your wellbeing.

3.61

288

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🧩 Cognitive Biases 👶 Evidence-Based Parenting 💰 Cash Transfers 🌍 Carbon Pricing

How Economics Can Save the World Summary

How Economics Can Save the World 87%

Economics isn't just about money; it's a proven toolkit for poverty, climate, and your wellbeing.

by Erik Angner 2023

3.61

288 ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🧩 Cognitive Biases 👶 Evidence-Based Parenting 💰 Cash Transfers 🌍 Carbon Pricing

Designing a Successful KM Strategy

by Stephanie Barnes • 2014

Most KM strategies collect dust. The playbook for making one leadership champions, not shelves.

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🧠 Knowledge Management 🏢 Organizational Development 🗺️ Strategy Design 🔄 Change Management 🏛️ Organizational Culture

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Most KM strategies collect dust. The playbook for making one leadership champions, not shelves.

by Stephanie Barnes 2014

4.10

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🧠 Knowledge Management 🏢 Organizational Development 🗺️ Strategy Design 🔄 Change Management 🏛️ Organizational Culture

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