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List, John A., 1968-
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Scaling (Social sciences)
New products.
Strategic planning.
Entrepreneurship.
Policy sciences.
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List, John A., 1968-
Scaling (Social sciences)
New products.
Strategic planning.
Entrepreneurship.
Policy sciences.
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The
voltage
effect
:
how
to
make
good
ideas
great
and
great
ideas
scale
/ John A. List.
by
List, John A., 1968-
Currency, 2022.
Call #:
330.02 L773v
Subjects
Scaling (Social sciences)
New products.
Strategic planning.
Entrepreneurship.
Policy sciences.
ISBN:
9780593239483 (hc.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
265 p. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-255) and index.
Summary:
"A leading economist answers one of today's trickiest questions: Why do some
great
ideas
make
it big while others fail to take off? "
Scale
" has become a favored buzzword in the startup world. But
scale
isn't just about accumulating more users or capturing more market share. It's about whether an idea that takes hold in a small group can do the same in a much larger one--whether you're growing a small business, rolling out a diversity and inclusion program, or delivering billions of doses of a vaccine. Translating an idea into widespread impact, says University of Chicago economist John A. List, depends on one thing only: whether it can achieve "high
voltage
"-the ability to be replicated at
scale
. In The
Voltage
Effect
, List explains that scalable
ideas
share a common set of attributes, while any number of attributes can doom an unscalable idea. Drawing on his original research, as well as fascinating examples from the realms of business, policymaking, education, and public health, he identifies five measurable vital signs that a scalable idea must possess, and offers proven strategies for avoiding
voltage
drops and engineering
voltage
gains. You'll learn:
how
celebrity chef Jamie Oliver expanded his restaurant empire by focusing on scalable "ingredients" (until it collapsed because talent doesn't
scale
), why the failure to detect false positives early on caused the Reagan-era drug-prevention program to backfire at
scale
,
how
governments could deliver more services to more citizens if they focused on the last dollar spent,
how
one education center leveraged positive spillovers to narrow the achievement gap across the entire community, why the right set of incentives, applied at
scale
, can boost voter turnout, increase clean energy use, encourage patients toconsistently take their prescribed medication, and more. By understanding the science of scaling, we can drive change in our schools, workplaces, communities, and society at large. Because a better world can only be built at
scale
."--From publisher.
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