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The click moment : seizing opportunity in an unpredictable world
Title:
The click moment : seizing opportunity in an unpredictable world
Author:
Johansson, Frans.
ISBN:
9780670922390
Publication Information:
London : Portfolio/Penguin, 2012.
Physical Description:
246 p. : ill. ; 20 cm
Abstract:
"The Click Moment is about two very simple but highly provocative ideas. The first is that success is random-far more random than we would like to believe. The second is that there are a number of specific actions that we, as individuals and organizations, can take to capture this randomness and focus it in our favor. Johansson uses stories of successful people and companies throughout history to illustrate the specific actions we can take to create more click moments, place lots of high-potential bets, open ourselves up to chance encounters, and harness the complex forces of success that follow".

The Moldavian theory of success -- Serena's secret -- The Nokia mystery -- The twilight of logic -- The conspiracy of randomness -- The three random moves of Diane Von Furstenberg -- Click moments -- How to create click moments -- Purposeful bets -- How to place purposeful bets -- Complex forces -- How to harness complex forces.
Subject Term:
Subject:
Success in business.
Summary:
"The Click Moment is about two very simple but highly provocative ideas. The first is that success is random-far more random than we would like to believe. The second is that there are a number of specific actions that we, as individuals and organizations, can take to capture this randomness and focus it in our favor. Johansson uses stories of successful people and companies throughout history to illustrate the specific actions we can take to create more click moments, place lots of high-potential bets, open ourselves up to chance encounters, and harness the complex forces of success that follow".

The Moldavian theory of success -- Serena's secret -- The Nokia mystery -- The twilight of logic -- The conspiracy of randomness -- The three random moves of Diane Von Furstenberg -- Click moments -- How to create click moments -- Purposeful bets -- How to place purposeful bets -- Complex forces -- How to harness complex forces.