How BIG things get done (and small things too!)
Episode 46 of the The CRAM Podcast ~ Extraordinary Ideas Unleashed podcast, hosted by Mary Ito, titled "How BIG things get done (and small things too!)" was published on April 20, 2023 and runs 51 minutes.
April 20, 2023 ·51m · The CRAM Podcast ~ Extraordinary Ideas Unleashed
Summary
Think about building an airport.. a bridge.. a museum.. even staging the Olympics! Why is it these mega projects often end in failure? Bloated budgets. Massive delays. Unhappy stakeholders. Even doing a home reno often runs into the very same problems. What do all these failures have in common? And is there actually a formula for success? Bent Flyvbjerg, a Danish researcher who studies mega projects around the world thinks there is a way for projects...
Episode Description
Think about building an airport.. a bridge.. a museum.. even staging the Olympics! Why is it these mega projects often end in failure? Bloated budgets. Massive delays. Unhappy stakeholders. Even doing a home reno often runs into the very same problems.
What do all these failures have in common? And is there actually a formula for success?
Bent Flyvbjerg, a Danish researcher who studies mega projects around the world thinks there is a way for projects to come in on budget, on time and on vision. He along with Canadian journalist Dan Gardner have co-authored a new book called “How Big Things Get Done.”
This is one of the most informative books I’ve read this year and I’m really excited to share this interview with you. You will never look at big (or small) projects the same way again!
Info on Guest:
Dan Gardner is a Canadian journalist, Honorary Senior Fellow, Graduate School of Public and Int’l Affairs at the University of Ottawa, and best selling author of four books including his latest with coauthor Bent Flyvbjerg, “How Big Things Get Done.” For more info on Dan including his books and articles, visit his website https://www.dangardner.ca/.
For more info on Bent Flyvbjerg, a Danish economics geographer and professor emeritus with the University of Oxford: https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/about-us/people/bent-flyvbjerg
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