Frank Gehry: On Budget and On Time
Dec 14, 2022
In Harvard Business Review, Bent Flyvbjerg and I have More >
Dan Gardner is the New York Times best-selling author of Risk, Future Babble, Superforecasting (co-authored with Philip E. Tetlock), and How Big Things Get Done (co-authored with Bent Flyvbjerg). His books have been published in 26 countries and 20 languages. Prior to becoming an author, Gardner was an award-winning investigative journalist. More >
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The Ottawa LRT Debacle
Mar 13, 2023
(Originally published in the Globe and Mail, February 10, 2023)
Mention Ottawa’s new multibillion-dollar Light Rail Transit (LRT)... More >
My Shiny New Book
Dec 14, 2022
Over at my Substack newsletter, PastPresentFuture, I wrote a piece updating readers on what I'm working on these days. And more important... More >
Frank Gehry: On Budget and On Time
Dec 14, 2022
In Harvard Business Review, Bent Flyvbjerg and I have More >
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How Big Things Get Done
Nothing is more inspiring than a bold vision that becomes a triumphant, new reality. Think of how the Empire State Building went from a sketch to the jewel of New York’s skyline in twenty-one months. But all too often, visions become projects that disappoint. They finish late. They're badly over budget. They don't deliver what they promised.
Why do big projects routinely fail? And why do a rare few succeed? Drawing on the world's largest project database, How Big Things Get Done answers these critical questions.
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