A Perfect Mess : the hidden benefits of disorder:how crammed closets, clutterd offices, and on-the-fly planning make the world a better place

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: ABRAHAMSON
Other Authors: Freedman
Format: Book
Published: New York : Little, Brown & Co , 2006
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300 |a 327p., ;   |c 21cm. 
504 0 0 |a With a spectacular array of true stories and case studies of the hidden benefits of mess, A Perfect Mess overturns the accepted wisdom that tight schedules, organization, neatness, and consistency are the keys to success. The authors demonstrate that moderately messy systems use resources more effeciently, yield better solutions, and are harder to break than neat ones. Applying this idea on scales both large (government, society) and small (desktops, garages), A Perfect Mess uncovers all the ways messiness can trump neatness, and will help you assess the right amount of disorder for any system. Whether it's your company's management plan or your hallway closet that bedevils you, this book will show you why to say yes to mess. 
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