Book Description A groundbreaking book that sheds new light on ideas of order - and shows how disorder and mess make our world a better place! Ever since Einstein's study of Brownian Motion, scientists have understood that a little disorder can actually make systems more effective. But most people still shun disorder - or suffer guilt over the mess they can't avoid. No long...(展开全部)

John Law argues that methods don't just describe social realities but are also involved in creating them. The implications of this argument are highly significant. If this is the case, methods are always political, and it raises the question of what kinds of social realities we want to create. Most current methods look for clarity and precision. It is usually said that only poo...(展开全部)

John Law argues that methods don't just describe social realities but are also involved in creating them. The implications of this argument are highly significant. If this is the case, methods are always political, and it raises the question of what kinds of social realities we want to create. Most current methods look for clarity and precision. It is usually said that only poo...(展开全部)

愛因斯坦的書桌是有名的亂，為此他有所辯護：「如果一張雜亂的書桌代表的是一顆混亂的腦袋，那麼請問，一張空無一物的書桌又代表什麼？」事實上，雜亂通常代表創意取向，一張混亂的案頭往往隱藏著有效而直觀的歸檔系統。一分針對芝加哥大學六位學者──包括一位諾貝爾獎得主及兩位麥克阿瑟天才獎得主──的研究顯示，這六位學者唯一的共通之處就是他們雜亂到不行的研究室。這本書要強調的是：一點點的脫序或混亂可以讓既有系統更加行之有效。任何組織或個人只有在完美融合了混亂與秩序後才會有最好的表現。《亂好》檢視了企業、父母教養、烹飪、反恐戰爭、零售業……等方方面面，勾畫出只要選對合適的混亂層級與類型，反將獲致其潛在的優勢。追求絕對秩序既已不可能，不如放點水，用更寬容的心去看待那種種太被苛責的事：從政府運作、社會演進，到個人修為。亂，有何不可？怎麼亂才好？

愛因斯坦的書桌是有名的亂，為此他有所辯護：「如果一張雜亂的書桌代表的是一顆混亂的腦袋，那麼請問，一張空無一物的書桌又代表什麼？」事實上，雜亂通常代表創意取向，一張混亂的案頭往往隱藏著有效而直觀的歸檔系統。一分針對芝加哥大學六位學者──包括一位諾貝爾獎得主及兩位麥克阿瑟天才獎得主──的研究顯示，這六位學者唯一的共通之處就是他們雜亂到不行的研究室。這本書要強調的是：一點點的脫序或混亂可以讓既有系統更加行之有效。任何組織或個人只有在完美融合了混亂與秩序後才會有最好的表現。《亂好》檢視了企業、父母教養、烹飪、反恐戰爭、零售業……等方方面面，勾畫出只要選對合適的混亂層級與類型，反將獲致其潛在的優勢。追求絕對秩序既已不可能，不如放點水，用更寬容的心去看待那種種太被苛責的事：從政府運作、社會演進，到個人修為。亂，有何不可？怎麼亂才好？

"An engaging polemic against the neat-police who hold so much sway over our lives." -The Wall Street Journal Enthusiastically embraced by readers everywhere, this groundbreaking book is an antidote to the accepted wisdom that tight schedules, neatness, and consistency are the keys to success. With an astounding array of anecdotes and case studies of the useful role mess can...(展开全部)

Like Freakonomics, here is a book that combines counterintuitive thinking with stories from everyday life to provide a striking new view of how our world works. Ever since Einstein's study of Brownian Motion, scientists have understood that a little disorder actually makes systems more effective. But most people still shun disorder--or suffer guilt over the mess they can't avoi...(展开全部)