A podcast that explores key takeaways and lessons from Flyvbjerg’s and Gardner’s book ‘How Big Things Get Done’.

You should listen to this podcast if you want to gain insights into why big projects often fail and how to make them succeed. The main ideas revolve around understanding biases like the planning fallacy and uniqueness bias, the importance of starting with a clear "Why?", adopting an "outside view" using base rates, and the power of modularity. Key takeaways include the need to think strategically ("right to left"), plan thoroughly while being flexible, learn from experience, and foster a unified and communicative team. The book offers practical heuristics for better project leadership.