Tag: Book I read

  • “How to change things when change is hard”

    “How to change things when change is hard”

    Hey Milan, would you recommend any books on deinstitutionalisation, I was asked recently. And sure enough, I shared some reading I find useful and interesting. But I didn’t mention the two books that I consider the most important, and use almost daily in my work. Neither of them is about deinstitutionalisation. But both are. Take…

  • Goodbye Eastern Europe

    Just notes and archives of some books I read and find interesting and relevant. “An intimate history of a divided land.” Surprising, revealing, and ultimately optimistic despite everything read. My book of 2023. “Many peoples, faiths, languages lived together, in a loose symbiosis, strong enough to last for centuries. It was not always peaceful or…

  • The Economics of Belonging

    Just notes and archives of some books I read and find interesting and relevant. “A radical new approach to economic policy that addresses the symptoms and causes of inequality in Western society today.” Absolute must-read for anyone interested in social policy (because that’s my angle). Haven’t read more relevant, coherent, current book on this subject.…

  • It doesn’t have to be crazy at work

    Just notes and archives of some books I read and find interesting and relevant. Book read mostly by people interested in how to run a business, especially one that deals with anything online. It offers valuable lessons on prioritisation, the mantra of “productivity” and of appearing “busy”. But I would like to suggest it can…