Bent Flyvbjerg: Why Big Projects Fail and How to Build Like Pixar

The Unmistakable Creative Podcast by Srinivas Rao

Sep 2, 202656:47Society & Culture

Mega-project expert Bent Flyvbjerg breaks down why 99.5% of large projects fail on time and budget, drawing on 25 years of data. He reveals the planning principles that Frank Gehry and Pixar use to deliver world-class re...

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