What will you learn from this book
Take-Aways
• Ideas spread in the same manner as diseases do.
• Epidemics are created when a few critical people have been reached.
• Even small changes can create big impact if the context is conducive.
• Merely getting the message to people doesn’t guarantee that it will cause an epidemic.
• The message itself needs to stay with people long after the influence of the messengers is gone.
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0349114463 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0349114460 |
| No of pages | 279 |
| Font Size | Medium |
| Book Publisher | Abacus |
| Published Date | 01 May 2001 |
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