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Upstream Summary & Review: Stop Fighting the Same Fire
Upstream summary: Dan Heath's playbook for solving problems before they happen. Name one repeating fire, put an owner on prevention, and score…
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Dan Heath
"Solve it before it happens"
Dan Heath is an American writer and a senior fellow at Duke University's CASE center. With his brother Chip he wrote Made to Stick, Switch, Decisive, and The Power of Moments. Upstream is his solo book on solving problems before they happen.
1 book·Upstream (solo); co-author of Made to Stick, Switch, Decisive, The Power of Moments
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Walk upstream
Stop living as the hero of a repeating fire. Name the cause, assign an owner, and score the week the emergency does not start.
Notable Quotes
"You can't solve a problem you can't see."— Upstream
Book Author Dan Heath
Upstream Summary & Review: Stop Fighting the Same Fire
Upstream summary: Dan Heath's playbook for solving problems before they happen. Name one repeating fire, put an owner on prevention, and score the quiet week.