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04 — Chaos in Small Doses Principle — Negotiating with Small Bits of Chaos

04 — Chaos in Small Doses Principle — Negotiating with Small Bits of Chaos

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What if the hundred-page contract you just signed to protect your business is the very thing that's going to kill it?

In this episode, we dismantle the illusion of professional predictability and explore a radical principle from Jacopo Romei's Extreme Contracts framework: invite the chaos in — but ruthlessly control the dosage.

You'll discover why knowledge work isn't a Swiss watch but a rainforest, how a "tsunami in a bathtub" can free you from micromanagement and the trap of monolithic contracts, and what happens when a boutique software factory in Northern Italy and a 220-million-euro publisher bet on five-day iterations instead of nine-month roadmaps.

Packed with actionable tactics you can try tomorrow morning — from the try-it iteration to the framing effect — and a closing story about a junk-car rally to Tajikistan that will change how you look at your next Monday morning stress.

Extreme Contracts is a framework for negotiation and collaboration in knowledge work, by Jacopo Romei.

Learn more: extremecontracts.com
About Jacopo: jacoporomei.com

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