When “Efficiency” Backfires — in Biotech and in Life

A recent small power outage in Spain and Portugal created unexpected anxiety. Supermarkets couldn’t process card payments — no electricity.

Luckily, I had cash.

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How many times have you been late to a meeting…

Not because you left late, but because something unexpected happened?

• The train was delayed.
• The bus was full.
• You missed your connection.

Or maybe you carefully calculated the cost of renovating your patio… but halfway through, the costs doubled.

Or you raised €30M to run a Phase 3 trial, expecting it to last two years… but now you’re short of funds because something changed along the way.

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What’s the common thread?

We plan as if everything will go right.
But the world doesn’t work that way.

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The real question

So — how do you build systems that can absorb shocks?

I explore that in this short video.

Thanks for watching! 👋