{"title":"Kevin Fong","description":"\u003cp\u003eKevin Fong’s works illuminate the frontiers of science and human exploration with clarity and insight. His writing invites readers to consider the extraordinary challenges and discoveries of space travel through a blend of rigorous research and engaging storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for those fascinated by \u003cem\u003eScience \u0026amp; Nature\u003c\/em\u003e, his books offer thoughtful reflections on our place in the universe and the intricate science that shapes our understanding of the cosmos and the human body in extreme environments.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"minute-six-by-kevin-fong-9781847923691","title":"Minute Six","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMinute Six\u003c\/em\u003e by Kevin Fong offers crucial insights into teamwork, crisis management, and resilience, making it an essential survival guide for an uncertain world. Fong, a doctor and expert in major-incident planning and response, also known as the writer-presenter of the hit podcast \u003cem\u003e13 Minutes to the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e, draws on his extensive experience to share valuable lessons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNo plan survives the first five minutes of contact with reality—so how should we prepare for what follows?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFong has spent his career in high-risk, high-performance teams, flying as a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service doctor, collaborating with NASA's human spaceflight programme, and participating in the UK's frontline response to major incidents and terror attacks. Told through gripping stories of the most challenging, high-pressure emergencies across medicine, aviation, and spaceflight, \u003cem\u003eMinute Six\u003c\/em\u003e delivers crucial, counter-intuitive insights into how the best teams and organisations succeed against the odds, learn from failure, and persevere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to Fong, decisions made in the face of irreducible uncertainty are the ultimate team sport, and their success relies wholly on the wider systems that support them. He reveals the key principles for designing those systems: distributed leadership, deference to expertise, delegation of authority, graceful failure, embracing complexity, and finding the right balance between humans and technology. The ultimate lessons are clear: never lose sight of the humans in the loop, and when managing fast-moving threats amidst the unknown, the edge of chaos is precisely where you need to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlending hard-won expertise with superb storytelling, \u003cem\u003eMinute Six\u003c\/em\u003e is the essential survival guide for an ever-more volatile and uncertain world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47754166927596,"sku":"9781847923691","price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781847923691-minute-six.jpg?v=1781658626"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/kevin-fong.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}