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Niklas
2018-10-02 09:55

Effective or efficient?

I haven’t understood the difference between effective and efficient. To me they seem to be used interchangeably.

Can someone explain the difference?


Best regards, Niklas 🎈

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Evelina
2018-10-02 10:36
#1

I would say efficient is more related to doing something with optimal ability and where the timing is sufficiently optimised. 

Whereas, effective is more related to doing something productive and successful.

Niklas
2018-10-02 10:55
#2

Okay, that helped a bit. I mostly use efficient. Hopefully that’s what I mean too. ;-)


Best regards, Niklas 🎈

[Joab]
2018-10-02 15:24
#4

Effective: doing the right things (e.g. producing stuff that a market asks for).

Efficient: doing the things right (e.g. produce stuff with a minimum of resource requirements, like time, people, environmental impact etc)

jordan
2018-10-02 22:04
#5

Both #1 and #4 are correct, I'd link effectiveness with how successful something is, and efficiency with how something can be done in the most useful way.

Niklas
2018-10-03 10:58
#6

Thanks, both of you!


Best regards, Niklas 🎈

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Tammie
2018-10-25 22:02
#7

Example; Evelina is very efficient at implementing effective changes in the work place.

Happy creating!

Tammie

Host of Paints and Crafts

Niklas
2018-10-26 14:30
#8

:-) Thanks!


Best regards, Niklas 🎈

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