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Science reassures, art disturbs (Proverb) This intriguing exploration of underlying forces in decision making takes as its starting point a wealth of high profile decision disasters. In brilliantly readable analyses, Helga Drummond shows how better awareness of the inherent uncertainties of the decision making process could have made the outcomes very different. Examples showcased include: The Hatfield rail crash The Kursk submarine disaster The Challenger disaster The year 2000 fuel crisis The WWII Dardanelles expedition The Barings Bank collapse The Taurus Stock Exchange Project The Hillsborough tragedy The King's Cross underground fire The Millennium Dome This entertaining yet instructive book offers new insight into the realities of decision making, and shows how you can confront them to improve your prospects of success.
Science reassures, art disturbs (Proverb)This intriguing exploration of underlying forces in decision makingtakes as its starting point a wealth of high profile decisiondisasters. In brilliantly readable analyses, Helga Drummond showshow better awareness of the inherent uncertainties of the decisionmaking process could have made the outcomes very different.Examples showcased include:The Hatfield rail crashThe Kursk submarine disasterThe Challenger disasterThe year 2000 fuel crisisThe WWII Dardanelles expeditionThe Barings Bank collapseThe Taurus Stock Exchange Project The Hillsborough tragedyThe King's Cross underground fireThe Millennium DomeThis entertaining yet instructive book offers new insight into therealities of decision making, and shows how you can confront themto improve your prospects of success.
Acknowledgements.Introduction.The Clock That Struck Thirteen: The Challenge of SenseMaking.The Morning After.The Dark Side of the Moon.Ghosts and Shadows: Reflections on Information and DecisionMaking.Tricks of Mind.The Essential Lie: Exploring the Myth-making Process.High Tides and Green Grass: The Illusion of Control.Tales of the Unexpected: Exploring the Paradox ofConsequence.Riding the Tiger: Escalation in Decision Making.An 'Ace of Success': Knocking at the Door of Fate.The Point of No Return.The Art of Decision Making.Epilogue: A Dancing Star.References.Index.