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Gambling with the Gods: Decision-making in a Turbulent World

Professor Helga Drummond · Gresham College

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About

Many mistakes in business look obvious in hindsight. Yet they usually take us and our organisations by surprise. What explains this paradox? This lecture explores why predictable surprises happen and what individuals and organisations can do to protect themselves from unpleasant surprises. We know a lot about how bad decisions happen. But how we can we make good decisions amidst ambiguity, when everything is uncertain - even uncertainty itself?

Lectures

  1. Predictable Surprises 2014-12-04 · YouTube
  2. The Psychology of Doing Nothing 2015-01-29 · YouTube
  3. "Knee deep in the big muddy": Escalation of Commitment 2015-03-12 · YouTube

Credits and licence

Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Professor Helga Drummond
Year
2014
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Earth and environment, Business and management, Philosophy
Source
Gresham College
Licence
Educational use (Gresham College's terms), as Gresham College states it. Gresham College's terms
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