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How to use experts -- and when not to

Noreena Hertz · TED

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We make important decisions every day -- and we often rely on experts to help us decide. But, says economist Noreena Hertz, relying too much on experts can be limiting and even dangerous. She calls for us to start democratizing expertise -- to listen not only to "surgeons and CEOs, but also to shop staff."

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDSalon London 2010
Speaker
Noreena Hertz
Year
2010
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Economics, Business and management
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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