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Decision making.
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Johnson, Steven, 1968-
Decision making.
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Farsighted :
how
we
make
the
decisions
that
matter
the
most
/ Steven Johnson.
by
Johnson, Steven, 1968-
Riverhead Books, 2018.
Call #:
153.83 J69f
Subjects
Decision making.
ISBN:
9781594488214 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Far sighted :
how
we
make
the
decisions
that
matter
the
most
How
we
make
the
decisions
that
matter
the
most
Description:
244 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-234) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: Moral algebra -- Mapping -- Predicting -- Deciding -- The global choice -- The personal choice -- Epilogue:
We
might as well get good at it.
Summary:
"The hardest choices are also the
most
consequential. So why do
we
know so little about
how
to get them right? Big, life-altering
decisions
matter
so much more than the
decisions
we
make
every day, and they're also the
most
difficult: where to live, whom to marry, what to believe, whether to start a company,
how
to end a war. There's no one-size-fits-all approach for addressing these kinds of conundrums. Steven Johnson's classic Where Good Ideas Come From inspired creative people all over the world with new ways of thinking about innovation. In Farsighted, he uncovers powerful tools for honing the important skill of complex decision-making. While you can't model a once-in-a-lifetime choice, you can model the deliberative tactics of expert decision-makers. These experts aren't just the master strategists running major companies or negotiating high-level diplomacy. They're the novelists who draw out the complexity of their characters' inner lives, the city officials who secure long-term water supplies, and the scientists who reckon with future challenges
most
of us haven't even imagined. The smartest decision-makers don't go with their guts. Their success relies on having a future-oriented approach and the ability to consider all their options in a creative, productive way. Through compelling stories that reveal surprising insights, Johnson explains
how
we
can
most
effectively approach the choices that can chart the course of a life, an organization, or a civilization. Farsighted will help you imagine your possible futures and appreciate the subtle intelligence of the choices that shaped our broader social history."--Dust jacket.
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