Meltdown: Why Our Systems Fail and What We Can Do About It

di Chris Clearfield (Autore)

András Tilcsik (Autore)

Atlantic Books, 2019

A Financial Times Business BOOK OF THE YEAR AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE HORIZON POST OFFICE SCANDAL 'Endlessly fascinating, brimming with insight, and more fun than a book about failure has any right to be.' - Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit An accidental overdose in a state-of-the-art hospital. The Starbucks publicity stunt that spectacularly backfired. The mix-up at the 2017 Oscars ceremony. As technology rapidly advances, it brings with it an explosion of complexity that can trip us up. Meltdown uses real-life examples to reveal how errors in thinking, perception, and design lie behind both our everyday mistakes and our most terrifying disasters. It reveals how a five-minute exercise can prevent billion-dollar catastrophes, why teams with fewer experts are better at managing risk, and why diversity is one of our best safeguards against failure. This eye-opening book will change the way you see our complex world - and your place within it. 'Essential reading' Martin Ford, bestselling author of Rise of the Robots

• Autore: Chris Clearfield, András Tilcsik
• Editore: Atlantic Books
• Anno: 2019
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 304 p.
• Dimensioni: 198 x 129 mm
• Peso: 263 gr.
• EAN: 9781786492265

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