N Dietrich Dorner, Robert Kimber, Rita Kimber Paperback 2009-05-21T04:16:05-05:00 <p> our modern world, even though it was appropriate to older, simpler times. Working with imagination and often hilarious computer simulations, Dietrich Dorner provides a compass for intelligent planning and decision-making that can sharpen the skills of managers and policy-makers everywhere.</p><br/><p><b>From the Publisher:</b><br/> Why do we make mistakes? Are there certain errors common to failure, whether in a complex enterprise or daily life? In this truly indispensable book, Dietrich Dorner identifies what he calls the "logic of failure"--certain tendencies in our patterns of thought that, while appropriate to an older, simpler world, prove disastrous for the complex world we live in now. Working with imaginative and often hilarious computer simulations, he analyzes the roots of catastrophe, showing city planners in the very act of creating gridlock and disaster, or public health authorities setting the scene for starvation. The Logic of Failure is a compass for intelligent planning and decision-making that can sharpen the skills of managers, policymakers and everyone involved in the daily challenge of getting from point A to point B.</p><br/> 0.61 1997 Y http://media.800ceoread.com/view/9780201479485/image/coverart REG 0201479486 English N 9.42 No Book 240 1900 active 1996-01-01 1900 Basic Books no Business, Economics, Finance Available 1 9780201479485 2010-02-04T02:30:58-06:00 0.75 6.04