The Art of Decision Making : Mirrors of Imagination, Masks of Fate

Science reassures, art disturbs (Proverb) This intriguing exploration of underlying forces in decision making takes as its starting point a wealth of high profile decision disasters. In brilliantly readable analyses, Helga Drummond shows how better awareness of the inherent uncertainties of the decision making process could have made the outcomes very different. Examples showcased include: The Hatfield rail crash The Kursk submarine disaster The Challenger disaster The year 2000 fuel crisis The WWII Dardanelles expedition The Barings Bank collapse The Taurus Stock Exchange Project The Hillsborough tragedy The King's Cross underground fire The Millennium Dome This entertaining yet instructive book offers new insight into the realities of decision making, and shows how you can confront them to improve your prospects of success. In a clear and engaging way, this book presents a holistic insight into the nature of risk and decision making, shedding new light on the reasons why the outcome of so many high profile cases and policy failures could have been different. It explores what the non--scientific disciplines add to onea s understanding of risk and uncertainty. The author shows how better awareness of the inherent uncertainties of the decision making process could have made the outcomes very different. This book offers new insight into the realities of decision making, and shows how you can confront them to improve your prospects of success Helga Drummond. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [287]-297) And Index.