The logic of failure
Subtitle: recognizing and avoiding error in complex situations
By: Dietrich Dorner ; [translated by Rita and Robert Kimber].
Publisher: Perseus Books; Addison-Wesley Pub.
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Reading, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
Subjects: Decision making; Problem solving; Planning -- Psychological aspects
Work titles: Logik des Misslingens.
Description: 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 Dörner 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. -- Publisher description.
Notes: Originally published: New York : Metropolitan Books, 1996.

"A Merloyd Lawrence book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-209) and index.