“My own brain is to me the most unaccountable of machinery – always buzzing, humming, soaring roaring diving, and then buried in mud. And why? What’s this passion for?” – Virginia Woolf – Last year the field of neuroscience made...
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A few weeks before the end of 2019 I found myself in line at a ski shop where a customer was getting their boots sized… and also overestimating their ability. It was a classic case of Optimism Bias and I...
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“Adapting is readjusting a failed plan. Planning to adapt is anticipating readjusting a failed plan.” – Patrick Mulloy – How do you win in a complex and uncertain environment? This essential question has preoccupied military planners for centuries and one...
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