Meltdown - Why Our Systems Fail and What we can Do About It

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

A groundbreaking exploration of how complexity causes failure in business and life - and how to prevent it.

An accidental overdose in a state-of-the-art hospital. The Post Office software that led to a multimillion-pound lawsuit. The mix-up at the 2017 Oscars Awards ceremony. An overcooked meal on holiday. At first glance, these events have little in common. But surprising new research shows that many modern failures share similar causes.

In Meltdown, world-leading experts in disaster prevention, Chris Clearfield and András Tilcsik, use real-life examples to reveal the errors in thinking, perception, and system design that lie behind both our everyday errors and disasters like the Fukushima nuclear accident. But most crucially, Meltdown is about finding solutions. It reveals why ugly designs make us safer, 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. The result is an eye-opening and empowering book - one that will change the way you see our complex world and your own place within it.

About the author

Chris Clearfield and András Tilcsik

Summary

A ground-breaking big-ideas book exploring failure in business, government, and life - from the winners of the 2015 Financial Times/McKinsey Bracken-Bower prize.

Foreword

A ground-breaking big-ideas book exploring failure in business, government, and life - from the winners of the 2015 Financial Times/McKinsey Bracken-Bower prize.

Product details

• Authors: Chri Clearfield, Chris Clearfield, Andras Tilcsik, András Tilcsik, Andràs Tilcsik
• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 28.02.2019
• EAN: 9781786492265
• ISBN: 978-1-78649-226-5
• No. of pages: 294
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Business; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Decision-Making & Problem Solving, PSYCHOLOGY / Industrial & Organizational Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History, Popular psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Occupational and industrial psychology, Management decision making, History of specific companies / corporate history