uncertainty
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Brain power
How to better deal with uncertainty
Four groups of tools and approaches for dealing with uncertainty, which is often central to change and innovation.
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Brain power
Ignorance: Vocabulary and taxonomy
How can we better understand ignorance? We can consider that ignorance is not simply the absence of knowledge, but is…
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Quality of science and science communication
Researchers more likely to downplay than exaggerate findings
Researchers have developed a tool for both scientists and journalists to use to help them calculate the uncertainty in research…
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Brain power
Uncertainty can diminish our decision making
We tend to deploy one of two strategies when we encounter uncertainty.
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Brain power
The importance of clear communication, even in uncertain times
Five strategies to use to ensure that employees can trust what leaders say.
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Systems & complexity
A quick guide to post-normal science
Post-normal science comes into play for decision-making on policy issues where facts are uncertain, values in dispute, stakes high and…
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Systems & complexity
Considering uncertainty, awareness and ambiguity as a three-dimensional space
The concept of unknown unknowns highlights the importance of introspection in assessing knowledge.
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Systems & complexity
The need for new leadership in this COVID-era
New research suggests that effective leadership in the face of wicked problems calls for a very different set of virtues…
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Systems & complexity
Taking responsibility for complexity (section 3.2): When? Building adaptive and emergent responses
In complex problems, a greater burden of the generation and use of knowledge for implementation needs to be shifted to…
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Brain power
How improv can help us deal with uncertainty
Improvisation is shown to produce benefits beyond every day, routine social interactions.
