Can I read Meltdown : Why Catastrophic Failure Is All Around Us and What We Can Do About It on EtoBox?

Meltdown : Why Catastrophic Failure Is All Around Us and What We Can Do About It by Chris Clearfield & András Tilcsik is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Meltdown : Why Catastrophic Failure Is All Around Us and What We Can Do About It about?

Winner of the 2019 National Business Book Award A groundbreaking take on how complexity causes failure in all kinds of modern systems—from social media to air travel—this practical and entertaining book reveals how we can prevent meltdowns in business and life . A crash on the Washington, D.C. metro system. An accidental overdose in a state-of-the-art hospital. An overcooked holiday meal. At first glance, these disasters seem to have little in common. But surprising new research shows that all these events—and the myriad failures that dominate headlines every day—share similar causes. By understanding what lies behind these failures, we can design better systems, make our teams more productive, and transform how we make decisions at work and at home. Weaving together cutting-edge social science with riveting stories that take us from the frontlines of the Volkswagen scandal to backstage at the Oscars, and from deep beneath the Gulf of Mexico to the top of Mount Everest, Chris Clearfield and András Tilcsik explain how the increasing complexity of our systems creates conditions ripe for failure and why our brains and teams can't keep up. They highlight the paradox of progress: Though

Author

Chris Clearfield & András Tilcsik

Publisher

Penguin Canada

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9780735233324

Updated

2026-03-24