A few words from the father of system dynamics on organizational decision making, human frailty and the reasons that managers trying to solve problems so often just make them worse. Free to subscribers
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An Interview with Jay Forrester
To understand the financial crisis, view it as a systems accident. Free to subscribers
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By Peter Cebon
In his book Remix, Stanford”s Lawrence Lessig argues for a new approach. Free to subscribers
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What really precipitated the global financial crisis? Free to subscribers
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By Simon Johnson
It”s time to bring morality back into finance – and time for business leaders to take risk seriously. Free to subscribers
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By Didier Cossin
Companies now have unprecedented access to data and sophisticated technology that can inform decisions as never before. How successful are they at helping forecast what customers want to watch, listen to and buy?
By Thomas H. Davenport and Jeanne G. Harris
Assessment tools for better-informing decisions have proliferated. Here’s an insider’s guide to prediction and recommendation techniques and technologies. Free to subscribers
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By Thomas H. Davenport and Jeanne G. Harris
Informal decision networks – both within teams and throughout organizations – can systematically bias the way decisions are framed and carried out. Here”s how to build your networks right. Free to subscribers
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By Rob Cross, Robert J. Thomas and David A. Light
It often seems that changes and threats come out of nowhere – until we learn later that the signals were there all along and we just didn”t read them correctly. One step toward reading them better is understanding why we misinterpret them in the first place. Free to subscribers
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By Paul J.H. Schoemaker and George S. Day
Information markets, wikis and other applications that tap into the collective intelligence of groups have recently generated tremendous interest. But what”s the reality behind the hype?
By Eric Bonabeau
People aren’t stupid – they just often act that way. Noted behavioral economist Dan Ariely explains what that should mean for strategists. Free to subscribers
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An Interview with Dan Ariely
In surveys, customers have long claimed that they’d pay more for ethically produced goods. But is that what happens when they actually buy things? New experiments offer answers. Free to subscribers
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By Remi Trudel and June Cotte
The nominally independent board of directors is in fact often dependent on management for information. But new pressures on companies, more cooperative approaches and new technologies can render directors increasingly effective as evaluators and advisers. Free to subscribers
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By Robert J. Thomas, Michael Schrage, Joshua B. Bellin and George Marcotte
When seeking help from their network, top managers don”t leave it to chance. They think strategically about what type of advice to seek from what type of person.
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By Cathleen McGrath and Deone Zell
This could be the second most important question you ever ask about your business. Here”s how to answer it. Free to subscribers
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By Julian Birkinshaw and Jules Goddard
Insiders often find their opinions carry very little weight. Even data from competitors can seem superior. Free to subscribers
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By Thomas C. Redman
