The Uncertainty Mindset 2019-2020

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coronavirus

Vaughn Tan2nd January 2021 at 11:42pm

The pandemic that made uncertainty undeniable. Coronavirus revealed how ubiquitous the risk mindset was and is among individuals, organizations, and governments—and how inadequate and inappropriate it is for dealing with uncertainty and uncertain futures.

See also: adaptability, control, complexity, delusion, forcing function, knowability, negative capability, not-knowing, precautionary principle, realistic imagination, resilience, risk mindset, strategy, tradeoffs.