This chapter sets out the basic problem and its proposed solution:
Philosophers describe 3 classes of failure:
Since the 1950s the balance between ignorance and ineptitude, in all fields of human endeavor, and especially as the result of scientific advances, has shifted dramatically; we know so much more than we once did, but we struggle with the resulting complexity.
The present situation is this:
Improvement will not come from more training.
A better strategy for overcoming failure should build on experience and take advantage of knowledge but make up for the inevitable human inadequacies.
This simple, almost ridiculous sounding, strategy is a checklist.
This chapter sets out the basic problem and its proposed solution:
Philosophers describe 3 classes of failure:
Since the 1950s the balance between ignorance and ineptitude, in all fields of human endeavor, and especially as the result of scientific advances, has shifted dramatically; we know so much more than we once did, but we struggle with the resulting complexity.
The present situation is this:
Improvement will not come from more training.
A better strategy for overcoming failure should build on experience and take advantage of knowledge but make up for the inevitable human inadequacies.
This simple, almost ridiculous sounding, strategy is a checklist.