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The Logic of Failure.

Lessons from "Tanaland" and other disasters

Everyday we all deal with complex problems and situations. But how often do we stop to think through all the associated pieces to truly understand the potential long-term outcomes of our actions? Not nearly enough according to author Dietrich Dorner. In his book The Logic of Failure, Dorner shows us how things go wrong. Lots of things --nuclear reactors fail, fictitious African villages are wiped out by famine and towns go bankrupt. All due to the small, perfectly sensible steps that people take to solve a problem -- instead moving down the road to certain disaster.

Sounds a bit grim? Well, all is not lost. Dorner shows us the steps that we can take to better work within complex systems and how to deal effectively with the situations that exist within them.

So before your next well-meaning disaster leaves you wondering what went wrong click through to our site to better understand the logic of (and perhaps avoid) failure.

Get your Copy: Buy the book and see why Business Week says “…everyone knows that people in authority make dumb mistakes. Dietrich Dorner explains why they do so…Readers will recognize themselves…”

Special Note: With thanks to loop participant Bill Carrier from the Corporate Executive Board for this idea.