Tag: Decisionmaking

Gary Klein on Pre-Mortem Analysis

Capital Allocators | 23 September 2019 | 0h 49m | Listen Later | iTunes
Interview with Gary Klein about tools to improve decision-making, including the Shadow Box technique, Cognitive After-Action Reviews, and Pre-Mortems. Dives deep on Pre-Mortem analysis, starting with its history in the Air Force, what it is, how it works, when it falls short, and the benefits of reducing overconfidence, time efficiency, increasing candor, and making groups smarter. Also critiques other risk mitigation techniques such as devil’s advocates, red teams, and risk assessment.

Thomas Gilovich on Human Behaviour

Masters in Business | 25 January 2018 | 1h 15m | Listen Later | iTunes
Interview with Thomas Gilovich discussing his work in social psychology, decision making, behavioural economics and happiness. Draws on ideas in How We Know What Isn’t So: The Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life and the paper he co-authored with Amos Tversky on the “Hot Hand” in the NBA.

Innovating in Bets

a16z | 8 May 2019 | 0h 46m | Listen Later | iTunes
Annie Duke, author of Thinking in Bets in conversation with Marc Andreessen and Sonal Chokshi. Concrete examples and advice about improved decision making, particularly in a venture capital context.

Maria Konnikova on Learning to Play Poker

The James Altucher Show | 10 May 2018 | 1h 36m | Listen Later | iTunes
Maria Konnikova immersed herself in poker to write a book about luck. Now, having made $200k in her first year playing, she’s on her way to play in the world series. An excellent discussion of both decisionmaking and the process of getting good at something.

Annie Duke – Wanna Bet?

Invest Like the Best | 19 Mach 2019 | 1h 10m | Listen Later | iTunes
Another great interview with Annie Duke, author of Thinking in Bets. Fresh insights, especially on crafting your identity to build a better decisionmaking process.

Steven Johnson on Decision-Making

Curious Minds | 6 October 2018 | 0h 47m | Listen Later  | iTunes
Interview with Steven Johnson, author of Farsighted: How We Make the Decisions that Matter the Most. Sets out concrete methods and processes to improve decision-making.

Daniel Kahneman on Cutting Through the Noise

Conversations with Tyler | 19 December 2018 | 1h 09m | Listen Later  | iTunes
Interview with Daniel Kahneman about bias, noise, happiness, memory, the replication crisis in psychology, advice to CEOs about improving decision-making, superforecasters, the influence of Freud, working in a second language, the value of intuition, and why he can’t help you win arguments with a spouse.

Using Mental Models to Make Better Decisions

The Art of Manliness | 7 January 2019 | 0h 59m | Listen Later  | iTunes
Interview with Shane Parrish of Farnam Street about his overarching decision making philosophy. Explains what mental models are, why they’re a powerful tool to make better decisions, why you should focus on being consistently not stupid instead of trying to be consistently brilliant, and tactics you can use to make better decisions.