Bibliograph

Obliquity, why our goals are best achieved indirectly, John Kay

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Obliquity, why our goals are best achieved indirectly, John Kay

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-217) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Obliquity

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

650210655

Responsibility statement

John Kay

Sub title

why our goals are best achieved indirectly

Summary

Draws on examples from many disciplines to argue that complex and broadly defined goals are better achieved when approached in an open, indirect manner that focuses on means, instead of a rigidly direct approach that focuses on ends

Table Of Contents

Obliquity -- The oblique world : how obliquity surrounds us. Fulfillment ; The profit-seeking paradox ; The art of the deal ; Objectives, goals, and actions ; The ubiquity of obliquity -- The need for obliquity : why we often can't solve problems directly. Muddling through ; Pluralism ; Interaction ; Complexity ; Incompleteness ; Abstraction -- Coping with obliquity : how to solve problems in a complex world. The flickering lamp of history ; The Stockdale paradox ; The hedgehog and the fox ; The blind watchmaker ; Bend it like Beckham ; Order without design ; Very well then, I contradict myself ; Dodgy dossiers -- The practice of obliquity

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