Posts Tagged ‘Long-term planning’

178 – Don’t lose sight of the collective impact of your decisions

Posted by  Anecdote International —February 21, 2023
Filed in Anecdotes, Podcast

Don’t get lax; keep up your level of focus. Listen to hear how a series of isolated decisions led to the crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261.

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045 – Old oak forester beams

Posted by  Anecdote International —August 19, 2019
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Podcast

It’s one thing to plan for tomorrow, but how about 500 years from now? This episode talks about planning for future generations, rather than ourselves.

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037 – Fortran reveals Hidden Figures

Posted by  Anecdote International —January 30, 2019
Filed in Business storytelling, Podcast

Dorothy Vaughan was a mathematician who worked for NASA during the 1960s. Her story is an excellent example of effectively responding to disruption.

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The Beams of New College, Oxford

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —January 10, 2008
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling

Another find from the filing cabinet clean up. This time an anecdote from Stewart Brand’s How Buildings Learn. This story was recorded by Brand from …

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