Risky business : unlocking unconscious biases in decisions /

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Author / Creator:	Withers, Anna, author.
Imprint:	Faringdon, Oxfordshire : Libri Publishing, 2016. ©2016
Description:	1 online resource (xx, 388 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Decision making. Industrial management -- Decision making. Judgment. Decision Making Judgment Decision making. Industrial management -- Decision making. Judgment.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13454581

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Other authors / contributors:	Withers, Mark, author.
ISBN:	9781911450009 191145000X 9781911450016 1911450018 9781909818798 1909818798 9781911450023
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-383) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Making decisions can be tough, but how do you know it's the right one and how can you be sure that unconscious biases aren't distorting your thinking? In Risky Business, Anna Withers and Mark Withers draw on decades of research in the fields of psychology, behavioral economics and neuroscience to explain why are so-called rational brains are frequently fooled by over 100 powerful unconscious biases. At the same time they provide a straightforward framework everyone can use, where these biases are embodied into eight memorable characters that help us to avoid these pitfalls and make better decisions. --Provided by publisher.
Other form:	Print version: Withers, Anna. Risky business. Faringdon, Oxfordshire : Libri Publishing, 2016 9781909818798

Table of Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Praise; Contents; Illustrations; Foreword by Andrew Haines, OBE; Preface; Introduction; Why Choose this Book?; Part 1: What You See Isn't Always What You Get; 1. The Illusion of Certainty; 2. The RISK in Our Decisions; 3. How Relationships Influence Our Decisions; 4. How Self-Interest Influences Our Decisions; 5. How Thinking Shortcuts Influence Our Decisions; 6. How Our Knowledge and Experience Influence Our Decisions; Part 2: The Characters in Our Heads; 7. Breaking Patterns of Thinking; 8. Making the Unconscious Conscious; 9. The Writer.
10. The Knight11. The Gambler; 12. The Butler; 13. The Judge; 14. The Captain; 15. The Archivist; 16. The Prisoner; Part 3: Making Better Decisions; 17. Holding up the Mirror; 18. Creating a Decision-friendly Environment ; 19. Going Further; Appendix: How Thinking Errors Map onto the Hidden R-I-S-K"!Framework; Acknowledgements; Notes; Index.

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