Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds

This book by Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman explains two systems of thinking: one fast, intuitive, and emotional, and the other slow, deliberative, and logical. Kahneman explains how these systems shape our judgments and decisions, using examples ranging from corporate strategies to vacation planning. The book provides practical and enlightening insights to help people make good choices, including when to trust intuition, how to tap into the benefits of slow thinking, and what techniques can…

This book presents Bayes' rule to the general reader, providing a riveting account of an idea that has generated controversy in statistics and probability theory for over two hundred years. The rule is described in basic terms as a theorem using prior knowledge to enhance the probability of an event in conditions of uncertainty and scant information. The book explores Baye’s rule from its 18th century origins to the present, chronicling its emergence from 150…

This book explains how recognizing and articulating fundamental values leads to the identification of decision opportunities and the creation of better alternatives in business, government, and personal contexts. This value-focused thinking approach offers a method for quantifying objectives through simple value models that can be used to collect information, improve communication, facilitate collective decision-making, and guide strategic thinking. The book provides examples of how value-focused thinking has been applied to managing a multibillion-dollar utility company,…