The Climate Crisis and Black Box Thinking

Chris Whitehead
Nov 2 · 5 min read

Whilst Matthew Syed’s book Black Box Thinking (2016) makes only passing mention of the climate crisis (p187), it is nonetheless highly illuminating concerning our current predicament.

Two particular passages stand out.

In one, Syed relates the story of United Airlines Flight 173, which took off from New York bound for Portland, Oregon on 28th December 1978. As it…

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Chris Whitehead

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Executive coach, podcaster, writer, and speaker, author of Compassionate Leadership

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