Leveraging predictable behaviour
We all tend to be quite predictable at times which one can take advantage of with the right level of planning and preparation
(This is part of the Presentation Storytellers publication)
In 1968, the manager of a bank in Tokyo (Nihon Shintaku Ginko) received threatening letters of an impending bomb threat on his house. The bank manager was scared and had shared this with his colleagues at work but he still continued with his daily activities.
On a regular basis the bank would have deliveries arranged with bank staff. On one such delivery days later, there were four bank staff in one of these cars that was suddenly chased and stopped by a police officer on a motor bike. The officer hurriedly told the staff that the bank managers house had been blown up and that dynamite maybe present in the car. As the bank employees stepped out of the car, the police offer looked under the car where smoke suddenly started to appear. The policeman screamed at the employees to run, and when the employees had retreated, the policeman and the car had gone, along with the $300m yen that was in the car. The bank staff were transporting the bonuses of employees in the car.
The police offer/bank robber was never found and they money never recovered.
Key messages:
- Thinking a few steps ahead
- One person can orchestrate with clever planning
- Leverage human behaviour to your advantage
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