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By (author) Philip Tetlock; By (author) Tetlock Philip; By (author) Gardner Dan
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Tetlock”s latest project – an unprecedented, government-funded forecasting tournament involving over a million individual predictions – has since shown that there are, however, some people with real, demonstrable foresight.
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The international bestseller
”A manual for thinking clearly in an uncertain world. Read it.” Daniel Kahneman, author of Thinking, Fast and Slow
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What if we could improve our ability to predict the future?
Everything we do involves forecasts about how the future will unfold. Whether buying a new house or changing job, designing a new product or getting married, our decisions are governed by implicit predictions of how things are likely to turn out. The problem is, we”re not very good at it.
In a landmark, twenty-year study, Wharton professor Philip Tetlock showed that the average expert was only slightly better at predicting the future than a layperson using random guesswork. Tetlock”s latest project – an unprecedented, government-funded forecasting tournament involving over a million individual predictions – has since shown that there are, however, some people with real, demonstrable foresight. These are ordinary people, from former ballroom dancers to retired computer programmers, who have an extraordinary ability to predict the future with a degree of accuracy 60% greater than average. They are superforecasters.
In Superforecasting, Tetlock and his co-author Dan Gardner offer a fascinating insight into what we can learn from this elite group. They show the methods used by these superforecasters which enable them to outperform even professional intelligence analysts with access to classified data. And they offer practical advice on how we can all use these methods for our own benefit – whether in business, in international affairs, or in everyday life.
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”The techniques and habits of mind set out in this book are a gift to anyone who has to think about what the future might bring. In other words, to everyone.” Economist
”A terrific piece of work that deserves to be widely read . . . Highly recommended.” Independent
”The best thing I have read on predictions . . . Superforecasting
is an indispensable guide to this indispensable activity.” The Times
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The techniques and habits of mind set out in this book are a gift to anyone who has to think about what the future might bring. In other words, to everyone.
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A terrific piece of work that deserves to be widely read . . . Highly recommended.
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This marvelous book tells an exciting story of ordinary people beating experts in a very serious game. It is also a manual for thinking clearly in an uncertain world.Read it.
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Full of excellent advice – it is the best thing I have read on predictions . . . Superforecasting is an indispensable guide to this indispensable activity.
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Philip Tetlock has transformed the science of prediction.
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The most important book on decision making since Daniel Kahneman”s Thinking, Fast and Slow.
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Fascinating and breezily written.
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Superforecasting is a fascinating book.
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Superforecasting is a very good book. In fact it is essential reading.
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The best way to know if an idea is right is to see if it predicts the future. But which ideas, which methods, which people have a track record of non-obvious predicti
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