TY - BOOK AU - Laudicina,Paul A. TI - Beating the global odds: successful decision-making in a confused and troubled world SN - 9781118347119 (cloth) AV - HD30.28 .L378 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - Hoboken, N.J. PB - John Wiley & Sons KW - Change (Psychology) KW - Diffusion of innovations KW - Organizational change KW - Strategic planning KW - Decision making N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: Seizing the future is (fortunately) not a game of chance --; Global brain freeze : nonstop overstimulation brings disorientation --; Fast and fickle : the ever-shorter half-life of everything --; Rudderless world : angry populism, incapacitated government, and stray capitalism --; Lighten the load and make it Sesame Street simple --; Repair your social fabric : why relationships always trump transactions --; Don't wait for the next big thing --; Open the aperture : widen your lens, but do so with discernment --; Turning pixels into a clearer picture : applying scenario thinking to make a better future possible --; Epilogue: The next chapter ER -