On the horns of our dilemmas: what we need to understand about grey rhino scenarios
Indlulamithi Scenario Project grapples with the notion of how to recognise and act on the obvious dangers we ignore
22 December 2020 - 15:33
A new animal has raised its horn in the world of scenarios, alongside that of the black swan: the grey rhino.
Many crystal ball gazers and bone throwers have been debating whether the Covid-19 pandemic constitutes a black swan as defined by Nassim Nicolas Taleb, author of Black Swan, which he described as an improbable event which has a major effect...
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