The Anatomy of Failure - Part 3: Institutional Amnesia and the Search for Solutions Without Problems3 October 2019·791 words·4 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Institutional Amnesia Problem Definition Governance Disaster Analysis Historical Case Studies Systems Thinking Policy and Critique
The Anatomy of Failure - Part 2: The Technologist's Trap and the Tyranny of Numbers2 October 2019·754 words·4 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Technological Sublime Engineering Failure Complexity Disaster Analysis Historical Case Studies Systems Thinking Policy and Critique
The Anatomy of Failure: Deconstructing Mega-Project Collapse1 October 2019·269 words·2 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Mega-Projects Failure Analysis Policy Infrastructure Disaster Analysis Historical Case Studies Systems Thinking Policy and Critique
The Anatomy of Failure - Part 1: The Fatal Seduction of Strategic Misrepresentation1 October 2019·817 words·4 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Strategic Misrepresentation Cost Overruns Policy Failure Disaster Analysis Historical Case Studies Systems Thinking Policy and Critique
The Leviathan’s Shadow - Part 5: The Hydraulic Trap and the Democratic Escape28 September 2019·717 words·4 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Tyranny Hydraulic Society Democracy Wittfogel Montesquieu Leadership and Crisis Social Dynamics Policy and Critique Decision-Making and Bias
The Leviathan’s Shadow - Part 4: The Cloak of Faith: Sacred Justifications for Secular Blood27 September 2019·784 words·4 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Tyranny Religion Theocracy Pauline Doctrine Caliphate Leadership and Crisis Social Dynamics Policy and Critique Decision-Making and Bias
The Leviathan’s Shadow - Part 3: The Wolf in the City: Plato and Aristotle’s Anatomy26 September 2019·752 words·4 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Tyranny Plato Aristotle Political Philosophy Regime Decay Leadership and Crisis Social Dynamics Policy and Critique Decision-Making and Bias
The Leviathan’s Shadow - Part 2: The Divine Mask and the Eastern Sun-Kings25 September 2019·807 words·4 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Tyranny Divine Right Eastern Philosophy Alexander the Great Pharaoh Leadership and Crisis Social Dynamics Policy and Critique Decision-Making and Bias
The Leviathan’s Shadow: A Philosophical Anatomy of Tyranny24 September 2019·241 words·2 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Tyranny Philosophy Political Theory History Power Authority Leadership and Crisis Social Dynamics Policy and Critique Decision-Making and Bias
The Leviathan’s Shadow - Part 1: The Psychology of the Inspired Savior24 September 2019·819 words·4 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Tyranny Psychology Authority Social Contract Hobbes Leadership and Crisis Social Dynamics Policy and Critique Decision-Making and Bias