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Discussion Questions:
What are some examples of “noise” that you have encountered in your career, including at Milwaukee?
The authors distinguish between noise and bias. Do you think both contribute to poor judgments or is one factor typically more dominant than the other?
Do you think intuition is inherently unreliable when making data-driven decisions? When might intuition still play an important role?
What can we do to reduce the amount of “noise” within Milwaukee? Are there ways we can make our decisions more auditable and reviewable?
How could one encourage the adoption of noise-reducing strategies in a positive way while avoiding making people defensive about past decisions?
Take away:
Professor Daniel Kahneman brings his expertise in decision-making to bear on the phenomenon of “noise.” When you use your judgment to make evaluations or predictions, you are liable to make errors, without knowing how or why.
“Just like hand-washing and other forms of prevention, decision hygiene is invaluable but thankless.”
Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony and Cass R. Sunstein Authors – Noise
