Category: Unintended Consequences
Unintended, but not Unanticipated Consequences
The concept “unanticipated consequences,” coined by Robert K. Merton (), has largely been replaced in current social science by its putative synonym, “unintended consequences.” This conflation suggests that “unintended” consequences ...
Perspectives on the Long Term
What will it take to shift markets and companies away from a short-term way of thinking? Article Link ...
Unintended Consequences
I had the wonderful opportunity to meet Lisa Scottoline at a book event 2014. She is the best-selling author who wrote my favorite quote on "unintended consequences." She reacted very ...
Civil War Boundary in U.S. Affects Trade to This Day
How interesting that my long term interest in the Civil War connects in this find with a "thought" for the Implications Wheel. The implications of the Civil War are still ...
Black Mirror
Black Mirror, which originally ran on the British Channel 4 before it was purchased by Netflix in 2015, envisions disastrous consequences of familiar technologies. The show is also a valuable ...