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Meltdown: Why Our Systems Fail and What We Can Do About It (édition 2018)

par Chris Clearfield (Auteur), András Tilcsik (Auteur)

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"Weaving together cutting-edge social science with riveting stories that take us from the frontlines of the Volkswagen scandal to backstage at the Oscars, and from deep beneath the Gulf of Mexico to the top of Mount Everest, Chris Clearfield and András Tilcsik explain how the increasing complexity of our systems creates conditions ripe for failure and why our brains and teams can't keep up. They highlight the paradox of progress: Though modern systems have given us new capabilities, they've become vulnerable to surprising meltdowns--and even to corruption and misconduct. But Meltdown isn't just about failure; it's about solutions--whether you're managing a team or the chaos of your family's morning routine. It reveals why ugly designs make us safer, how a five-minute exercise can prevent billion-dollar catastrophes, why teams with fewer experts are better at managing risk, and why diversity is one of our best safeguards against failure. The result is an eye-opening, empowering, and entirely original book--one that will change the way you see our complex world and your own place in it."--Jacket flap.… (plus d'informations)
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Titre:Meltdown: Why Our Systems Fail and What We Can Do About It
Auteurs:Chris Clearfield (Auteur)
Autres auteurs:András Tilcsik (Auteur)
Info:Penguin Press (2018), 304 pages
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I'm really interested in system failures, and have read a lot on the topic. Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies, most notably. Meltdown is basically the pop-science beach-read version of Normal Accidents. It updates the topics a little bit and makes a convincing argument that most things have recently become more complex and tightly coupled, leading to more opportunities for massive system failures. (Although I will argue there is a huge difference between the Fukushima disaster and Starbucks doing something dumb on social media.)

The book is interesting, but it totally lost me when it started using sociology research and fMRI studies as the basis for exploring what can be done to help prevent systems failures. My eyes rolled nearly out of my head. That isn't to say that the author probably isn't correct -- diversity, outside perspectives, all of these things are important. But a study that looks at how people eat cookies after a meeting, that's not convincing to me, and it doesn't make me think that the author's answer is scientific at all. ( )
  lemontwist | May 22, 2022 |
A fascinating gloss of how systems break down: its all about complexity and coupling, a simple concept with infinite applications. I really wish this book had been longer, a phrase I don't often utter.

Thank you to Penguin/Random House for the free copy for review. It was delicious. ( )
  fionaanne | Nov 11, 2021 |
Phenomenal book that, at its heart, is a plea for common sense and listening skills to be utilized more often.

We have become a world where it's not okay to point out when something isn't working. Mistakes, though often hailed as learning moments, are viewed as failures and punished as such.

This is an important book that everyone in the public and private sector should read. ( )
  TobinElliott | Sep 3, 2021 |
As the world has become more complex and connected, the conditions for meltdowns and disasters have become more common. As previously unconnected things become linked, they may interact in unpredictable ways; and as more things become connected with less flexibility for making changes or fixing mistakes, the mistakes that do occur have more serious consequences. In Meltdown, the authors illustrate how some catastrophic failures occur, but most importantly they explain how to mitigate those failures if they do happen or prevent them from happening at all.

I liked the positive approach to solving complex problems in this book and the fact that it was not limited to the big sort of complex systems — the solutions in this book can apply to that complex system known as “a family with a large number of people in it”. The book is clear, accessible, and compulsive reading. I’d recommend it if you read and enjoyed Careful, by Steve Casner, or if you find accident investigations interesting. ( )
  rabbitprincess | Jun 29, 2018 |
*I won a copy of this via Goodreads Giveaways*

I won this book in a giveaway that ended on January 20th. I have never received my copy.

*Edited to add: I received my copy of this book on April 2nd. Review to follow when I reach the book o my TBR list.

  Melissalovesreading | Sep 30, 2018 |
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"Weaving together cutting-edge social science with riveting stories that take us from the frontlines of the Volkswagen scandal to backstage at the Oscars, and from deep beneath the Gulf of Mexico to the top of Mount Everest, Chris Clearfield and András Tilcsik explain how the increasing complexity of our systems creates conditions ripe for failure and why our brains and teams can't keep up. They highlight the paradox of progress: Though modern systems have given us new capabilities, they've become vulnerable to surprising meltdowns--and even to corruption and misconduct. But Meltdown isn't just about failure; it's about solutions--whether you're managing a team or the chaos of your family's morning routine. It reveals why ugly designs make us safer, how a five-minute exercise can prevent billion-dollar catastrophes, why teams with fewer experts are better at managing risk, and why diversity is one of our best safeguards against failure. The result is an eye-opening, empowering, and entirely original book--one that will change the way you see our complex world and your own place in it."--Jacket flap.

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