Streetlights and shadows : searching for the keys to adaptive decision making / Gary Klein.

Author/creator Klein, Gary A.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2009.
Descriptionxi, 337 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects
Decision making.
Problem solving.

Contents Ten surprises about how we handle ambiguous situations -- A passion for procedures -- Seeing the invisible -- How biased is our thinking? -- Intuition versus analysis -- Blending intuition and analysis to make rapid decisions -- Experts and errors -- Automating decisions -- More is less -- When patience is a vice -- The limits of feedback -- Correcting the dots -- Do we think like computers? -- Moving targets -- The risks of risk management -- The cognitive wavelength -- Unlearning -- Reclaiming our minds -- Getting found.
General note"A Bradford book."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009007501
ISBN9780262013390 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0262013398 (hardcover : alk. paper)