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The Triumphs And Perils Of 'Going Big'

hedge_fox_wide-f488091a855f16f75ff022cc41674bde70dbf51b.png — Psychologist Phil Tetlock thinks the parable of the fox and the hedgehog represents two different cognitive styles. "The hedgehogs are more the big idea people, more decisive," while the foxes are more accepting of nuance, more open to using different approaches with different problems.

June 12, 2017

Updated July 06, 2017

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