{"product_id":"wilful-blindness","title":"Wilful Blindness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFully revised and updated since its first publication in 2011 to encompass further appalling instances of wilful blindness: Grenfell Tower, Carillion, Harvey Weinstein, Windrush and many more\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Why, after every major accident and blunder, do we look back and ask, \u003cb\u003ehow could we have been so blind\u003c\/b\u003e? Why do some people see what others don't? And \u003cb\u003ehow can we change\u003c\/b\u003e? Drawing on studies by psychologists and neuroscientists, and from interviews with \u003cb\u003ebusiness leaders\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ewhistle blowers \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e white collar criminals\u003c\/b\u003e, distinguished businesswoman and writer Margaret Heffernan examines \u003cb\u003ethe phenomenon of wilful \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eblindness\u003c\/b\u003e, exploring the reasons that individuals and groups are blind to impending \u003cb\u003epersonal tragedies, corporate collapses, engineering failures \u003c\/b\u003e–\u003cb\u003e even crimes against humanity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e We turn a blind eye in order \u003cb\u003eto feel safe, to avoid conflict, to reduce anxiety and to protect prestige\u003c\/b\u003e. It makes us feel good at first, with consequences we don’t see. But greater understanding leads to solutions, and Heffernan shows how – by challenging our biases, encouraging debate, discouraging conformity, and not backing away from difficult or complicated problems – we can be \u003cb\u003emore mindful\u003c\/b\u003e of what's going on around us and be proactive instead of reactive. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57383475741054,"sku":"NW9781471180804","price":10.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781471180804.jpg?v=1778253440","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/wilful-blindness","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}