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SUMMARY:Mastering Uncertainty - Stephen Reid\, Stephen Reid and Spring Bus
 iness Innovation Ltd
DTSTART:20120427T120000Z
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CONTACT:Megan Sim
DESCRIPTION:The Confucian curse: ‘May you always live in interesting tim
 es’\, seems to be upon us. Quite apart\nfrom the western banking crisis 
 and the fundamental flaws of debt driven economics\, the pressure\nof inte
 rnational and interpersonal competition for basic resources\, attention an
 d fulfilment can\nonly intensify as the planets population balloons\, in o
 ne generation\, from six to nine billion people.\nIn this context our soci
 al interactions and decision-making are likely to continue to become more\
 ndemanding\, more complex and uncertain as commercial competition and medi
 a intensity increase.\nWith increasing levels of uncertainty our rational 
 decision-making will eventually reach a natural\nlimit. Prolonged uncertai
 nty will then become a genuine evolutionary pressure that demands a\nrespo
 nse.\n\nSome people enjoy uncertainty whilst in others it creates a stress
  reaction\, so should we attempt\nto lift the Confucian curse? Whilst the 
 curse is unlikely to be lifted by attempts to rid ourselves of\nuncertaint
 y Stephen Reid believes it would be in our collective interest to consider
  how we will help\npeople deal with increasingly challenging and uncertain
  environments. How we choose to respond\nas individuals and as a society t
 o prolonged uncertainty will shape the quality of our future and\nour sens
 e of wellbeing. Stephen Reid proposes that we make a variety of alternativ
 e-thinking-skills\nwidely available to enable individuals and groups to ma
 ke value-adding\, life-affirming decisions\,\neven in highly uncertain con
 ditions. The open question then is\, ‘What would it take to Master\nUnce
 rtainty?’
LOCATION:PPSIS Seminar Room (Free School Lane)
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