The biggest threats and dangers we face are not the ones we don’t see – not because they’re secret or invisible, but because we’re wilfully blind. Author and CEO, Margaret Heffernan examines in her latest book, Wilful Blindness: Why We Ignore the Obvious at our Peril, the phenomenon of this intentional ignorance and traces its imprint in our private and working lives, and within governments and organizations, and asks: What makes us prefer ignorance? What are we so afraid of? Why do some people see more than others? And how can we change? She will be discussing how businesses can be affected by wilful blindness and outline some of the mechanisms, structures and strategies that business leaders can use to combat it.
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