Why Willful Blindness Matters | Margaret Heffernan

Why Willful Blindness Matters | Margaret Heffernan

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History is littered with examples of those who were wilfully blind to dangers they chose to ignore. From Albert Speer to modern boardrooms, how we chose to see, or ignore, the evidence around us affects the people we are and the society we live in.

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Margaret Heffernan: Entrepreneur, CEO and author, Heffernan's book Willful Blindness was chosen as one of Financial Times’ business books of the decade.

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