How to Succeed at Failing, Part 1: The Chain of Events (Update)
Freakonomics Radio9 Touko 2025

How to Succeed at Failing, Part 1: The Chain of Events (Update)

We tend to think of tragedies as a single terrible moment, rather than the result of multiple bad decisions. Can this pattern be reversed? We try — with stories about wildfires, school shootings, and love. (Part one of a four-part series.)

  • SOURCES:
    • Amy Edmondson, professor of leadership management at Harvard Business School.
    • Helen Fisher, former senior research fellow at The Kinsey Institute and former chief science advisor to Match.com.
    • Ed Galea, founding director of the Fire Safety Engineering Group at the University of Greenwich.
    • Gary Klein, cognitive psychologist and pioneer in the field of naturalistic decision making.
    • David Riedman, founder of the K-12 School Shooting Database.
    • Aaron Stark, head cashier at Lowe's and keynote speaker.
    • John Van Reenen, professor at the London School of Economics.


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