"And, most importantly, shortly before decisions are made, perform a so-called ‘premortem’ session (literally, ‘before death’). The American psychologist [[Gary Klein]] recommends delivering this short speech to the assembled team: ‘**Imagine it is a year from today. We have followed the plan to the letter. The result is a disaster. Take five or ten minutes to write about this disaster**.’ The stories will show you how things might turn out." --- **Tags** — [[quotes]], [[pre-mortem]], [[forecasting]], [[groupthink]], [[collaboration]], [[procrastination]], [[zeigarnik-effect]], [[making-mistakes]] **Source** — [[202308101525 — B — The Art of Thinking Clearly]]