Science
The Checklist Manifesto
Atul Gawande · 2009
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3,691·Classic
17 yrs
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Why it endured
Surgeon Atul Gawande makes a counterintuitive case: in a world of increasing complexity, the simple checklist might be the most powerful tool we have. Drawing on aviation, construction, and medicine, he shows how checklists prevent catastrophic failure in even the most expert hands.
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Bill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft
“Atul Gawande shows how simple checklists save lives. The lessons extend far beyond medicine.”
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Charlie MungerVice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway
“Gawande's checklist principle is the best argument for systems thinking over intuition I've ever read.”
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