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  1. Atul Gawande makes a compelling argument that we can do better, using the simplest of methods: the lowly checklist. He explains how checklists have made possible some of the most difficult things people do - from flying airplanes to building skyscrapers.

  2. 22. Dez. 2009 · A book by Atul Gawande that explores the power of checklists in various fields and contexts. Read reviews, ratings, and excerpts from this nonfiction bestseller that combines medicine, business, and science.

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    Over the past decade, through his writing in The New Yorker magazine and his books Complications and Better, Atul Gawande has made a name for himself as a writer of exquisitely crafted meditations on the problems and challenges of modern medicine. His latest book, The Checklist Manifesto, begins on familiar ground, with his experiences as a surgeon...

    The danger, in a review as short as this, is that it makes Gawandes book seem narrow in focus or prosaic in its conclusions. It is neither. Gawande is a gorgeous writer and storyteller, and the aims of this book are ambitious. Gawande thinks that the modern world requires us to revisit what we mean by expertise: that experts need help, and that pro...

    The books main point is simple: no matter how expert you may be, well-designed check lists can improve outcomes (even for Gawandes own surgical team). The best-known use of checklists is by airplane pilots. Among the many interesting stories in the book is how this dedication to checklists arose among pilots.

    Even more interesting are the stories about Walmarts response to Hurricane Katrina, and the real reason why David Lee Roth used to demand that there be a bowl of M&Ms with all the brown ones removed in his dressing room backstage.

    The Checklist Manifesto is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, and San Francisco Chronicle Bestseller.

  3. 9. Juli 2010 · In this groundbreaking book, Atul Gawande makes a compelling argument for the checklist, which he believes to be the most promising method available in surmounting failure. Whether you're...

  4. 15. Dez. 2009 · What a fitting introduction to ‘The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right.’ Philosophers Samuel Gorovitz and Alasdair MacIntyre tackled the issue of why we fail at what we set out to do in the world.