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Why Bad Decisions Happen

Why Bad Decisions Happen


In this talk, Anja dives into how human interactions inside companies are at the same time complex, powerful and worth exploring. 

It takes empathy to get why people around you behave as they behave. Anja gives you some tools to grow your skills on understanding individuals as well as groups. From there, you will be able to start exploring why decisions happen how they happen.

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Anja Kunkel

April 29, 2026

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  1. You conclude, at one point in time, based on your

    knowledge, that another choice would have been better.
  2. “ ” Known Unknowns Reading code is a core part

    of programming, but as a professional developer, you might not know how. Awareness Understanding Known Knowns Known Knowns Unknown Knowns Known Unknowns Unknown Unknowns
  3. “ ” Reading code is a core part of programming,

    but as a professional developer, you might not know how. Competence Confidence
  4. “ ” People walk around thinking that other people are

    capable of being irrational and illogical and they have flaws in their thinking, but not I - I'm neutral. I'm objective. I'm rational. Adam Grant @ WorkLife with Adam Grant PodCast, Episode „Richard Branson on saying yes now and figuring it out later“
  5. “ ” The opinion persists that power excludes freedom. However,

    this is not the case. Ego's power reaches its maximum precisely in the constellation in which Alter voluntarily submits to his will. Byung-Chul Han, Was ist Macht? (translated by google&me)
  6. “ ” When takers win, there’s usually someone else who

    loses. Research shows that people tend to envy successful takers [...]. Givers succeed in a way that creates a ripple effect, enhancing the success of people around them. Adam Grant, Give And Take