Michele Wucker: Why we ignore obvious problems -- and how to act on them
Michele Wucker: Porque é que ignoramos problemas óbvios -- e como agir sobre eles
Michele Wucker coined the term "gray rhino" as a metaphor for obvious risks that are neglected despite -- in fact, often because of -- their size and likelihood. Full bio
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a highly obvious problem
um problema muito óbvio
estivessem a falar,
within your power to fix things
ao vosso alcance para o resolver
than any of us would like to admit
do que gostaríamos de reconhecer
à frente dos nossos olhos.
to turn away from things
that they represent to us,
que elas representam para nós,
from my world, economic policy.
do meu mundo, de política económica.
was head of the Federal Reserve,
era chefe do Federal Reserve,
for problems in the US economy
os problemas na economia dos EUA
didn't spin out of control.
atingiram o pico,
respected leaders and institutions
cada vez mais,
and dangerous market bubbles.
e a perigosas bolhas especulativas.
it all came tumbling down.
tudo se desmoronou.
lost nearly half their value,
perderam quase metade do seu valor,
lost their homes to foreclosure.
perderam as casas penhoradas.
was out of work.
ficou desempregado.
acalmarem um bocadinho,
came out with a postmortem and said,
fizeram uma autópsia e disseram:
era uma surpresa.
nearly doubled in value
em Manhattan quase duplicou
and I sold it.
also saw the warning,
what the crisis was going to look like,
exatamente como é que ia ser crise,
was as dangerous, visible and predictable
era perigoso, visível e previsível
charging right at us.
a atacar na nossa direção
power over our futures.
sobre o nosso futuro.
that we think we have,
pensamos que temos,
masks another problem:
disfarça outro problema:
that we're facing
que enfrentamos
but we still don't do anything about.
mas sobre as quais não agimos.
do rinoceronte cinzento
uma necessidade urgente.
that people had for the black swan,
que as pessoas tinham pelo cisne preto,
that were highly obvious,
que eram muito óbvias,
mas ainda assim negligenciadas.
rinocerontes cinzentos,
dos jornais, todos os dias.
is another big gray rhino,
é outro grande rinoceronte cinzento,
altamente provável.
in the last 10 years.
alguma coisa nos últimos 10 anos.
to Washington or Wall Street,
that only smooth sailing laid ahead.
que seria apenas como velejar suavemente.
Xi Jinping himself,
como rinocerontes cinzentos,
systems of government,
muito diferentes
they're able to do or not.
são capazes de fazer ou não.
for their economic problems
dos problemas económicos deles
that both countries have problems
que ambos os países têm problemas
and with economic productivity.
e com a produtividade económica.
are so different?
são tão diferentes?
que colocam a segurança em primeiro lugar
to recall their shoddy cars
os carros de má qualidade
in preparing for the inevitable --
para o inevitável
chiseled into the gravestone.
gravada na lápide.
on the other side,
their final affairs in order,
os seus assuntos finais,
for decades and decades
a ter de lidar com isso.
between one side and the other?
entre um lado e o outro?
see things and deal with them,
veem as coisas e lidam com elas,
with culture, society,
com a cultura, com a sociedade,
pick you up when you fall,
to see a danger as being smaller.
um perigo como algo pequeno.
good chances, not just the bad ones.
não apenas as más.
that nobody wants you to talk about.
de que ninguém quer falar.
that are kind of scary,
que são um pouco assustadoras,
individualist culture -- go it alone.
cultura individualista - vá sozinho.
much less open to change
menos abertos à mudança
is going to keep problems from happening,
vai impedir que os problemas aconteçam,
but people believe it.
mas as pessoas acreditam nisso.
contar com as suas famílias,
on their families,
to take certain risks.
eles aceitarem alguns riscos.
that they need to change direction,
de terem de mudar de rumo,
is absolutely amazing.
é completamente surpreendente.
sobre uma situação?
even when it's not what you want?
mesmo quando não são como vocês querem?
that we just want to black out,
que queremos ocultar,
what we like, what we agree with.
ao que gostamos, com o que concordamos.
and the ability
talking with people of all walks of life
com pessoas sobre caminhos de vida
and their attitudes.
nas suas vidas e atitudes.
who are more afraid of risk,
who would be less open to change.
the problems around them
os problemas à sua volta e fazer planos
to tolerate more risk, good risk,
de tolerar mais risco, um bom risco,
procuramos informações,
about the things that we're afraid of.
sobre as coisas de que temos medo.
na vossa vida?
nos sentimos desamparados.
it can feel so big,
parece algo tão grande
could make a difference.
pode fazer a diferença.
passam a vida a negá-lo.
except themselves.
menos eles próprios.
vai desistir do 'todo-o-terreno'
he's not ever going to give up his SUV
coal plants in China.
centrais de carvão.
to change our attitudes,
de mudar as suas atitudes,
que nos rodeiam.
eu quero convidar-vos a todos
an open and honest conversation
uma conversa aberta e honesta
about how well we're dealing with them.
na forma como estamos a lidar com eles.
deal with obvious problems,
com problemas óbvios,
what's in front of you,
and I could not disagree more.
e eu não poderia discordar mais.
that shared vulnerability,
esta vulnerabilidade coletiva,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Michele Wucker - Author, policy analystMichele Wucker coined the term "gray rhino" as a metaphor for obvious risks that are neglected despite -- in fact, often because of -- their size and likelihood.
Why you should listen
Michele Wucker's term "gray rhino" has moved markets and shaped financial policies around the world. She is the author of the international bestseller The Gray Rhino: How to Recognize and Act on the Obvious Dangers We Ignore, which China's leadership has used to frame and communicate its efforts to crack down on financial risk.
Drawing on three decades of experience in financial media and think tank management, turnarounds and policy analysis, Wucker is founder of the Chicago-based strategy firm Gray Rhino & Company, which helps organizations to better manage gray rhino risks. She speaks regularly on risk management, leadership, macro strategy and decision-making for high-level global audiences. She has been recognized as a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum and a Guggenheim Fellow, among other honors.
Wucker's first two books, Lockout: Why America Keeps Getting Immigration Wrong When Our Prosperity Depends on Getting It Right and Why the Cocks Fight: Dominicans, Haitians, and the Struggle for Hispaniola, continue to influence policy debates.
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