Michele Wucker: Why we ignore obvious problems -- and how to act on them
Michele Wucker: Por 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
within your power to fix things
para consertar as coisas
than any of us would like to admit
qualquer um de nós gostaria de admitir
diante de nossos olhos.
to turn away from things
que nos afastemos das coisas
that they represent to us,
que representam para nós,
from my world, economic policy.
de meu mundo: política econômica.
was head of the Federal Reserve,
do Sistema de Reserva Federal,
for problems in the US economy
dos problemas da economia dos EUA
didn't spin out of control.
atingiram o pico,
respected leaders and institutions
e instituições respeitadas
and dangerous market bubbles.
e bolhas de mercado perigosas.
it all came tumbling down.
em 2008, tudo desmoronou.
lost nearly half their value,
perderam quase metade de seu valor,
lost their homes to foreclosure.
suas casas para execuções de hipotecas.
was out of work.
estava desempregado.
se acalmaram um pouco,
came out with a postmortem and said,
revelaram publicamente:
nearly doubled in value
em Manhattan quase dobrou de valor
and I sold it.
o sinal de perigo,
also saw the warning,
what the crisis was going to look like,
como seria a crise,
was as dangerous, visible and predictable
era tão perigoso, visível e previsível
charging right at us.
gigantesco vindo nos atacar.
power over our futures.
sobre nosso futuro.
that we think we have,
achamos que temos,
masks another problem:
mascara outro problema:
that we're facing
que enfrentamos
but we still don't do anything about.
mas ainda não fazemos nada a respeito.
como uma necessidade urgente:
that people had for the black swan,
tinham pelo cisne negro,
that were highly obvious,
que eram altamente óbvias,
mas ainda negligenciadas.
você os vê nas manchetes todos os dias.
is another big gray rhino,
outro grande rinoceronte cinza,
altamente provável.
in the last 10 years.
nos últimos dez anos.
to Washington or Wall Street,
em Washington ou Wall Street,
that only smooth sailing laid ahead.
a navegação suave estava à frente.
Xi Jinping himself,
como rinocerontes cinza,
têm sistemas de governo muito diferentes,
systems of government,
they're able to do or not.
for their economic problems
de seus problemas econômicos
that both countries have problems
que os dois países têm problemas
and with economic productivity.
e produtividade econômica.
are so different?
a segurança em primeiro lugar,
to recall their shoddy cars
em fazer o recall de seus carros
in preparing for the inevitable --
chiseled into the gravestone.
esculpida na lápide.
on the other side,
their final affairs in order,
os assuntos finais em ordem,
que acumularam por décadas
for decades and decades
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 cultura, sociedade,
pick you up when you fall,
to see a danger as being smaller.
um perigo como sendo menor.
good chances, not just the bad ones.
as boas chances, não apenas as ruins.
that nobody wants you to talk about.
que ninguém quer que você fale.
that are kind of scary,
que são meio assustadoras,
individualist culture -- go it alone.
muito individualista,
much less open to change
muito menos abertos a mudanças
is going to keep problems from happening,
vai impedir que os problemas aconteçam,
but people believe it.
mas elas acreditam nisso.
on their families,
em suas famílias,
a assumirem certos riscos,
to take certain risks.
that they need to change direction,
de que precisam mudar de rumo,
is absolutely amazing.
é absolutamente incrível.
even when it's not what you want?
mesmo quando não são o que você quer?
that we just want to black out,
que apenas queremos apagar da memória,
o que gostamos, com o que concordamos.
what we like, what we agree with.
and the ability
de corrigir esses pontos cegos.
talking with people of all walks of life
com pessoas de todas as classes sociais
and their attitudes.
na vida e na atitude delas.
who are more afraid of risk,
who would be less open to change.
menos abertas a mudanças.
a reconhecer os problemas ao seu redor
the problems around them
to tolerate more risk, good risk,
de tolerar mais riscos bons
about the things that we're afraid of.
sobre as coisas de que temos medo.
nos sentimos muito impotentes.
it can feel so big,
ela pode parecer tão grande
could make a difference.
pode fazer diferença.
passam a vida negando isso.
except themselves.
he's not ever going to give up his SUV
que nunca vai desistir de seu SUV
usinas de carvão na China.
coal plants in China.
to change our attitudes,
de mudar nossas atitudes
an open and honest conversation
uma conversa aberta e sincera
em nosso mundo,
about how well we're dealing with them.
sobre como estamos lidando bem com eles.
deal with obvious problems,
com problemas óbvios,
what's in front of you,
o que está à sua frente,
and I could not disagree more.
that shared vulnerability,
essa vulnerabilidade compartilhada,
de abrir nossos olhos,
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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