Rufus Griskum: The bin Laden raid is an example of top-notch military intelligence. He says it's also a model for confronting the big decisions we all need to make in our own lives. This week, Rufus talks with Malcolm Gladwell about how decision-making can often lead us to better planning.
We all face fork-in-the-road moments in our lives. In his 2005 bestseller “Blink,” Next Big Idea Club curator (and this episode’s guest interviewer) Malcolm Gladwell famously argued that snap judgments can be just as effective as meticulous planning. In this lively conversation, author Steven Johnson (“Farsighted”) disagrees, arguing that big, complex decisions require careful thought and scenario-building.