Riding Uncertainty

To “ride uncertainty” is to plan, decide, or act when we haven’t a clue as to the choices or probabilities. We are to be genuinely surprised. Riders of uncertainty forge their way forward through prudence, vigilance, and curiosity and through attention to precursors. Obstructions and impossibilities...

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Published inJournal of planning education and research Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 482 - 486
Main Author Krieger, Martin H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.09.2022
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Inventions
Obstructions
Planning
Uncertainty
Vigilance
unknown-unknowns
未知的未知
incógnitas desconocidas
不确定性
uncertainty
Incertidumbre
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Summary:To “ride uncertainty” is to plan, decide, or act when we haven’t a clue as to the choices or probabilities. We are to be genuinely surprised. Riders of uncertainty forge their way forward through prudence, vigilance, and curiosity and through attention to precursors. Obstructions and impossibilities become the chance for invention, and in working their way forward riders discover the meaning of their situation.
ISSN:0739-456X
1552-6577
DOI:10.1177/0739456X19893448