Black Swan

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Strategy

Foundational Lexiconrare surprise
Executive Parlanceunpredicted impact
Scholarly Discoursefat-tail event
Babel ZenithBlack Swan
Origin: Nassim Taleb

Etymology & Meaning

A rare, unpredictable event with massive impact.

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Events no one predicted that change everything.

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