Negative Visualization

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

Category: Philosophy

Foundational Lexiconimagine the worst
Executive Parlancepreemptive loss
Scholarly Discourseprospective adversity
Babel ZenithPremeditatio Malorum
Origin: Stoic Philosophy
Pronunciation: /ˌpriːmɛdɪˈtɑːtioʊ ˌmɑːˈlɔːrəm/

Etymology & Meaning

Contemplating potential misfortunes to reduce their impact.

In the Boardroom

War-gaming every way the product launch could fail.

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