Second-Order Effects

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

Category: Cognition

Foundational Lexiconchain reactions
Executive Parlancedownstream consequences
Scholarly Discoursesystemic ripples
Babel ZenithSecond-Order Thinking
Origin: Howard Marks

Etymology & Meaning

Considering the consequences of consequences.

In the Boardroom

Thinking about what happens after the first reaction.

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