Certificate of completion issued to
Mark Ling
For completing
Unintended Consequences Pathway
Completion date
24 Jun 2023
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About Unintended Consequences Pathway
5 Video modules
51 minutes of learning
4.7 rating
Foundational level
Unintended consequences are what happens when a decision we make has an unanticipated outcome - and there wouldn't be much more for us to learn if we stopped there. Join Paul Orlando in this pathway as he explores what unintended consequences are, how connections in a system can lead to unexpected results, the causes of unintended consequences and the measures you should take to avoid these.
In this pathway
Understand the concept of unintended consequences
Explore the causes of unintended consequences
Learn how to avoid them in decision-making
Pathway experts
Paul Orlando
25 years: Systems specialist
Paul's writing on "unintended consequences" comes from his work delving into the systems that he works to impact. He is the founder of Startups Unplugged, a consulting firm devoted to helping large organizations execute with the speed of startups. To do this, Paul often builds startup accelerators and incubators, helping organizations generate more revenue and enabling communities to attract new businesses. He is adjunct professor at the University of Southern California, running the institution's Incubator and in the past built other innovation programmes globally including AcceleratorHK in Hong Kong and the Laudato Si startup incubator in Rome. Paul graduated from Cornell University and Columbia Business School.