Aviation expects get-there-itis to cloud judgment as a destination gets closer. Pilots prepare alternatives and limits in advance, leaving instructions for the version of themselves that may later feel compelled to continue.
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A floodplain renovation can cross a cost threshold that changes which rules apply. The broader lesson is that continuous numbers can hide discontinuous consequences.
A premortem asks a team to imagine that a project has already failed. Beyond identifying risks, the exercise changes the social cost of raising uncomfortable concerns before the plan hardens.