What explains our tendency to consider solutions that add features rather than solutions that remove them?
What explains our tendency to consider solutions that add features rather than solutions that remove them?
In this episode, I feature a paper by Adams and colleagues who bring attention to our tendency to add rather than subtract when thinking about solutions to a situation. It seems as though, subtractive solutions just aren't "top of mind" in most situations. However when dealing with larger societal problems like bureaucracy in organizations and the environmentally unsustainable quest for economic growth, we should reconsider our approach.
Full citation:
Adams, G. S., Converse, B. A., Hales, A. H., & Klotz, L. E. (2021). People systematically overlook subtractive changes. Nature, 592(7853), 258-261.
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