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How to Prepare for the Unthinkable: Life & Business Lessons from the Israel-Hamas War

  The recent war between Israel and Hamas has been a shocking and tragic event that has claimed hundreds of lives and disrupted the fragile peace in Palestine. The war was triggered by a surprise attack by Hamas, which used unconventional tactics such as inflatables, gliders, boats, and tunnels to infiltrate Israel and launch thousands of rockets. Israel, which had invested heavily in its security and defense systems, such as the Iron Dome, walls, sensors, and buffer zones, was caught off guard and struggled to repel the invaders and protect its civilians. The war has exposed the limitations of conventional thinking and planning in a complex and unpredictable world. It has also demonstrated the need for organizations, whether they are countries, businesses, or individuals, to prepare for the “impossible” and “unthinkable” scenarios that may challenge their assumptions, strategies, and capabilities. In his book ‘The Age of the Unthinkable’, Joshua Cooper Ramo i argues that we l...