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Corporate amnesia

Chris Hendy defines what corporate amnesia is, why it happens, and how it can be prevented, using examples of bridge failures.

A presentation from the fibUK event "Learning from failures".

Corporate Amnesia

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Video
Video Length:
00:32:24
Publisher:
IStructE

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Concrete Case Study Bridge Structural failure Video fibUK

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