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Inside CVC: Edward Tenner on Unintended Consequences, Deep Organizations, and Boardroom Risk
37 minutes Posted Feb 16, 2026 at 4:00 am.
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Send us Fan Mail What do the Hindenburg, the Titanic, Boeing, and the Challenger disaster have in common? According to historian and author Edward Tenner, they were not failures of incompetence. They were failures born from success, confidence, and blind spots. In this episode of Inside CVC, Tenner explains why highly capable organizations still make catastrophic mistakes. From the smoking lounge on the Hindenburg to safety measures that destabilized the SS Eastland, which capsized in 1915 wh...