#fall-2021

After watching this week lecture, which was Expert Failure, by Dr. Roger Koppl, he talked about what experts are...

Image Source What happens when experts fail? The answer to this question is what should be at the forefronts of the minds of anyone in the process of the creation of any organization or society. In today’s

Dr. Roger Kobbl’s talk over Expert Failure discusses the theory of experts and how experts are sometimes given too much power. He defines experts as people who are paid for their opinions within their

[Image Source] Trusting Experts Dr. Koppl in his book and lecture, Expert Failure, harps on the fact that experts are people too. He shows examples of experts failing time and time again. Despite these

Image Source. What Expert Power Can Do In the lecture for this week, Roger Koppl talked about expert failure. His example of that were the recession, the lead contaminating the water in Flint, Michigan,

[image source: This week we watched Dr. Roger Koppl talk about his book Expert Failure. The books itself talks about experts and how they have failed, arguing that empowering them can be problematic and

Image Source Who is considered an expert? It is easy to think of an expert as anyone in a specialized career field. In his lecture, Expert Failure, Dr. Roger Koppl shares that an expert is anyone that

In his presentation for his book titled "Expert Failure", Dr. Roger Koppl discusses many reasons to be wary of expert power. He leans on many factors such as historical data, how incentives can

[Image Source] Question “In your opinion, what activity is more conducive to building expertise, education on the topic or experience in the field? Why?” @mackenziejones Response I think that both educational

[image source: Question: How should we value experts without giving them power? [source: @leighwelch] Response: The best thing we can do with experts is listen to them and trust that they know more than

"What are some dangers of giving too much power to experts?" - @lavender22 In my opinion, some of the dangers that can result from giving "too much" power to experts actually results

This post is a response to the question “In the past have we given too much power to the 'experts'?” by @anniebburg. How is an “expert” defined? In Dr. Roger Koppl’s talk over Expert Failure, he defines

Dr. Roger Koppl in a lecture based on his book, “Expert Failure,” made several key points about human nature and experts. One main aspect that he focuses on is that experts are human and that means you

I don’t think the power is equal because in our government we have a separation of powers. They have the same...

Image Source This post is in response to the question, “Have we given too much power to experts in our society? Should we question them more?” by @newtonquach. We, as a society, place a lot of faith in

Image Source @newtonquach asked: Have we given too much power to experts in our society? Should we question them more? I believe that we simultaneously have given too much and not enough power to experts

Image Source. This post is a response to the question ["What is the importance of expertise?"] ( posed by @jacewat. The important of expertise is so that we can continue to grow in different

[Image Source] ( In his lecture, Dr. Roger Koppl’s gave many examples of how expert failure can greatly impact our society. The most notable, of course, was the discussion of the Great Recession. Before

1: Why do people expect experts in one field to also be experts outside their field? 2: What makes someone an expert? 3: How can we avoid giving too much power to experts?

Image Source After watching the video "Expert Failure" by Dr. Roger Koppl I first struggled to understand the point of his argument until he began talking about Flint, Michigan. I personally