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## John Burrett

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John Burrett works for Haiku Analytics, in Ottawa, Ontario.

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### [If it's time to ditch the deck, what are we going to do?](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/if-its-time-to-ditch-the-deck-what-are-we-going-to-do?hsLang=en-us)

 Posted by [John Burrett](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/john-burrett) on February 7, 2015

In my last post, I presented a case against the use of “decks”, i.e. stacks of printed PowerPoint-style slides, as a means of briefing decision-makers. This case was illustrated by the analysis of Edward R. Tufte of the Columbia shuttle disaster, where the use of decks by NASA contributed to the failure of decision-making and ultimately to the loss of the shuttle and crew. - See more at: http://tamarackcci.ca/blogs/john-burrett/if-its-time-ditch-deck-what-are-we-going-do#sthash.H04N5HGa.dpuf

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