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July 2017

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The Prisoners Dilemma, Trust, Cooperation and Effective Teams

A two by two illustration of the prisoner’s dilemma: both cooperating, both defecting, and the two mixed outcomes, drawn as scenes of a handshake, a beach, and a prison cell.

Image Source: Chalkdust Magazine
I have been reading Lord Sacks daily thoughts “Celebrating Life” and was impressed by his piece on “The Prisoners Dilemma”. The Dilemma in a nutshell is that 2 prisoners are given the chance to do a deal and betray each other. 

Lord Sacks is the UK’s chief Rabbi and highlights one vital aspect of the dilemma which I had not previously paid enough attention to – the fact that the two prisoners are not allowed to speak to each other!

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