Understanding the Laws of Unintended Consequences

The phrase “unintended consequence” has been used many times, but there are no set of “laws” that describe how or why these happen. Understanding the laws of Unintended Consequences is both a humorous and serious look at the results of our decisions and actions in business and life and describes the informal set of “laws” that the author has defined to characterize stimulating events and their results. It describes a set of “laws” that describe under what conditions unintended consequences of any action might occur, and the ramifications of them based on the “triggering event.”