Since the second week of class, Professor Bramhall has been addressing the fact that “everybody lies”. He suggests that, often without bad intentions, everyone will lie to you at some point. This is important to consider when you try to solve wicked problems by asking the stakeholders what they want, because–based on facts–everybody lies. For the most part, Bramhall isn’t suggesting that you should always expect deception, but you must be aware of the accuracy behind every statement.

I came across an interesting TED Talk that touched upon this topic. In this video, Pamela Meyer, addresses some shocking facts about deception and how you can spot it.