Outlines

 

What is Decision Making

• What are the characteristics of a good and bad decision maker?
• How much analysis do you need to do?
• What is involved in decision making process?

How to Choose Actions

• How to choose between a set of options where each has its own advantages and disadvantages?
• How to make a quantifiable comparison between alternative options?
• How to systematically compare related options?
• How to systematically compare unrelated options?

How to Analyse the Impact of Your Actions

• How to use a measure to compare pros and cons?
• How to carry out a force field analysis?
• How to compare the benefits versus the costs of taking different options?
• How to systematically analyse a cascade of decisions where one leads to another?
• How to visualise your decision making process?
• What tools can you use to increase your creativity when making decisions so you can come up with more options?

How to Decide in Groups

• What are the implications of deciding in groups?
• Why thinking in groups can sometimes be so frustrating?
• What can you do to increase the efficiency of your meetings?
• How to prevent dominant people from take over the meeting or the decision making process?
• How to encourage newcomers or those who are shy to present their views without fear of criticism?
• What tools can you use to streamline the process of group decision making?
• How to avoid groupthink, where participants are so eager to reach a decision without causing conflicts that they end up choosing a wrong solution?

What are the Principles of Decision Making?

• Do you always have to make sure you get a better bargain than others?
• What are the philosophical implications of complexity when making decisions?
• What is the best way to plan your course of action and what principles you need to be aware of?
• What can you learn from game theory when making decisions?

Who Should Attend

Duration

5 Days