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The art of critical decision making / Michael A. Roberto

By: Contributor(s): Material type: Mixed materialsMixed materialsLanguage: English Series: Great courses (DVD). Business & economics | The Great courses | The Great CoursesPublication details: Chantilly, Virginia : The Teaching Company, 2009.Description: 4 videodiscs (12 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 128 pages ; 19 cm.)ISBN:
  • 9781598035391
  • 1598035398
Uniform titles:
  • The Great Courses
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 370
LOC classification:
  • LB 14.6 R642a 2009
Contents:
Part 1. Making high-stakes decisions ; Cognitive biases ; Avoiding decision-making traps Framing--risk or opportunity? ; Intuition--recognizing patterns ; Reasoning by analogy Making sense of ambiguous situations ; The wisdom of crowds? ; Groupthink--thinking or conforming? ; Deciding how to decide ; Stimulating conflict and debate ; Keeping conflict constructive -- Part 2. Creativity and brainstorming ; The curious inability to decide ; Procedural justice ; Achieving closure through small wins ; Normal accident theory ; Normalizing deviance ; Allison's model--three lenses ; Practical drift ; Ambiguous threats and the recovery window ; Connecting the dots ; Seeking out problems ; Asking the right questions.
Summary: Explores how individuals, groups, and organizations make effective decisions and offers techniques for effective decision-making. Includes case studies.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) LB 14.6 R642a 2009 Guide (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000136833

Course No. 5932.
Videodiscs in 2 containers (19 x 14 cm.); CD containers and guidebooks in 2 containers (26 x 19 cm.).
"Business & economics"--DVD surfaces and containers. "Science & mathematics"--Containers.

"Topic: Fine Arts & Music; Subtopic: Visual arts

Part 1. Making high-stakes decisions ; Cognitive biases ; Avoiding decision-making traps Framing--risk or opportunity? ; Intuition--recognizing patterns ; Reasoning by analogy Making sense of ambiguous situations ; The wisdom of crowds? ; Groupthink--thinking or conforming? ; Deciding how to decide ; Stimulating conflict and debate ; Keeping conflict constructive --
Part 2. Creativity and brainstorming ; The curious inability to decide ; Procedural justice ; Achieving closure through small wins ; Normal accident theory ; Normalizing deviance ; Allison's model--three lenses ; Practical drift ; Ambiguous threats and the recovery window ; Connecting the dots ; Seeking out problems ; Asking the right questions.

Explores how individuals, groups, and organizations make effective decisions and offers techniques for effective decision-making. Includes case studies.

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