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Decision: Process Initiatives
Most successful organizations invest regularly in process initiatives that grow their core competencies. The past few years a lot of companies have burnt their budget for such things on six sigma, lean “whatever” or various gate process frameworks. All of … Continue reading
Decision: Trial Strategy
Almost all new products merit some form of market trials prior to full-scale launch to the masses. These may be clinical trials in the case of medical devices or new drugs; they may be alpha or beta releases in the … Continue reading
Multi-decision innovation framework
Creating the future is fun! One of the most enjoyable and profitable uses of a proven decision pattern is as an innovation framework. If your organization is looking for disruptive, game-changing innovations that propel you to a new competitive position, you … Continue reading
Posted in Decision Concepts, Decision Driven Innovation, Decision Driven Strategy, Decision Patterns, Use Cases or Applications
Tagged brainstorming, creative decision-making, decision network, disruptive innovation, gamechangers, innovation framework, innovation opportunity, ripple effect, scenarios
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Decision: Methods Engine
Whether you are a consultant, accountant, university, repair shop or a barber, there is more to offering a high-value, high-performing service that just an intense desire to meet your customer’s needs. High performing services need a high-performance engine – this engine … Continue reading
Strategic vs operational excellence
I continue to run into folks who are pouring mucho money and effort into applying six sigma techniques to everything. Six sigma provides a rich toolbox for continuous, incremental improvement of existing processes and systems; it’s great for helping organizations … Continue reading
WIIFM – Why should I master decision management skills?
What’s in it for me? Why should I expend the effort to master decision management skills? Here are a few reasons: Career growth: The greater the breadth and depth of decisions that you master, the more valuable you are to any … Continue reading
Posted in Decision Concepts
Tagged career, collaboration, decision management, decision quality, decision speed, decision-making, skills, success, WIIFM
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Courseware design decision pattern
I’ve delivered a few hundred workshops over the past 25 years and designed at least 10 courses myself. Based on those experiences, I’ve developed and refined a courseware design decision pattern. This decision pattern helps me create courses and course … Continue reading
Continuous decision management
Newton’s Second Law of Motion is expressed as an equation is F = ma; Force = Mass x Acceleration. This law is one of the most useful principles of the physical sciences; nearly everything we do and every product we … Continue reading
Posted in Decision Concepts, Decision Driven Innovation, Decision Driven Product Development, Decision Driven Strategy
Tagged acceleration, complexity, decision management, decision-making, design, early adopters, F=ma, massively parallel thinking, Newton's Second Law of Motion, proactive decision-making, risk-takers, strategy, switching overhead
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Strategy for non-profits
The decision patterns that are available within the Decision Driven® Solutions Framework (DDSF) can be applied directly to innovate, evaluate and manage the strategy and service offerings of any non-profit organization. Decisions are fundamental questions/issues that demand an answer or … Continue reading
Decision skills for teens
Most of the attempts to teach decision-making skills to teenagers (that I’m aware of) have focused on basic decision analysis techniques (criteria, alternatives, evaluation/scoring, risk/uncertainty). This is great, but I think it’s much more valuable to teach them the “big … Continue reading
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