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Decisions reduce complexity
My grandson Luke (4) is actively working out the cause-effect relationships that govern his world. He recently told his mom, “I need to drink more water, I’m constitrated“. Beyond the humorous combination of constipated + concentrated, he had discerned that his … Continue reading
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Tagged alternatives, cause-effect, complexity, controls, criteria, decision, estimate, evaluate, factors, focus, frame, life, life decision, pattern, simplify, simulate, variables
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Decision Driven® Roadmaps
In my consulting business, I’ve helped clients build and maintain a rich set of roadmaps. Roadmaps are a method to visualize and guide the evolution to technologies, products, platforms and even strategies, organizations, business models and markets. Roadmaps are a … Continue reading
Posted in Decision Concepts, Decision Driven Innovation, Decision Driven Life, Decision Driven Product Development, Decision Driven Strategy
Tagged align, alternative, consulting, decision, decision network, evolution, life, life roadmap, portfolio, proactive, product roadmap, roadmap, strategy, strategy roadmap, technology roadmap, timeline, visualize
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Analogies between life and strategy decisions
Once when I was refining a decision pattern for Decision Driven® Strategy, I was populating the strategy Decision Breakdown Structure (DBS). By a stroke of brilliance (actually an unintended copy error), I seeded the strategy decision pattern with the top … Continue reading
Decision management is more than decision-making
There are two fundamental ways to use our Decision Driven® Solutions Framework (DDSF), decision management and decision-making. Most individuals are looking for quick wins and will naturally jump into decision-making. That’s the process of thinking through and committing to a … Continue reading
Posted in Big Ideas, Decision Concepts, Decision Driven Innovation, Decision Driven Life, Decision Driven Product Development, Decision Driven Strategy
Tagged alignment, analysis, common sense, concerns, decision, decision management, decision model, decision pattern, decision-making, issues, life, model, Pareto, pattern, requirement, roadmap, separate, skills, strategy, trivial many, vital few
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The value of a decision
I’m often asked to justify why a specific decision is worthy of an hour or two of analysis time and effort. This is typically delivered as a form of pushback, “I would never spend that much time making a decision … Continue reading
Decision Breakdown Structure and Decision Networks
The central view of information in the Decision Driven Solutions Framework (DDSF) is called a Decision Breakdown Structure (DBS). But the DBS is a lot more than just a way to display a decision model; it represents a way to … Continue reading
Posted in Decision Concepts, Decision Driven Innovation, Decision Driven Life, Decision Driven Product Development, Decision Driven Strategy, Decision Patterns
Tagged decision, decision network, design, issue, Kepner-Tregoe, life, model, pattern, rational process, Situation Appraisal, strategy, systems engineering, thinking, thinking breakdown structure, WBS, work breakdown structure
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What are you looking for?
As I have thought about simple ways to explain Decision Driven® Life to a range of people (everyday folks, life skills professionals, investors), I’ve boiled it down to 6 outcomes. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? Quick wins Gain control Fresh … Continue reading
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Tagged decision, life, looking, outcomes, search, solution
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Decisions are the controls for your life or business – grab them!
I think often in terms of metaphors. Because decisions are an abstract concept, I’ve struggled through the years to come up with effective word pictures to represent them. While explaining to family and friends the concepts behind Decision Driven® Solutions … Continue reading
Why Life before Strategy?
Several folks who have experience with the business use of Decision Driven® methods (Strategy, Design, Innovation, Architecture) have wondered why I launched Decision Driven® Life before Strategy. Obviously, businesses are used to paying for tools that help them succeed; individuals … Continue reading
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Tagged decision, decision pattern, life, life skills, pattern, simplify, strategy
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