Workshop Abstract:

Refine your decision framing skills and become strong decision framers. Understand different framing workflows for a variety of decisions and learn how to apply the appropriate framing steps/tools to enable informed decisions for EACH type of decision problem. Learn to facilitate the framing workflows to enable productive dialogue and thoughtful and informed decision frames. This interactive class will be divided into three framing teams. Each will be framing the same interesting opening a new business strategy, which is an industry agnostic case using different framing workflow: Standard Decision Framing, De-risking Decision Framing and Scenario Thinking Decision Framing. Facilitation skills to ensure efficient framing of the workflows and dialogue with decision makers will tighten the skill set, along with Decision Frameworks Decision Quality Toolbox as very useful reference manual post the course.

This workshop is intended for:

• New/Beginner Decision Practitioners
• Intermediate Decision Practitioners
• Experienced Decision Practitioners

Instructors:

Ellen Coopersmith, President (Decision Frameworks)

Ray Spence, Sr. Consultant (Decision Frameworks)

Ashley Corso, Consultant (Decision Frameworks)

Workshop Abstract:      

Dive deep into the fascinating world of biases and discover how they shape our decisions, often without us even realizing it. Whether you're just starting your journey into understanding biases or looking to refine your expertise, this workshop is for you.

A maze of uncertainty, novelty or complexity lie at the heart of many decisions. While Decision Analysis (DA) provides us with powerful tools to navigate this maze, it's essential to ensure our decisions aren't clouded by hidden biases – bias, rather than uncertainty itself, is a major cause of poor decisions, and thus undesirable outcomes. Subject matter expertise provides no protection from these biases and can even amplify them!

In this engaging workshop, we'll not only delve into the science behind biases but also embrace the lighter side, exploring the amusing "quirks" of human “reasoning”. Through interactive demonstrations and discussions, you'll gain insights into:

• The intricate relationship between decision-making, judgment, and our brain's inner workings.
• The pitfalls of using intuition, especially in uncertain, novel or complex situations.
• The value-destroying impact of biases on decision outcomes (regardless of how “value” is measured)
• Effective strategies to recognize and counteract biases.
• A deep dive into the most prevalent and impactful biases.
• Visual illusions as a captivating metaphor to understand and remember bias concepts.

This workshop is intended for:

• New/Beginner Decision Practitioners
• Intermediate Decision Practitioners
• Experience Decision Practitioners

Instructors:

Reidar Bratvold (University of Stavanger)

Steve Begg (The University of Adelaide)