Section 15C--Informed Decision-Making Flashcards
What, when applied to the gathering and analysis of information, helps to reduce our unconscious and natural tendency to accept an available option as satisfactory without actually exploring all feasible options before making a decision?
Habitual application of critical thinking methods
What requires more than gathering and evaluating facts? This process requires analytical thinking to systematically break information apart, compare different aspects of a problem, and organize information to address complex, multidimensional issues.
Informed decision making
What two distinct components are involved in creative problem solving?
Divergent thinking and convergent thinking
Which thinking is a process that seeks out the correct or best possible solution (from identified possibilities)?
Convergent thinking
What principle requires that we allow a peroid of time to let ideas flow freely (apply Divergent Thinking) without internal or external evaluation, and then only after we have identified many possible ideas, should we evaluate them (apply Convergent Thinking)?
Deferred judgement
Which stage in the Osborn-Parnes model identifies the problem that you want to address and summarizes the problem as a “How to…” statement?
Mess Finding
Which stage in the Osborn-Parnes model describes what you want to accomplish in more specific terms by asking: “In What Ways Might We…” address the situation, and then brainstorming and selecting the problem statements that captures the most important or underlying problem?
Problem Finding
Which stage in the Osborn-Parnes model uses a list of selected criteria to choose the best solution by identifying which criteria are most critical and assigning a weight to the importance of each criteria (1-10 scale, 10 being most important), and then using a decision matrix to rate each idea (each potential solution) on each of the criteria?
Solution Finding
Which stage in the Osborn-Parnes model attempts to gain acceptance for the solution, develop a plan of action, and implement the solution (follow through)?
Acceptance Finding
Which decision-making model adopted by the military used for deciding how to decide?
Vroom-Yetton-Jago Decision-Making Model
At which level of Vroom-Yetton-Jago’s model do leaders gather input from selected individuals or the group individually and then make the decision?
Level II: Gather Input from Individuals and Decide
Which level of Vroom-Yetton-Jago’s model has the negative position that others in the group may wonder why the leader did not consult with them or may perceive the leader as playing favorites, which could result in some resistance from the group or organization when it comes to implement the decision?
Level II: Gather Input from Individuals and Decide
In which level of Vroom-Yetton-Jago’s model do leaders delegate the problem to the group and authorize the group to make the decision within specified boundaries? Leaders do not avandaon the group but faciliitate support and resources to enable the group’s success in making a decision.
Level V: Delegate with Constraints
Which approach in Vroom-Yetton-Jago’s model is good for building team leadership skills and allows ownership of the decision by the group? It also frees the leader to focus on other issues.
Level V: Delegate with Constraints
Which level of Vroom-Yetton-Jago’s model has the negative position that it takes more time, it may lead to a decision not viewed by the leader as optimal, and the team may not have the skills to reach a quality decision, resulting in disharmony among the group rather than pride in ownership over the decision?
Level V: Delegate with Constraints
