Making Effective Decisions A 3-part Online series
Session 3 ~ Barriers to Effective Decision Making
“When you have to make a choice and don’t make it, that is a choice.” William James
Linda Brunowww.LindasWorkshops.com
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1) Decisions are sometimes difficult to make because we have been taught to
our creativity.suppress
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2) Blocks to creative decision making might be any of the following:
a. , such as
• fear • need for approval • desire for order/structure**• judging • impatience
emotional
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b. , such as
• distractions (telephone, email, visiting, work!) • lack of cooperation• dictator bosses• bureaucracy
environmental
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c. , such as
• seeing what we expect to see • tunnel vision• not taking time to define the problem
perceptual
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d. , such as
• lack of understanding• lack of experience/training
intellectual
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e. , such as
• traditions• focus only on logic, reason, or numbers• distrust of “creative” solutions• conformity
cultural
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3) When you find yourself “blocked” regarding making a decision, what might be the cause(s)?
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Overcoming Barriers to Creativity and Effective Decision-Making
1)Understand that resistance to creativity is usually an
,
not a core belief.
attitude
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2) being creative.
How would you do that?
Practice
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3) .
How would you do that?
Compete
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4) preparation.
HUNGRY
ANGRY
LONELY
TIRED
Mental
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Which area tends to limit your creativity?
emotional environmental
perceptual
intellectual cultural
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What preparation do you need to
unleash your creativity?
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5) Work as part of a .team
Tackle the decision – not each other!
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Consider the following quotes:
“Faced with a choice between changing one’s mind and
proving that there’s no need to do so, almost everybody gets busy on the proof.”
John Kenneth Galbraith
Do you “get busy on the proof?”
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“If you have always done it that way, it is probably wrong.” Charles Kettering
Do you find yourself saying (or thinking),
“We’ve always done it that way?”
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and last but not least!...
“If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to see all problems as nails.
Having a versatile, well-stocked toolbox is essential for good decision making.”
Anonymous
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What tools can you add to your toolbox as a result of our sessions on decision-making?
The 5 Whys Questions to consider An understanding of limits
in your decision-making
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A new perspective on what blocks your creativity
A decision-making technique Brainstorming techniques Creativity boosters or………..
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Notes to self:
I’ve decided to useuse some of these tools!
I’ve decided that this won’t work for me…
I’ve decided I’ll wait until a “better time” to decide!
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Page 4 is yours to useto practice your
“creative thinking”
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Thanks so much for making the decision
to grow with this series of workshops!
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