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The red movie

Elements of decision making

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  • Overview

    The aim

    To arm individuals with the skills to make good, reasoned decisions.


    About the programme

    More and more people at work are being asked to make decisions for themselves. However, these decisions often need to be made at increasing speed and under pressure.

    Set in the 'decision lab', this engaging programme uses live action and animation to illustrate Mark Brown's 'red-thinking' phase. It will get an audience thinking about how they make decisions, and where they go wrong.

    Useful as a 15-minute energiser, or to support a full course, this programme will get every level of staff focused on improving the quality of their decision-making.


    The key outcomes

    -Challenges your existing beliefs about good decision-making
    -Learn skills to make better, reasoned decisions


    Training resources include

    Video (16 mins)
    Guide (PDF)


    Information

    A Melrose production.

  • Learning chapters

    1. An introduction to decision making http://http.videoarts.com/product/RED1 L01/An-introduction-to-decision-making?ver=** http://http.videoarts.com/images/products/RED1 L01.jpg
      Introduces the judgment and decision making, or -Red- phase of 'Ideas into action'. People are good at making most decisions. Most decisions are routine, they are ones we have made time and again (visual example include choices made about what to wear, how to get to work, routine tasks at work). But there are decisions that we encounter that are unclear and uncertain. Decis... (read more)
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    2. The fire test http://http.videoarts.com/product/RED1 L02/The-fire-test?ver=** http://http.videoarts.com/images/products/RED1 L02.jpg
      Problem: One danger in decision making is 'transcendental hesitation' (procrastination) or being paralysed by alternatives, and therefore not making a decision (visual example: two people take so long deciding what to order from a menu in a restaurant that we see them still sitting there much later as skeletons). The second problem is giving a decision insufficient... (read more)
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    3. The water test http://http.videoarts.com/product/RED1 L03/The-water-test?ver=** http://http.videoarts.com/images/products/RED1 L03.jpg
      The 'water test' is about setting clear, explicit criteria to measure ideas against, and so make better decisions. 'What are we actually trying to achieve here? Problem: Losing sight of your goal or criteria during decision making, or 'goal blindness', often leads to poor decisions. Solution: The -water test- checks that you are crystal-clear about your goal and criteria. (Vis... (read more)
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    4. The earth test http://http.videoarts.com/product/RED1 L04/The-earth-test?ver=** http://http.videoarts.com/images/products/RED1 L04.jpg
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    5. The air test http://http.videoarts.com/product/RED1 L05/The-air-test?ver=** http://http.videoarts.com/images/products/RED1 L05.jpg
      Group-think (assertiveness). Problem: 'Group think' is conformity pressure in groups. There is pressure to bow to the majority view, and the associated fear of rejection. (Visual image of sheep making a decision). Especially dangerous if a group has a strong leader, a high degree of cohesion and finds itself cut off from outside opinion and information. Disastrous decisions can... (read more)
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    6. Summary http://http.videoarts.com/product/RED1 L06/Summary?ver=** http://http.videoarts.com/images/products/RED1 L06.jpg
      Summary of the decision making process: 1) The fire test: importance verses time. 2) The water test: clarify goal and criteria. 3) The earth test: measure information weight. 4) The air test: detect any contamination of the decision making process.... (read more)
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Keywords

decision making, the fire test, the water test, the earth test, the air test, the red movie, reasoned decisions, analysis, judgement, Mark Brown