The decision loom : a design for interactive decision-making in organizations / Vincent Barabba.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barabba, Vincent P., 1934-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Decision making.

Problem solving.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Devon, UK : Triarchy Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Decision-making has been one of the principal victims of 'modern' thinking. The 'analytical' approach has, of course, brought us vaccines, electricity and the internal combustion engine. But, in seeking to break things down into their component parts and improve the parts, governments and businesses continue to make some astonishingly bad decisions. What's more, many enterprises still pay close attention to 'decisions' and 'decision-making' whilst overlooking the bigger picture: the organizational system within which those decisions get made. This elegant book is a guide for any public, private, government or non-profit organization that needs a system for making better decisions. It sets out to change our 'analytical' habit and invites enterprises to consider the bigger picture. Author Vince Barabba presents an elegantly simple approach to making better decisions. He calls this approach 'The Decision Loom' and bases it on Systems Thinking, Design Thinking and Complexity Theory. He also describes the four core capabilities that any organization must put in place for this approach to work. What's more (because we're humans and prefer stories to instruction manuals) the tapestry of the book is embroidered with fascinating examples from the author's lifetime of experience at the head of American corporate and public decision-making.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Acknowledgements ""; ""Contents ""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction ""; ""Part 1: The Journey""; ""Episode 1: Planting the Seed ""; ""Episode 2: Political Campaigns: The value of knowledge is in its use""; ""Episode 3: An Introduction to Public Life""; ""Episode 4: Finally� A Marketing Job in the Private Sector""; ""Episode 5: The Conduct of the 1980 Census: ""; ""Episode 6: Back to the Private Sector with Eastman Kodak ""; ""Episode 7: Getting Started at General Motors""; ""Episode 8: Learning How to Learn�""; ""Episode 9: Because the Future is Uncertain�""

""GM Epilogue: An Opportunity Missed""""Part 2. The Design of an Interactive Decision Loom""; ""Background: Why a �Sketch�?""; ""The Decision Loom�an interactive decision-making process""; ""Capability 1: Having an Enterprise Mindset that is Open to Change""; ""Capability 2: Thinking and Acting Holistically""; ""Capability 3: Being Able to Adapt the Business Design to Changing Conditions""; ""Capability 4: Making Decisions Interactively Using a Variety of Methods""; ""Conclusion""; ""Appendix A""; ""Appendix B""; ""Bibliography""; ""About the Author""; ""About the Publisher""

""Related Titles and Authors from Triarchy Press""""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781908009517

1908009519

OCLC:

820833007