Decision Making Technique with Internet Reference

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Decision Making Technique with Internet Reference

Management 350

July 31, 2002


                                                                     

Decision Making Technique with Internet Reference

The Decision Technique I chose to write about is the "Six Thinking Hats - Looking at a Decision from all Points of View."  This technique was created by Dr. Edward de Bono.  Dr. Bono is regarded as the leading international authority in conceptual and creative thinking and in the teaching of thinking as a skill.  

Of all the decision making technique I researched, this is the one that I agreed with the most in regards to the situation that I had in mind when researching decision making skills.

This technique was very interesting to me because it made you look at a problem from all points of view.  You could not be biased on one opinion or force of influence.  It forced you to think outside the box.

When making a decision, I feel that you must look at the issue from all points of view and not just your own biases or  emotions.  At times making a decision can be very hard, especially when you are the supervisor and responsible for your department.  When both the decision and outcome it may have will ultimately affect you and your department and add the fact that you are the one that has to answer to higher authority.

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This is why I really think this technique is great because you incorporate how it will affect everyone around you from the employee to higher management.  How this decision making technique works is that there are literally six hat you wear and each hat has a different way of thinking.  For example: the first hat you wear is the "White Hat."  This hat allows you to focus on data and/or information.  This is where you identify the problem or issue with the information you have by researching the information.

The second hat you wear once you have the problem ...

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