Tag: decision making
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A Journey Through Organizational Change
In the 1970s and 1980s, Digital Equipment Corporation was a successful, thriving computer manufacturer, second only to industry giant IBM. The company’s networking business, …
Decision-Making: The Empowerment Challenge
Imagine that you work for a company that has created a powerful and compelling shared vision. Furthermore, you and your colleagues have established a …
Learning Laboratories Give Hanover Insurance a Competitive Edge
“It was as if I knew something was there, but I didn’t really see it. The clarity I gained was like putting on a pair …
Making Better School Policy Decisions Using Computer Modeling
School superintendents, administrators, board members, and others involved in public education face a Herculean task — gaining enough understanding of an infinitely complex system …
Raw Data vs. Reality: The Case of SARS
The recent SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) outbreak in Toronto, Canada, and its handling by the media, local health authorities, and the World Health …
Introducing Systems Thinking to Businesses the “Soft” Way
As with any innovative methodology, introducing systems thinking to business leaders without turning them off is a key challenge. Overcoming this challenge requires presenting …
To Make Better Decisions, We Need Better Information
This column is not a Honda ad, although it will start off sounding like one. This is an ad for feedback. I’ve had a …