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…