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Devil's advocacy technique
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Used to counter GroupThink. A critical analysis of a preferred alternative to ascertain its strengths and weaknesses before it is implemented. The purpose is to identify all the reasons that might make the preferred alternative unacceptable after all.
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Dialectical inquiry
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Logical argumentation.
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Brainstorming
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Face-to-face group problem solving technique. Avoid Production blocking which is a loss of productivity in brainstorming sessions due to its unstructured nature.
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Nominal Group Technique
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Group members write down ideas and solutions, read their suggestions to the whole group, and discuss and rank the alternatives.
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Intuitive decision making
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Going with your gut. Often used in response to nonprogrammed decisions.
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Bounded rationality
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In the administrative model of decision making, cognitive limitations constrain the ability to interpret, process, and make decisions.
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Satisficing
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In the Administrative Model of decision making, choosing an acceptable response rather than the best decision.
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Optimum decision making
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A decision such that no other available decision options will lead to a better outcome. An important concept in decision theory. In order to compare the different decision outcomes, one commonly assigns a relative utility to each of them.
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Groupthink
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A pattern of faulty and biased decision making that occurs
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Delphi Technique
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Group members do not meet face-to-face but respond in writing to questions.
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Devil's advocacy technique
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Used to counter GroupThink. A critical analysis of a preferred alternative to ascertain its strengths and weaknesses before it is implemented. The purpose is to identify all the reasons that might make the preferred alternative unacceptable after all.
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