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CONTENTS OF 48-PAGE BOOKLET:
  •  The Big Picture
  •  Problem Solving and Decision Making
  •  The Decision Making Process
  •  System of Decision Making and Problem Solving
  •  Intuitive Decision Making
  •  Short Formula for Decision Making
  •  Full Model and Formula
  •  Specific Individual “Sciences”


    • STAGES AS APPLIED TO DECISION MAKING:
    1. Curious Observation
    2. Is There a Problem?
    3. Goals and Planning
    4. Search, Explore and Gather the Evidence
    5. Generate Creative & Logical Alternative Solutions
    6. Evaluate the Evidence
    7. Make the Educated Guess (Hypothesis)
    8. Challenge the Hypothesis
    9. Reach a Conclusion
    10. Suspend Judgment
    11. Take Action

    SUPPORTING INGREDIENTS:
    12. Creative, Non-Logical, Logical & Technical Methods
    13. Procedural Principles & Theories
    14. Attributes & Thinking Skills

  •  Group or Team Decision Making
  •  Management Decision Making Technique
  •  Managerial Decision Making
  •  Behavior Decision Making Theory
  •  Accounting for Risks Involved
  •  Decision Making under Uncertainty, Forecasting and Predicting
  •  Miscellaneous Strategies
  •  Opportunities to Use My Non-copyrighted Material
  •  Bibliography
  •  Your Guide and Worksheet
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    Opportunities for You to Utilize My Non-Copyrighted Material


    In 2008 I am 92 years old and don't have the time or energy to take all the opportunities of making money from the material in this booklet. So there is a great opportunity for others to make money, do a public service, or for individuals to advance their careers by using it. Organizations can greatly improve their profits or goals by using it. Remember that there is millions of dollars of research behind this material.

    Decision Making Training at Public Seminars and Training Sessions.These can be one or more sessions - inexpensive ones for beginners to more expensive ones for executives.

    Booklet Enlarged with Math Formulas. Those experienced in using math would welcome a booklet with math formulas included.

    Booklet or Books Slanted toward Special Domains or Sub-domains. My booklet is for all domains. Copies changed or enlarged and specialized for particular domains and sub-domains are needed.

    Decision Making Articles for Periodicals. Decision making is done by everyone but needs to be improved. Write articles based on SM-14. Including Guide pages in your article.

    Decision Making in Schools and Colleges. Professors can use the booklet as a basis for courses they design and for textbooks. Good introductory courses are urgently needed in all domains and all grades.

    Decision Making Lesson Plans for Adolescents - High School Courses. There have been a few high school courses in decision making. This booklet could be used to design a good high school level course.

    Teaching Decision Making in Adult Education Courses. Decision making is an ideal subject to teach in adult education courses. Or place entire booklet on your company web site.

    Revise Presently Published Books. Many books should be revised to include material on SM-14 in decision making and problem solving.

    Review Your Activities. There are many other opportunities.

    Consultants.Can adapt and include SM-14 in their business. They can design kits for group decision making.

    Decision Making Scenarios and Short Case Histories. A big lack in my material is short illustrative case histories and scenarios. Because of space and time limitations, I didn't include any, but they would make the material much more interesting to students. They can be general in nature or designed for specific domains.

    Foreign Language Translations.All nations need to improve their decision making.

    Decision Making Software.I may or may not do something in this area, but others are free to use the material.

    Decision Making Quotes of Others in My Material. I have used a number of quotations under the fair use provision of the copyright act, but I have no ownership of them. If you use them, you do so on your own.