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Conflicting Choices & Decision MakingConflicting Choices & Decision Making

Bangalore27 Feb 10

Conflicting Choices & Decision Making


Agenda

The Theory1

Way Forward

3

A Practical Introspection2

4

Process Examples


Conflicting choice 1


Decision making

• Cognitive process.

• Several alternatives.

• Pruned down to one

choice.


Style

• Rational

• Intuitive

• Others – (Avoidant, Delayed, Flexible…)


Rational

DefineDefine(the situation)(the situation)

GenerateGenerate(Alternatives)(Alternatives)

SelectSelect(Choice)(Choice)

ActAct(on selection)(on selection)


• World War II• Nazi Secret Service

Code Broken• “Germany planned to

bomb Coventry”• 2 Choices

– Clear Coventry of people• Save hundreds of lives• Germans will know that their code is broken.

– Do not Clear Coventry• Hundreds killed but the information will keep flowing. • Possibly save many more lives and help end the war



Years after, customers complained life of tires were low.

Higher wear and tear.

What Toyota did? – They send a $500 cheque with a apology letter to each customer – Some of them had changed the cars years back?

Material composition changed to make tires softer & give better ride.


Style

• Rational

• Intuitive

• Others – (Avoidant, Delayed, Flexible…)


Intutive

People actually use an intuitive approach 90% of the time

» Psychologist Dr Gary Klein

However– Past Experience– Perceptions– And training can influence this kind of decision

making


Intuitive decision making

• 0.5 – 0.7 secs – Reaction time• Wet rubber balls• Air conditioners switched off.• Half pitch bowling• Bowling machine

– Settings not known

• "The foundation of success is

achieved when people are not

actually watching. The reason behind

Sachin's resurgence in the last one

year has been the hard work he has

put into his fitness," Harsha Bhogle


Let’s now make it PERSONAL


Luciano Pavarotti

Ronald Reagan

Choose one Chair….

Make your own decisions

or someone else will…

..


Merck


Merck

• River Blindness

• Oct 21 1987 – MECTIZAN

• MDP

• 16 Million Children, 25 Million Hectares,

• 11 Countries in W Africa


However

“God has placed in each of us the creative, entrepreneurial, "impossible" ability to focus on a plurality of areas in life whilst maintaining a single focus also”

That Single Focus – GOD….


"In the beginning God...” Genesis 1:1

"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ...“ Rev 22:21


How do I find Gods Will

• If you do not love God you will not bother with his will.

• Gods will and Gods Word never Contradict

• God Never states the Obvious

• Rom 12:2 Do not conform any longer.... renewal of Mind…

• Visions , Dreams, Conscience

• Fleece…

• Godly Counsel.


Never Give Up

Steven Bradbury – Olympics 2002

Medal record

Short track speed skating

Olympic Games

Gold 2002 Salt Lake City 1000 m

Bronze 1994 Lillehammer 5000 m relay

World Championships

Gold 1991 Sydney 5000 m relay

Silver 1994 Guildford 5000 m relay

Bronze 1993 Beijing 5000 m relay


Obviously I wasn't the fastest skater. I

don't think I'll take the medal as the

minute-and-a-half of the race I actually

won. I'll take it as the last decade of the

hard slog I put in.

conflicting choices

Spiritual

conflicting choices

single focus god

choice act

beginning god

kind of decision

intuitive decision

clear coventry hundreds

life of tires