Tools: Decision-Making Model

Necessary Elements of an Effective Decision-Making Model

  1. PRINCIPLES

    • We have a shared, institution-wide decision-making model
    • We value individual initiative and contribution: new ideas can come from any member of the organization working at any level
    • The process is transparent, iterative, and flexible

  2. PARTICIPANTS

    • We build collectively with a focus on the task at hand
    • Participants can be self-selected or chosen based on needed knowledge and skills
    • Initiator(s) of an idea stay connected at every step of the decision-making process

  3. PROCESS

    • understanding the issue
    • environmental scan and gathering in evidence
    • brainstorming
    • prototyping
    • assessing
    • fine-tuning OR abandoning OR re-testing and reformulating the hypothesis
    • implementing
    • evaluating for growth potential, lessons learned, future applications
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