HBR Guide to Critical Thinking by Harvard Business Review

Author:Harvard Business Review
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Published: 2023-01-30T00:00:00+00:00

Decision Dynamism

There is no “perfect” problem-solver profile. While some decisions—or even stages of a decision—might be better made by certain PSPs, a truly successful decision benefits from a variety of perspectives that combine different thinking processes. By breaking away from your standard approach and involving someone with a different PSP, you can bring out a more holistic understanding of a situation, better ensuring that you are solving the whole problem.

As you build your decision-making skills, consider borrowing the approaches of other PSPs as well. Using them can feel unnatural and even uncomfortable, but you’ll be building a robust set of tools to make better decisions in the long run.

More-dynamic decision-making begins with knowing more about yourself so that that you can bring the right people into your decisions—those who think differently from you and can help you see your blind spots and sidestep biases to gain new perspectives about a problem. While it’s not always easy to think outside your own box, remember that you’re building the muscles you need to strengthen your decision skills and make your big decisions better.

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Cheryl Strauss Einhorn is the founder of Decisive, a decision sciences company that trains people and teams in complex problem-solving and decision-making skills using the AREA Method. She teaches at Cornell University and is the author of three books: Problem Solved, about personal and professional decision-making; Investing in Financial Research, about financial and investment decisions; and Problem Solver, about problem-solver profiles. Learn more by watching her TED Talk and visiting areamethod.com.

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