by barrager | Nov 25, 2012 | Collaboration, collaborative design, Decision coaching, Design, Framing strategic decisions, Process, Tools, Uncategorized
In Peter Schwartz’s book, The Art of the Long View, scenarios are described as: Stories that can help us recognize and adapt to changing aspects of our present environment. They form a method for articulating the different pathways that might exist for you...
by barrager | Nov 3, 2012 | Barrager, Decision coaching, decision engineering, Strategic Design
I recently helped Warner North with a project for the International Risk Governance Council (IRGC) in Geneva. Warner is long time colleague and a National Associate of the National Research Council. The IRGC topic was how to manage emerging risks. Things like the...
by barrager | Oct 13, 2012 | Bayesian, collaborative design, Decision Analysis, Decision coaching, Framing strategic decisions, Organizational learning, Process, Strategic Design
Nate Silver’s new book is required reading for decision coaches. Nate Silver is a Bayesian. He is also bringing structured modeling and probabilistic thinking to the world of political pundits and pollsters. The title of his new book is, “The Signal and...
by barrager | Sep 4, 2012 | Decision Analysis, Decision coaching, Process, Strategic Design
Recently a small group of Stanford professors decided to see if they could make great college teaching available to everyone in the world over the internet — free. Their project is called COURSERA. (I think the first course they offered had 270,000 enrollees.)...
by barrager | May 20, 2012 | Barrager, Decision coaching, decision engineering, Deming, Drucker, Hopper
From time to time I will publish something under the heading “Decision Coaching 3.0.” The 3.0 designation means the blog post is something I think will be valuable to both executives and coaches. Typically it will be something about business culture or...
