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Author Roberto, Michael A., author, presenter.

Title The art of critical decision making / Michael A. Roberto.

Publication Info. Chantilly, VA : Teaching Company, [2009]
©2009

Copies

Location Call No. Status
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  LECTURE SERIES 658.4 ROB PT. 1 6 CDS  PT 1    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  LECTURE SERIES 658.4 ROB PT. 2 6 CDS  PT 2    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Adult  CD 153.83 ROB  1 & 2    Check Shelf
Description 12 audio discs (12 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 120 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Playing Time 120000
Series The great courses
Great courses (Compact disc)
Bibliography Guidebook includes bibliographical references.
Performer Lecturer, Michael A. Roberto, Bryant University.
System Details Compact disc.
Note Lectures run ca. 30 min. each.
Summary Presents a survey course on the dynamics of decision making as applies to various fields, including politics, business, athletics, and personal life.
Contents pt. 1. lecture 1. Making high-stakes decisions -- lecture 2. Cognitive biases -- lecture 3. Avoiding decision-making traps -- lecture 4. Framing : risk or opportunity? -- lecture 5. Intuition : recognizing patterns -- lecture 6. Reasoning by analogy -- lecture 7. Making sense of ambiguous situations -- lecture 8. The wisdom of crowds? -- lecture 9. Group thinking : thinking or conforming? -- lecture 10. Deciding how to decide -- lecture 11. Stimulating conflict and debate -- lecture 12. Keeping conflict constructive.
pt. 2. lecture 13. Creativity and brainstorming -- lecture 14. The curious inability to decide -- lecture 15. Procedural justice -- lecture 16. Achieving closure through small wins -- lecture 17. Normal accident theory -- lecture 18. Normalizing deviance -- lecture 19. Allison's model : three lenses -- lecture 20. Practical drift -- lecture 21. Ambiguous threats and the recovery window -- lecture 22. Connecting the dots -- lecture 23. Seeking out problems -- lecture 24. Asking the right questions.
Note On container: Teaching Co. PC5932.
Subject Decision making.
Critical thinking.
Critical thinking. (OCoLC)fst00883692
Decision making. (OCoLC)fst00889035
Genre/Form Audiobooks. (OCoLC)fst01726208
Audiobooks.
Added Author Teaching Company, issuing body.
ISBN 159803538X
9781598035384
Music No. 5932 Teaching Co.
PC5932 Teaching Co.
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