Cutting-edge tactics
Contains models from domains of statistics, politics, economics, computer science, intelligence, military and psychology
Intuitive design
The book features a beautiful, highly visual design that takes powerful ideas and makes them intuitive to understand and easy to implement
Battle-tested & proven
Informed and inspired by the work and wisdom of leading thinkers and doers
The 4 Cs: Explore the problem-solving lifecycle
The Decision Maker’s Playbook is divided in 4 sections:
- Collect evidence helps you gather data
- Connect the dots helps you make sense of it
- Craft the approach helps you to come up with solutions
- Complete the mission helps you implement them
Relevant and immediately actionable
The Decision Maker’s Playbook offers an easy-to-follow and must-have portfolio of highly effective Mental Tactics. They will allow you to see patterns, identify relationships, and view the world from different vantage points.
“Each day, we make dozens, if not hundreds, of decisions. But every time we decide, we’re bedeviled by biases that distort our thinking and direct us down blind alleys. In this timely work, Mueller and Dahr identify the roadblocks to efficient problem-finding and decision-making, and then prescribe solutions to overcome our worst instincts. This book is a must-have for all decision-makers. And who isn't a decision-maker?”
Daniel H. Pink, author of WHEN and DRIVE
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Chapter One
Illuminate your Blind Spots: Admit what you don’t know & correct your wrong beliefs
Chapter Three
Explore your data: Gather, scrutinize and visualize information to discover insights
Chapter Five
Don’t be fooled by randomness: Anticipate regression to the mean
Chapter Seven
Think at the Margin: Focus on the next unit
Chapter Nine
Walk the talk: Run experiments to test your solutions in the real world
Chapter Eleven
Engineer incentives: Motivate everyone to pull together
Chapter Two
Bust your biases: See through the games your brain plays
Chapter Four
Drill down: Use tree diagrams to deconstruct any problem
Chapter Six
See the big picture: Practise systems thinking
Chapter Eight
Score points: Articulate your criteria and make sound tradeoffs
Chapter Ten
Multiply your possibilities: Use real options to improve the odds of success
Chapter Twelve
Make it happen: Anticipate, execute and improve
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The author team
Simon Mueller
Simon Mueller helps CEOs and their teams design robust decision systems to improve outcomes.
As a management advisor, he has worked with dozens of public and private organizations in over 19 countries. Simon is also co-founder of the global non-profit organization The Future Society, which focuses on governance of emerging
technologies such as Artificial Intelligence. He is a frequent keynote speaker, panelist and guest lecturer on topics related to decision-making, corporate strategy, AI, robotics and automation. In his free time, he enjoys sailing, cycling and mountaineering.
Julia Dhar
Julia Dhar is a behavioral economist who uses her expertise to make organizations more productive, profitable and happier.
She has worked extensively across the United States, the Middle East, Central Asia and Australia in the public and private sectors.