Methods of Group Decision Making

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Methods of Group Decision Making

• Animal Sciences Career Leadership
• ANSC 381

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Group Problem-Solving Modela conceptual
framework for addressing problems

• Air everyones concerns
• Look beyond the symptoms
• Explore all solutions
• Anticipate problems
• Follow through
• Work productively

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Basic Consensus

• Everyone had a chance to speak
• Idea was understood by all
• Decision is made each can live with
• Then consensus
• Not always possible
• simple majority, 3/4? - establish rules

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Techniques to Accelerate Consensus

• Generate ideas silently
• Record ideas exactly on flipchart paper
• Discuss and clarify ideas
• Individually vote on and rank ideas
• Display and discuss rankings

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Consensus Card Method

• Define the issue and the goal
• Prepare for the session - ground rules
• triangle of green go
• yellow warning
• red stop
• Prepare and discuss the ideas
• Wrap up the Consensus Card Method session

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Problem-solving process

• Identify the problem
• Diagnose the problem
• Develop solutions
• Select a solution
• Implement the solution
• Evaluate the outcomes

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Individual Decision Making even within the group

• Autocratic
• Consultation
• Joint Decision
• Delegation

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Brainstorming/Filtering

• Prepare for the Brainstorming
• Determine the Brainstorming Method to use
• Generate Ideas
• Create Filters
• Apply Filters
• Wrap up the Brainstorming Session

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Nominal Group Technique

• Define the problem to be solved/decision
• Silently generate ideas
• State and record ideas
• Clarify each on the list
• Rank items silently list rankings
• Tally rankings
• Wrap up NGT session

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Paired Choice Matrix

• Identify the issue, options, goals
• Prepare for the session
• Make decisions between pairs
• Tally scores of paired choices
• Discuss and clarify results
• Wrap up

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Criteria Rating Technique

• Start session and list alternatives
• Brainstorm decision criteria
• Discuss the relative importance of each criteria
• Establish a rating scale, then rate the
  alternatives
• Calculate the final score
• Select the best alternative
• Wrap up

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The Delphi Technique

• Define the decision or problem
• Team provides Round 1 input
• Summarize Round 1 ask for Round 2 input
• Team provides Round 2 input
• Summarize Round 2 ask for Round 3 input
• Team provides Round 3 input
• Summarize Round 3
• Wrap Up

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Force Field Analysis