1/25/21 Team Building

Deciding Skills

100

"There is a 70% chance that Joe will be on time to this meeting," is an example of this kind of thinking.

Probabilistic Thinking/Thinking in Probabilities 

200

We should not judge a decision solely by its outcome because this ignores the significant role of ______.

Chance

300

List 1 of the 3 characteristics of useful information.

1. Credible and unbiased source

2. Relevant and timely

3. Acknowledge uncertainty

400

List 2 of the 4 characteristics of good alternatives

1. Under our control

2. Significantly different from one another

3. Potentially attractive

4. Doable

500

List at least 5 of the 6 dimensions of the Deciding Process.

1. Framing

2. Clarifying Values

3. Generating Alternatives

4. Gathering Information

5. Predicting

6. Reflecting

Critical Thinking Skills

100

Interpreting information to support your existing belief, and ignoring information that challenges your belief are symptoms of this bias.

Confirmation Bias

200

"That person must be a woman because they are wearing a dress." The assumption behind this observation/interpretation is...

Only women wear dresses.

300

"Using an artificially weak version of a counterargument that's easy to knock down," is the definition of this kind of fallacy.

Straw Man Fallacy

400

List 1 of the 2 questions you should always consider when interpreting a text.

1. What is the context and purpose of this text?

2. What is vague or ambiguous?

500

List at least 4 of the 7 dimensions of the Critical Thinking Process.

1. Searching and Exploring

2. Interpreting

3. Analyzing

4. Inferring

5. Evaluating

6. Explaining

7. Reflecting/Self-Regulation

Alliance Trivia

100

The year How I Decide (now known as Alliance for Decision Education) was founded.

2014

200

The full first and last names of our 3 newest hires.

- Lisa Popyk

- Patricia Winner

- Michael DiStanisloa

300

The organization's Twitter Handle.

@AllDecisionEd

400

There is a repeating "Meditate (optional)" event on the Shared Team Calendar. This event is set to repeat at _(timeframe)_ on every workday except for _(day)_.

1:45-2:00pm. Tuesdays.

500

The office phone number.

[phone]

Random

100

"Last time I drunk drove, I got home safely. So, it's not a bad idea for me to do it again," is an example of this fallacy.

Resulting

200

Pick one person on the team.

Name the undergraduate university one of your teammates attended.

300

This is the main title of Annie Duke's most recent book.

How to Decide

400

The longest-running Broadway show.

The Phantom of the Opera

500

The color of Karen's water bottle.

Pink