Decision-Making is a mission critical function and you need a solution now to deal with our new reality. There are 3 shifts needed to deliver quality decision engagements 3X faster and with half the effort...whether colocated or working apart. Powered by science and fueled by people, Powernoodle is, quite simply, the better way to decide.

1. HOW SMART
COMPANIES ARE
MAKING DECISIONS
UNDER TRAVEL
RESTRICTIONS

2. SPEAKERS
CEO, Powernoodle Inc
Deb Krizmanich Carl S. Spetzler
CEO, Strategic Decision Group
Author of:
Decision Quality – Value Creation
from Better Business Decisions
Author of:
Everyday Significant Decisions
(ESD) Framework
@Powernoodle @SDGconsulting

3. 3 shifts you need to make to break free of travel
restrictions once and for all …. & deliver quality decision
engagements 3X faster and with half the effort.
3
NECESSITY BREEDS INNOVATION
§ Traditional approaches create barriers to good decisions
§ The 3 shifts needed to break free and outperform
§ Your new normal: agility, speed, and quality .. every day

4. 4
TYPES OF DECISIONS
Strategic
Big Bet decisions that shape
organizational direction
Significant
Cross-functional decisions that
bring strategies to life
Simple
Straight-forward decisions that move
daily work forward

5. 5
SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS … EVERYWHERE

6. 6
CURRENTLY BROKEN,FRUSTRATING &COSTLY
Slow
72%
Costly
$250M
Poor Quality
50/50

7. 7
THE GOAL: DECISION QUALITY
DQ
CREATIVE
ALTERNATIVES
RELEVANT AND RELIABLE
INFORMATION
CLEAR VALUES AND
TRADE-OFFS
COMMITMENT TO ACTION
APPROPRIATE
FRAME
SOUND
REASONING

8. 8
3SHIFTS TO IMPROVE DECISION ENGAGEMENTS
WITH TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS!
DQ
1. Decision Engagement Facilitator
2. Decision Engagement Design
3. Decision Engagement Toolkit

9. 9
SHIFT 1: DECISION ENGAGEMENT FACILITATOR
• Trusted as a neutral facilitator
• Architects able to design an appropriate process
• Understands the basics of decision quality
• Able to diagnose the decision situation
• Has required authority
• Respectful of participants’ time
• Focus on quality as the destination/goal
• Skilled user of engagement toolkit

10. 10
SHIFT 1: DECISION ENGAGEMENT FACILITATOR
NO TWO DECISIONS ARE THE SAME
§ Decisions differ greatly from one to the next
§ Wide variety of approaches
§ Design to fit the context and need
§ The Decision Architect designs the process
§ The Facilitator leads decision engagements
§ Most decision processes have a series of decision engagements
The goal remains the same …. the paths to get there are varied

11. 11
SHIFT 2: DECISION ENGAGEMENT DESIGN
Design Principles:
1. Let Science be Your Guide
2. Love Thy Stakeholder
3. Chief Eradication Officer
for Dysfunction and Bias

12. SHIFT 2: DECISION ENGAGEMENT DESIGN
DESIGN PRINCIPLES:LET SCIENCE BE YOUR DESIGN GUIDE
3 X 2 hour
Somewhat Engaged
Meetings
= 6 hours
15 15 3015 1530
VS
2 Hours of Quality Brain Engagement
My Time Examples: Noodling, Commenting,
Evaluating, Comparing, Synthesizing …
Our Time
Examples: Checking for Understanding, Discussing
Evaluations, Action Planning …

13. SHIFT 2: DECISION ENGAGEMENT DESIGN
DESIGN PRINCIPLES:LOVE THY STAKEHOLDER
1. Stakeholder First Design:
§ Commit to Action before you Launch
§ Kick-Off (frame, role, decision map)
§ Close the Loop (at each activity)
2. Outcome Backcasting Design:
§ Laser-like focus on the specific outcome
§ Ruthless prioritization of activities
§ Respect stakeholder’s world: logistics &THEY WILL
RETURN THE LOVE
TRUST/TRANSPARENCY
BUY-IN
COMMITMENT
EXECUTION

14. DESIGN PRINCIPLES:
CHIEF ERADICATION OFFICER
FOR DYSFUNCTION AND BIAS
Evaluation
Fatigue Groupthink
Optimism BiasHiPPO +

15. 15
SHIFT 3: DECISION ENGAGEMENT TOOLKIT
4. Decision Engagement Platform
Powernoodle
2. Shared File Repository
SharePoint, MS OneDrive, iCloud, etc.
3. Email, Messaging & Calendaring
Outlook, Google, Slack, Teams etc.
1. Tele/Videoconference Technology
Goto, Zoom, Skype, MS Teams, Webex etc.

16. EXAMPLE: PROBLEM-SOLVING DECISION MAP
16
“Our Time”
“My Time”
Time 1 Time 2 Time 4
Noodle
Vote
Prioritize
Time = minutes, hours, days, weeks…
Quality
Speed
Efficiency
Rate
Noodle
Noodle
Vote Rate
Time 3
Kick-Off
& Actions
1
2
3
Obstacles/
Gaps
Vision
Success
Solutions/
Strategies

17. RETURNED 70%OF TIME TO STAFF
(VS TRADITIONAL PROBLEM-SOLVING DECISION MAKING)
Client Example
70% increase in
productivity
300% Faster:
3 months → 3 weeks
$100k saved in
travel/meeting costs
$1.6M in additional
value uncovered

18. Thank you for your time today!
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