The document provides guidance on decision making for GeekGirlCon. It discusses common decision making approaches, including actively deciding, asking others, crowd-sourcing, and inaction. It emphasizes that the decision maker is still responsible regardless of the approach. When making a decision, consider who, what, where, when, why, and how. Research the topic, consider complexity and alternatives, but don't overthink. Listen to instincts but don't let them control you. Involve the right people and ask wisely. Most importantly, ensure the decision reflects GeekGirlCon's mission of celebrating, supporting, and empowering women in geek culture.

1. How to Make a GeekGirlCon
Decision
By Erica McGillivray, President

2. Common ways people make decisions:
Actively Decide
Ask someone to decide for them
Crowd-Source Inaction

3. You are awesome. Let’s empower you
to make decisions!

4. No matter which way you make your
decision, you are still responsible.

5. “There is no time for
fuckery.”
– Tammy Vince Cruz

6. General Decision Making
• Who?
• What?
• Where?
• When?
• Why?
• How?

7. Does it involve money?

8. Think Critically

9. Dig to the Heart of the Matter

10. Use Your Resources

11. Do Your Research

12. Consider complexity, history,
consequences, and alternatives

13. Don’t Overthink

14. Listen to your instincts, but don't let
them control you

15. Ask Wisely
• Clearly ask for something
• Give choices or suggestions
• Give a time frame
• Simplify the decision making
• Hold off on asking and think more
Thoughts?

16. Hang in there!

17. Who to Involve

18. OR

19. Make Sure They’re the Right People

20. When in doubt, ask your manager first

21. • Not a Magic 8 Ball.
• Not the GeekGirlCon
Jesus.
• Does not always have
all the facts.
• Cannot always help in a
timely or effective
manner.
• Will not tell you what
shoes to wear with
your chemistry joke t-
shirt.

22. Crowd-sourcing can be dangerous

23. Sometimes, you just need to let
people know

24. How to Evaluate Your
Decision

25. The Most Important Question: Does
This Reflect Our Mission Statement?
GeekGirlCon celebrates and honors the legacy of women contributing to
science and technology; comics arts and literature; and game play and
game design by connecting geeky women world-wide and creating
community to foster continued growth of women in geek culture.

26. The Five Pillars of GeekGirlCon
Supportive
Celebratory Welcoming
Community Empowering

27. Supportive

28. Welcoming

29. Empowering

30. Community

31. Celebratory

32. Be able to explain your decision

33. Execute that decision

34. Do things, tell people
http://carl.flax.ie/dothingstellpeople.html

35. Celebrate Success

36. 95% of the time, failure is okay, lesson
learned, & something we can fix.

37. Next?