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How We Make the Decisions That Matter the Most
Welcome
How to Use This Guide
Welcome Letter from Malcolm Gladwell
Audio Files: Listen on the Go
Introduction
About Your Instructor: Steven Johnson
Course Overview
Discussion: Introduce Yourself
1. Think Full-Spectrum
Video: Think Full-Spectrum (2:44)
Text: Think Full-Spectrum
Discussion: What Is a Big Decision That You're Facing?
2. Mapping: Generate Other Options
Video: Mapping: Generate Other Options (2:38)
Text: Generate Other Options
Quiz
3. Mapping: Seek Out Diversity
Video: Mapping: Seek Out Diversity (3:27)
Text: Seek Out Diversity
Quiz
4. Predicting: Ditch the Single-Focus Approach
Video: Predicting: Ditch the Single-Focus Approach (3:48)
Text: Ditch the Single-Focus Approach
Discussion: Let's Make a Prediction
5. Predicting: Scenario Plans & Premortems
Video: Predicting: Scenario Plans & Premortems (3:47)
Text: Build a Scenario Plan
Discussion: Scenario Plan Exercise
Text: Run a Premortem
Quiz
6. Deciding: Consider the Possibility
Video: Deciding: Consider the Possibility (3:41)
Text: Consider the Possibility
Quiz
7. Deciding: Weigh the Values
Video: Deciding: Weigh the Values (3:03)
Text: Weigh the Values
Quiz
8. Conclusion
Video: Conclusion (1:41)
Discussion: What Did You Learn?
Resources
Video: Steven Johnson in Conversation with Malcolm Gladwell (40:24)
Video: Steven Johnson in Conversation with Next Big Idea Club CEO Rufus Griscom (61:50)
Video: Steven Johnson Member Q&A #1 (48:52)
Video: Steven Johnson Member Q&A #2 (33:25)
Audio Files: Listen on the Go
Talking Points: Shareable Stories, Facts, and Statistics from Farsighted
Printable Reading Guide
Interactive Exercise: Value Modeling
Farsighted Decision Tree
Video: Deciding: Weigh the Values
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