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Emotions in Decisions

In this video, Prof. Baba Shiv of Stanford University speaks to the importance of emotion in decision making, particularly as related to confidence. After watching this video, reflect on two situations; one, in which you were extremely confident of the outcome and what your attitude was towards the subject; and second, a situation in which you were less confident or not so confident of the outcome. Based on this module's readings and this video write a reflection blog detailing the situations above and describing the role emotion played in decision making. Include what emotional reactions you experienced for each scenario. Shiv (2011) discusses emotion can influence the wanting system in the brain, or the release of dopamine from the brain, that comes from potential decisions and the subsequent benefits and effort that is to be expended.   From a personal standpoint, I can confirm Shiv’s assessment, as I was highly motivated in the role of purchasing new flight planning

Cynefin...that's ka-naving to you.

Create a reflection blog based on critically thinking about how the Cynefin Framework can benefit your decision-making. Consider the chart on page 7 of the HBR article A Leader's Framework for Decision Making and discuss decision-making in multiple contexts; include two specific examples of decisions in multiple contexts that you have made. Detail the considerations from the various contexts that influenced your decision.  Critically assess the Cynefin Framework and describe 5 ways it can provide an improved context for decision making. Based upon the above video on Cynefin Framework, reflect on the 3 ways each quadrant of the Cynefin Framework can facilitate decision-making using examples from your own experience. The Cynefin Framework has been a revelation to me in the short time I’ve been exposed to it.   Immediately, I think of how this methodology can be applied to a very large problem and issue that we’ve been faced with at work, that is the proper integration of v