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Royston posted this in decision making on September 28th, 2010
Risk reduction in decision making comes down to two main considerations: Increasing our knowledge of the problem by such techniques as soft systems engineering, SODA or any of the many tools that enable us to gain a foothold on the nature of the issue and dealing with the uncertainly of the risk. Here is a simple approach that puts some rigour in our thinking when it comes to breaking down a complex problem and deciding what to do Continue reading The Ten Commandments in Risk Reduction Royston posted this in Psychology on September 13th, 2010
Flow is the mental state of operation in which a person in an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and success in the process of the activity. Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (pronounced CHICK-sent-me-high-ee) coined the concept of flow experience defining flow as a state of optimal experience – which he described in his books: ‘Flow – the Psychology of Optimal Experience” and the sequel ‘The Evolving Self’. He asserts that life is shaped as much by the future as by the past and the best moments of experience occur when a person’s mind and body are stretched in a voluntary directed effort to achieve something difficult or challenging. Optimal flow experience is something that we can consciously make happen – we can control how our personalities can be applied to achieve rewarding and enjoyable performance. This idea of flow therefore shares many ideas with Continue reading Do you experience FLOW at work – seven ways to enhance your experience Royston posted this in Tools & Methods on September 6th, 2010
SWOT (Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats) is a simple but surprisingly effective technique to assess an organisations positioning and begin the process of turning general ideas for market growth into actionable Continue reading SWOT Action Analysis a Work Shop Guide I expect most people associate Land Rovers with a robust off road vehicle capable of navigating the Sahara desert (see Ice Cold in Alice) or scaling the heights of Mount Kilimanjaro on a single tank of petrol. Robust rugged and ready for any off-road experience. Well the reality is other-wise and my experience of Land Rovers (specifically the series TD5) has shown them quite incapable of getting out of our gravel drive without conking Continue reading Why get a car when you can get a Landrover and meet interesting people on the motorway hardshoulder |
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