DODAR

A structured approach (Diagnose, Options, Decide, Assign, and Review) used by pilots to navigate complex situations

FORDEC

A structured approach (Facts, Options, Risks and Benefits, Decision, Execution, and Check) used by pilots to navigate complex situations

PIOSEE

A structured approach used by pilots to navigate complex situations

Decision-Making in Aviation

Aeronautical Decision Making [ADM] encompasses both preflight go/no-go decisions and in-flight choices, with significant safety implications

Factfulness Hans Rosling

Rosling shows our worldview is dramatically and negatively biased, not reality.

Beware of False Equivalence

Similar-sounding sources and forced choices mislead, and consultants must resist both.

Sayre's Law

Low-stakes issues can trigger surprisingly fierce conflict

Sturgeon's Law

Most output is mediocre, so judge fields by their best

Fixing Slow Decisions

Committees mollify and hedge; decision architecture and disciplined meetings actually decide.

Nudge Theory

Richard Thaler won the economics Nobel for revealing how defaults drive human choices.

Hanlon's Razor

Most harmful outcomes are not personal attacks

Prioritization Slides That Persuade

Good prioritization slides rest on analysis, clear criteria and honest implementation detail.