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Decision Grid Introduction
What are decisions?
The Shadows of the Internet respond:
- A conclusion or judgment reached after consideration
- The act of reaching a conclusion or of passing of judgment on an issue under consideration
- Firmness of character or action; determination
Decision making occurs whenever the brain processes new information.
The Brain Never Stops Thinking
We created this decision grid as a Toastmaster speech assignment/demonstration to show the process flow from input into the brain to output of any form:
- External: Imput, Question, Experience
- Internal: Memory Recollection
- Virtual: Evaluate and Compare
- Physical: Output, Decision, Opinion
The flow of decision-making starts a moment a question or situation arises to a decision seems to magically appear.
Decisions happen in milliseconds, probably faster…
Decision Grid Lesson Plan Part I: Introduction
Decisions can be influenced by:
- Personality
- Mood, Emotion
- Degree of Complexity
- Repetition builds habits. Have we been here before?
- Knowledge
- Impulse
The question floats into virtual space until the notion is accepted and implants as memory, thought or data, or neglected or regected and forgotten about.
We had the opportunity to test our Decision Grid Theory on a small gathering of Toastmasters a few years ago. Our mission was to allow people to experience the process and compare with others upon conclusion of the speech. It was a successful speech.
Defined expectations:
We informed 8 individuals that one question would be asked of them.
We provided each of eight individuals with one blue and one white 3 x 5 card.
Blue card: Once the question is asked, each had 5 seconds to jot a word (or two) , then stop and turn the card over and slide it to the person seated next to them.
White card: Next, the participants were given 5 seconds to read the word(s) from their blue card and jot a word or two based upon the comments.
Important:
- Write response in one or two words, no more
- When time expired, turn the blue card face down
Note: We continue to be astounded when entire sentences come back from those shadows who either refuse the leash or simply don’t follow instruction.
Lesson Plan: First Step. Ask the Question:
What is the Meaning of the Word DOG?
Upon hearing, reading the question, the brain instantly conjures a lifetime of memories gathered for just this purpose.
Stored memories include images, sents, sights, memories or experiences collected since before birth.
