Part III — Participation · 13

Decision-Making in Motion

Decisions are relocated. In motion a decision is not a single point but a sequence of commitments, most of them made before anyone notices a choice is being made.

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The question it turns on

When was this decision actually taken?

Concepts in this chapter

  • Judgement
  • Small moves
  • Reversibility
  • Bias

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Where the argument is contested

Debiasing techniques help with recurring decisions and help less with unprecedented ones. The book keeps the distinction visible rather than selling a method.

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  • Which recent decision was really made weeks earlier, in a smaller room?
  • What would make this decision cheaper to reverse?

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