Thriving in Complexity Podcast
013: Why Structure Is Powerful When Making Decisions In Complexity with Samantha Rush
December 19, 2022
We all make decisions but how often do we consciously think about how to make good decisions? Ask a group of people to make a decision together and it either gets more challenging or people look for the quickest means of reaching an agreement. In this episode of Thriving in Complexity, Susanne chats with Samantha Rush about why structure is powerful when making decisions in complexity. Samantha is currently studying for her Ph.D. in decision-making. She knows from her research that using a structured process encourages individual contributions from team members, and helps to surface minority and diverse opinions that might otherwise be missed. Making use of a structured process in decision-making amplifies the quality and the quantity of information available to teams before they make a decision. If this sparks your curiosity and you want to learn how you can utilize a structured process in decision-making, make sure you listen to the episode.
We all make decisions but how often do we consciously think about how to make good decisions? Ask a group of people to make a decision together and it either gets more challenging or people look for the quickest means of reaching an agreement. In this episode of Thriving in Complexity, Susanne chats with Samantha Rush about why structure is powerful when making decisions in complexity. 
 
Samantha is currently studying for her Ph.D. in decision-making. She knows from her research that using a structured process encourages individual contributions from team members, and helps to surface minority and diverse opinions that might otherwise be missed. 
 
Making use of a structured process in decision-making amplifies the quality and the quantity of information available to teams before they make a decision. If this sparks your curiosity and you want to learn how you can utilize a structured process in decision-making, make sure you listen to the episode. 
  
WHAT YOU’LL DISCOVER IN THIS EPISODE:    
    
    
Quotes    
"Thriving in complexity means finding a way to make movement around constraints." - Samantha Rush 
 
"Don't limit yourself, think bigger." - Samantha Rush 
 
"Just because you have access to something and you know that it works, doesn't necessarily mean that you're going to get the benefit of it." - Samantha Rush 
 
Resources  
Everything Is Figureoutable 
 
The 10 components of a thinking environment – Nancy Kline 
   
WHERE TO FIND SAMANTHA RUSH   
   

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