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The Decision Book: Fifty Models for Strategic Thinking is a book that presents fifty models for better structuring, and subsequently understanding, life's challenges when it comes to decision making and problem solving.

Mind map of the book The Decision Book: Fifty Models for Strategic Thinking

Mind map of the book The Decision Book: Fifty Models for Strategic Thinking

Articles on some of the models

Decision making:

• Feedback Analysis developed by Peter Drucker
• Consequences Model
• The Yes/No Rule: Master Quick Decisions and Conquer Overthinking
• The Hard Choice Model: Four Approaches to Decision-Making
• The Double-Loop Learning Model
• The Swiss Cheese Model: A Framework for Understanding and Preventing Errors
• The John Whitmore Model: A Goal-Setting Framework
• The Rubberband Rule
• Thinking Outside the Box: A Creativity Model Using Puzzles to Break Mental Boundaries See: Creativity and Creative problem solving and Innovation and Imagination and Openness
• The Stop Rule: A Decision-Making Guideline
• The Morphological Box & SCAMPER
• The Rumsfeld Matrix: A Framework for Navigating Uncertainty
• The Prisoner's Dilemma, Communication, and Strategies to Avoid It

Self-improvement/Personal development:

See also: Personal development

• The Personal Potential Trap: How High Expectations Can Sabotage Success
• Eisenhower Matrix
• The Crossroads Model: A Compass for Life Direction
• The Project Portfolio Matrix: A Tool to Balance Multiple Projects or Roles with Practical Applications See: Project management
• Cognitive Bias: The Four Mistakes We Make and Cognitive bias
• Appreciative Inquiry: Practical Strategies and Real-World Implementations

Self-Understanding:

• Applying the Theory of Unconscious Thinking: A Practical Guide for Intuitive Decisions See: Unconscious and Subconscious
• The Cognitive Dissonance Model: Apply It For Personal Growth
• The Feedback Box: A Matrix to Process Compliments and Criticisms See also: Mentor and Accountability partner
• The Johari Window: An Advanced Exploration of Self-Awareness, Relational Dynamics, and Transformative Growth
• The Flow Model: A Happiness Framework from Csikszentmihalyi See also: Flow state
• The Personal Performance Model: A Tool to Evaluate Job Fit

See also

• Structural thinking
• Rational thinking

Book

The Decision Book: Fifty Models for Strategic Thinking by Mikael Krogerus and Roman Tschäppeler. W. W. Norton & Company; Fully Revised edition (May 8, 2018)

External links

• The Decision Book : Fifty Models for Strategic Thinking, Web archive copy of the book (A portion of the book)
• Gives brief explanation of all 50 strategic thinking models, AI
• For decision making and problem solving, give me a list of the types of ways and perspectives that an issue/problem can be approached/solved. (Lists all 50 models with one line descriptions)
• The Decision Book: Fifty Models for Strategic Thinking - Book summary

Videos:

• The Decision Book: Fifty Models for Strategic Thinking - video playlist, Video playlist
• Mikael Krogerus & Roman Tschappeler videos - video playlist, Video playlist