{"id":487,"date":"2015-04-06T14:11:38","date_gmt":"2015-04-06T14:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/?p=487"},"modified":"2015-04-06T14:11:38","modified_gmt":"2015-04-06T14:11:38","slug":"decision-option-chart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/2015\/04\/06\/decision-option-chart\/","title":{"rendered":"Decision Option Chart"},"content":{"rendered":"

DECISION OPTIONS CHART<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Many people are unaware that there are a number of ways to get to a decision. There is no one best way. Each method has pros and cons. To learn how to use each option, check out my textbooks at www.FaciliationTutor.com<\/em><\/a>. *<\/em><\/p>\n

________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Option<\/td>\nPros<\/td>\nCons<\/td>\nUses<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Consensus Building<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nCollaborative Systematic<\/p>\n

Participative<\/p>\n

Discussion-oriented<\/p>\n

Creates commitment<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

Takes time<\/p>\n

Requires data Requires member skills<\/td>\n

For important issues<\/p>\n

When buy-in matters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Multi-Voting<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nSystematic<\/p>\n

Objective<\/p>\n

Participative<\/p>\n

Feels like a win<\/td>\n

Limits dialogue Influenced choices Real priorities may not surface<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

To sort or prioritize<\/p>\n

a long list of options<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Compromise<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nLots of discussion<\/p>\n

Creates a solution<\/td>\n

Adversarial- Win\/lose<\/p>\n

Divides<\/p>\n

the group<\/td>\n

When positions are polarized<\/p>\n

When consensus is improbable<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Majority Voting<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nFast<\/p>\n

High quality with dialogue<\/p>\n

Clear outcome<\/td>\n

may be too fast- winners and losers- no dialogue influenced choices<\/td>\nFor trivial matters<\/p>\n

When there are clear options<\/p>\n

iI division in group is acceptable<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

One Person Decides<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nFast<\/p>\n

Clear<\/p>\n

accountability<\/td>\n

Lack of input<\/p>\n

Low buy-in<\/p>\n

No synergy<\/td>\n

When one person is the expert<\/p>\n

If only one individual is willing to take responsibility<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 * Excerpted from Facilitating at a Glance! $ 17.95<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DECISION OPTIONS CHART   Many people are unaware that there […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nDecision Option Chart - Facilitation Tutor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/2015\/04\/06\/decision-option-chart\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Decision Option Chart - Facilitation Tutor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"DECISION OPTIONS CHART   Many people are unaware that there […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/2015\/04\/06\/decision-option-chart\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Facilitation Tutor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-04-06T14:11:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ingrid Bens\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ingrid Bens\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/2015\/04\/06\/decision-option-chart\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/2015\/04\/06\/decision-option-chart\/\",\"name\":\"Decision Option Chart - Facilitation Tutor\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2015-04-06T14:11:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-04-06T14:11:38+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ffb1fde04dd1aac99ce12919a6f1c111\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/2015\/04\/06\/decision-option-chart\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/2015\/04\/06\/decision-option-chart\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/2015\/04\/06\/decision-option-chart\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Decision Option Chart\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/\",\"name\":\"Facilitation Tutor\",\"description\":\"Facilitation Training Online\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ffb1fde04dd1aac99ce12919a6f1c111\",\"name\":\"Ingrid Bens\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1dd2c2492fe73934ae5b0c6a3bce9195?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1dd2c2492fe73934ae5b0c6a3bce9195?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Ingrid Bens\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/author\/ingrid-bens1gmail-com\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Decision Option Chart - Facilitation Tutor","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/2015\/04\/06\/decision-option-chart\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Decision Option Chart - Facilitation Tutor","og_description":"DECISION OPTIONS CHART   Many people are unaware that there […]","og_url":"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/2015\/04\/06\/decision-option-chart\/","og_site_name":"Facilitation Tutor","article_published_time":"2015-04-06T14:11:38+00:00","author":"Ingrid Bens","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Ingrid Bens","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/2015\/04\/06\/decision-option-chart\/","url":"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/2015\/04\/06\/decision-option-chart\/","name":"Decision Option Chart - Facilitation Tutor","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2015-04-06T14:11:38+00:00","dateModified":"2015-04-06T14:11:38+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ffb1fde04dd1aac99ce12919a6f1c111"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/2015\/04\/06\/decision-option-chart\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/2015\/04\/06\/decision-option-chart\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/2015\/04\/06\/decision-option-chart\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Decision Option Chart"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/","name":"Facilitation Tutor","description":"Facilitation Training Online","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ffb1fde04dd1aac99ce12919a6f1c111","name":"Ingrid Bens","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1dd2c2492fe73934ae5b0c6a3bce9195?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1dd2c2492fe73934ae5b0c6a3bce9195?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Ingrid Bens"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com"],"url":"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/author\/ingrid-bens1gmail-com\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/facilitationtutor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}