UID:
kobvindex_INT0001715
Format:
xvi, 368 pages
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illustrations
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21.5 x 14.5 cm
Edition:
Revised and updated
ISBN:
9780812928082
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0812928083
Content:
"An invaluable resource for any manager or professional, this book offers a collection of proven, practical methods for simplifying any problem and making faster, better decisions every time. Thanks to the computer and communications revolutions, business people today are inundated with more data than ever before. But making sense of the information and using it to make smart, profitable decisions has never been tougher. The Thinker's Toolkit comes to the rescue. Using real-life examples and exercises, Morgan Jones explains how to replace seat-of-the-pants decision-making methods with fourteen little-known yet surprisingly powerful techniques for solving problems of all kinds, creatively. Each is simple to learn and to apply, requiring no more equipment than a pencil and a legal pad. Armed with The Thinker's Toolkit, anyone in business can start making better decisions today, with immediate benefits to the bottom line."
Note:
EDITORIAL NOTE: originally published by Times Books in 1995 and 1998
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Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1: Why We Go Astray -- 1: Thinking About Thinking -- 2: Insights into Problem Solving -- Part 2: The Fourteen Tools -- 3: Problem Restatement -- 4: Pros-Cons-and-Fixes -- 5: Divergent/Convergent Thinking -- 6: Sorting, Chronologies, and Time Lines -- 7: Casual Flow Diagramming -- 8: The Matrix -- 9: The Scenario Tree -- 10: Weighted Rankings -- 11: Hypothesis Testing -- 12: Devil's Advocacy -- 13: The Probability Tree -- 14: The Utility Tree -- 15: The Utility Matrix -- 16: Advanced Utility Analysis -- Part 3: Where Do We Go from Here? -- 17: Your Next Steps -- Solutions to Exercises -- For Further Reading -- Notes -- Index
Language:
English
Keywords:
Handbooks and manuals
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