Eighty-three percent of large U.S. foundations seek input from some of the nonprofits they fund — along with other people, organizations, or communities directly affected by their funding. But ...

From small committees to national elections, group decision-making can be complicated — and it may not always settle on the best choice. That’s partly because some members of the group do research on ...

Groupthink is the term used when decision-making groups make hasty and premature decisions without doing the critical evaluation work required for making well-thought-out and good decisions.

Values-based decision making differs substantially from more traditional, top-down models of decision making in that everyone in an organization has a part to play in establishing and maintaining the ...

A few years ago, I read “Six Thinking Hats” by psychologist Edward de Bono. The core idea is simple: each hat represents a distinct way of thinking about a problem. While the framework is often ...

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A fair percentage of leaders, especially in startups, professional groups and not-for-profits, pursue the holy grail of decision making by consensus. But it’s usually a bad idea, leading often to ...

Bringing together people with different perspectives and roles can sharpen an organization’s vision. adventtr/iStock / Getty Images Plus We surveyed foundation leaders from May to December 2020, ...