Value-Focused Thinking and Decision-Making

1. 19.5.-26.5. • Open intensive course given by Prof. Ralph L. Keeney, Duke University, the author of Value-Focused Thinking. • Value-focused thinking consists of concepts, methods, and procedures to address the critical ”softer” aspects of important decisions, such as • identifying and structuring values and objectives • creating alternatives and identifying decision opportunities • evaluating alternatives • communicating the pros and cons of those alternatives to others. Value-Focused Thinking and Decision-Making What you need to do: Enroll to tuomas.j.lahtinen@aalto.fi, course is open for everyone - no prerequisites! Show up in lecture hall M232 (M1) on Monday 19.5. at 10 o’clock. • Timetable: • Mon 19.5. 10-12 Outline of value-focused thinking, theory 13-15 and practice of identifying values, theory of structuring objectives. • Wed 21.5. 10-12 The practice of structuring objectives for individuals and groups. • Fri 23.5. 10-12 Quantifying values: value models, value tradeoffs, setting priorities. • Mon 26.5. 10-12 Uses of values with illustrations, review of course ideas. For more information, see