Team Problem Solving and Decision Making

Team Problem Solving and Decision Making 

Instructor: Richard (Dick) Orth
Date: TBD
Time: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: TBD

Credentials: The learners who complete the course will receive a 91ÉçÇø-issued course completion certificate.

Who can take this course: This course is open to all engineers, professionals, and students.

ABOUT THE COURSE

The purpose of this course is to introduce you to a proven method for group problem-solving and decision-making. This method is applicable in any setting where groups need to work together to make collective decisions or plans. This approach uses tools to help foster collaboration in decision-making and action-planning among individuals, organizations, or communities.

BENEFITS

This method has many benefits:

  • Provides an environment to hear all voices and apply group wisdom
  • Recognizes and honors the contributions of all
  • Pools individual contributions into larger, more informative patterns
  • Fosters strategic thinking that leverages the group's wisdom and creativity
  • Welcomes diversity while minimizing polarization and conflict
  • Promotes high levels of group ownership for the resulting plan

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After this course, participants will be able to:

  • Create a safe environment for team members to openly contribute and make consensus-based decisions
  • Apply collaborative problem-solving and decision-making techniques
  • Select and apply appropriate tools when participating in a team problem-solving activity
  • Reach consensus and focus on areas of shared agreement rather than getting stuck on areas of disagreement
  • Achieve greater effectiveness and synergy among problem-solving teams

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Richard (Dick) Orth is an independent Learning Consultant, with over 40 years’ experience as a change leader, facilitator, trainer, mediator and conflict coach. Dick has helped organizations and individuals to improve their capabilities in the areas of leadership development, cultural transformation and process excellence. He has led hundreds of global organizational change engagements and trainings by developing capabilities in emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, constructive conversations, team-based decision-making, process improvement and process facilitation. He has been an invited presenter and trainer at various agencies and organizations – locally, nationally and internationally.

Dick is also a mediator and conflict coach with ACCORD – A Center for Dispute Resolution – for over 25 years, focusing on community, small claims and family cases. In addition, he a mediator and conflict coach with NYSAMP (NYS Agricultural Mediation Program) for over 4 years, focusing on family farm transition cases.

COURSE FEES

$295 Industry
$195 Alumni
$95 Student

Pricing shown on this webpage does not include payment processing fees.

CONTACT US

If you are interested in this course please contact us at wtsnindy@binghamton.edu

CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS

All cancellations must be received in writing by noon the day before the course starts to receive a refund. No refunds for cancellations or non-attendance will be given after 5 pm on that date.

Substitutions may be made any time before a certain date by informing the Office of Industrial Outreach.

If the course is canceled, enrollees will be advised and receive a full refund.