Chavlei Shlomo: It's nice to know they teach this to lifegaurds.

Monday, February 9, 2009

It's nice to know they teach this to lifegaurds.

In my lifeguarding class today, we learned the FIND method of decision making, which is something like

Figure out what the problem is
Identify possible solutions
Name the pros and cons of each
Decide which is the best choice, then act on it.

It was nice to happen upon a quick review of the fundamentals of decision making, especially since I slept through my Proverbs discussion this morning.

4 comments:

MattFebruary 9, 2009 6:37 PM
Ken,

That's a pretty snazzy formulation of the method! It's almost exactly the same thing as "The Ken Method," as you formulated (and I wrote) here: http://kankanchadash.blogspot.com/2007/09/practical-mishlei-ken-method-part-1.html. I also like the label you chose for this post.
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kenbotFebruary 10, 2009 12:01 AM
Thanks! I thought it was a good category to have because it opens the blog up to posts in that realm, which might be a nice addition, provided you keep the nature and purpose of the blog in mind.
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Doug TaylorFebruary 11, 2009 1:33 AM
If you are in a group in step 2 (identifying possible solutions), it helps to set a period where only brainstorming is allowed and no one is allowed to comment on anyone else's idea. This allows creativity to flow freely and avoids the classic, "Oh, I tried that and it won't work" type of comment that shuts down the creative flow of ideas. Once all ideas are on the table, then the group can move to step 3 (naming pros and cons). I learned this years ago from the Dale Carnegie organization. They called the step 2 part "Green Light" time.
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MattFebruary 11, 2009 11:18 PM
Doug,

That's a great point. I've noticed the phenomenon of the "shut-down" comment in learning chavrusa-style, but I hadn't thought about how it detrimentally affects brainstorming. Thanks!
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Chavlei Shlomo: The Ropes of Solomon

There was once a deep well filled with water that was cold, sweet, and good, but there was no one who could drink from it. One man came along who connected rope to rope and cord to cord and drew water from the well and drank, and everyone else began drawing and drinking as well. So too, by moving from one davar (principle) to another and one mashal (metaphor) to another, Shlomo arrived at the sode (hidden first principles) of Torah. This is what is meant by the statement: “The Mishlei of Shlomo, son of David” - through his mashalim he arrived at the principles of Torah.