# How to improve Team Decision making ?

## Connection

### Materials

* [Dixit cards](https://www.libellud.com/dixit-2/)

![](https://1936518372-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MAffO8xa1ZWmgZvfeK2%2F-MCRh_xcSKUceIXxy1zD%2F-MCRhlTVQ0k1szWHoSGW%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=d6c8fe7c-9415-4668-9cad-a43f730f9fdd)

### Dixit problem solving

Find a volunteer among the participants who recently had an issue regarding decision making inside his/her team.

Ask to the volunteer :

* Draw a random card
  * Ask this question : "***How this card represents the situation you encountered ?***"
    * Ask for details on the card (only open questions)
    * Example : "What about this color ?"
    * The others are invited to ask questions as well
* Once everyone understood the problem, the volunteer is invited to draw a second card
  * Ask this question : "***How this card represents a solution to your previous problem that you could have experimented at the time ?***"
    * The others are invited to ask questions as well
    * They can also propose solutions by referring to the card
* Draw a last card :
  * Ask this question : "***Imagine you had tried the solution you identified on the second card, what happened?***"

### Debrief the activity with all the participants :

* *What value did you see in this activity ?*
* *What did you learn ?*
* *How it has been helpful ?*

## Concepts

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[decision-making-principles-and-practices](https://yoan-thirion.gitbook.io/knowledge-base/agile-coaching/how-to-improve-team-decision-making/decision-making-principles-and-practices)
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## Concrete Practice

### Feedforward 

The "feedforward" consists to formulate requests or propose future-oriented options or solutions, as opposed to the feedback technique, which looks back on a past situation.

***Example*** : ***For your next*** report, I suggest that you divide the summary of your activities by date or by function (budget, planning, operations management, ...). ***So that*** it will be easier to read it, to find the information I need and to refer to it later.

![](https://1936518372-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MAffO8xa1ZWmgZvfeK2%2F-MCSJ-ymKnhorecsPF9d%2F-MCSJMfyomqTGsc43iSo%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=342a5e91-3519-4890-be17-c2dda9e23d62)

* Regarding decision making formulate a *FeedForward* to yourself : ***For your next ... I invite you to .... so that...***
* If you are OK, share it with the rest of the attendees

## Conclusion

A simple ROTI :

![](https://1936518372-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MAffO8xa1ZWmgZvfeK2%2F-MCSJ-ymKnhorecsPF9d%2F-MCSJbHTdoGGVEqv61qB%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=32b5ba26-2fbd-4925-8512-ce796c7429c3)