Clearer Thinking for Better Decisions
Date
Thursday 27 May 2021
Location
Online event via Adobe Connect
About this event
As business leaders, our beliefs and decisions have a profound impact on the success of our companies. Every day, the choices we make can propel us towards achieving our goals - or get in the way of them!
Good decisions result from clear thinking, but as human beings, it’s easy to fall into the same reasoning mistakes that have been tripping us up for thousands of years; a new mindset is required if we’re going to do things better, especially in uncertain times. What’s more, decisions are rarely made alone; we discuss, persuade and reason with others, be they staff, suppliers, investors or customers. Understanding the hows and whys of disagreement can be the first step to building consensus and getting things done.
Join us for this webinar, which will offer practical tips to help you think more clearly, including:
- how you can get into the right mindset for clear thinking in the first place;
- techniques you can use to improve your approach to reasoning that have stood the test of time from Ancient Greece to the present day;
- how to avoid making common mistakes;
- how to have more productive discussions with others.
Could clearer thinking help you make better decisions?
Speakers
Dr Matthew Duncombe – University of Nottingham
Dr Matthew Duncombe is Assistant Professor in Philosophy in the School of Humanities at the University of Nottingham. He was awarded his PhD by the University of Cambridge in 2012. Thereafter he worked at the University of Groningen and latterly Durham University, before joining the University of Nottingham in 2016. His research focuses on ancient Greek philosophy and logic, especially ancient ideas of how to conduct reasoning, alone or in discussion. He teaches undergraduate modules on Ancient Greek Philosophy and reasoning, argument, and logic.
Steve Hobbs – Asking Better Questions Ltd
Steve Hobbs has been working as a facilitator, coach and mentor for over 20 years after a similar amount of time as a business owner and leader. As a designer and deliverer of workshops and 1:1 activities he has worked with thousands of business executives, entrepreneurs and enterprising individuals across the private, public and third sector, with a focus on the mindset and the behaviours that get things done. He is fascinated by – and a student of – tools, methods and approaches that help people make their own sense of complex problems, leading to better choices and outcomes.
Agenda
| Time | Agenda item |
|---|
| 8.15am – 8.30am |
Join the webinar when you’re ready |
| 8.30am – 9.00am |
Keynote presentations |
| 9.00am – 9.15am |
Question and answer session |
| 9.15am – 9.20am |
Elevator pitches |
| 9.20am - 9.30am onwards |
Close |
Book your place
Please contact georgia.ames@nottingham.ac.uk to register
Elevator pitches
After the main presentations, we will be offering a few short slots to those who want to make an elevator pitch to the audience. If you'd like to take a one minute slot to promote your business to the network, share your news, ask for feedback or recruit partners for a collaborative project, then contact the team. These slots are open to anyone, whether from a business, another organisation, or the university itself.
State Aid
This event is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund 2014-2020 and is part of Productivity Through Innovation. This event is classed as State Aid to participating businesses, the value of which is up to £50.00, but is delivered completely free of charge to participants.
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