Decision-Making & Professional Judgment

Learn to make clear, defensible decisions at work: name the trade-off, weigh risk, decide when information is missing, prioritize, catch your own biases, and handle ethical grey areas. Every module is practice with real scenarios from remote teams, freelance clients, startups and NGOs.

Difficulty: Beginner
Duration: ~10 hours
Price: Free

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Course curriculum

7 modules · 72 lessons. Open a module to see its lesson list.

01What a good decision is8 lessonsView lessonsHide lessons

01.01Set the scene10 min
01.01Set the scene10 min
01.02Decisions are not outcomes15 min
01.02Decisions are not outcomes15 min
01.03One-way and two-way doors15 min
01.03One-way and two-way doors15 min

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Write a decision memo for a real choice in your own work or study, using a framework from this course, and defend it to a mentor.

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01.04Checklist and learning log

15 min

01.04Checklist and learning log15 min

02Trade-offs and competing options12 lessonsView lessonsHide lessons

02.01Set the scene10 min
02.01Set the scene10 min
02.02Name the trade-off15 min
02.02Name the trade-off15 min
02.03Compare options with criteria20 min
02.03Compare options with criteria20 min
02.04Choosing between two solutions20 min
02.04Choosing between two solutions20 min
02.05Trade-offs15 min
02.05Trade-offs15 min
02.06Checklist and learning log25 min
02.06Checklist and learning log25 min

03Risk and deciding under uncertainty12 lessonsView lessonsHide lessons

03.01Set the scene10 min
03.01Set the scene10 min
03.02Likelihood and impact15 min
03.02Likelihood and impact15 min
03.03The pre-mortem15 min
03.03The pre-mortem15 min
03.04Deciding with missing information15 min
03.04Deciding with missing information15 min
03.05Risk10 min
03.05Risk10 min
03.06Checklist and learning log20 min
03.06Checklist and learning log20 min

04Prioritization12 lessonsView lessonsHide lessons

04.01Set the scene10 min
04.01Set the scene10 min
04.02Urgent and important15 min
04.02Urgent and important15 min
04.03Impact and effort15 min
04.03Impact and effort15 min
04.04Saying no and renegotiating20 min
04.04Saying no and renegotiating20 min
04.05Prioritization12 min
04.05Prioritization12 min
04.06Checklist and learning log25 min
04.06Checklist and learning log25 min

05Cognitive biases12 lessonsView lessonsHide lessons

05.01Set the scene10 min
05.01Set the scene10 min
05.02Confirmation bias15 min
05.02Confirmation bias15 min
05.03The sunk cost trap15 min
05.03The sunk cost trap15 min
05.04Anchoring and overconfidence20 min
05.04Anchoring and overconfidence20 min
05.05Spot the bias15 min
05.05Spot the bias15 min
05.06Checklist and learning log20 min
05.06Checklist and learning log20 min

06Ethics and professional judgment8 lessonsView lessonsHide lessons

06.01Set the scene10 min
06.01Set the scene10 min
06.02Three tests for grey areas15 min
06.02Three tests for grey areas15 min
06.03Raising a concern20 min
06.03Raising a concern20 min
06.04Checklist and learning log25 min
06.04Checklist and learning log25 min

07Capstone: your decision memo8 lessonsView lessonsHide lessons

07.01Set the scene15 min
07.01Set the scene15 min
07.02The decision memo20 min
07.02The decision memo20 min
07.03Write and submit your memo45 min
07.03Write and submit your memo45 min
07.04Checklist and learning log15 min
07.04Checklist and learning log15 min