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Decision-making techniques

A manager who has just attended a course about decision-making techniques is explaining the technique of “The Six Thinking Hats” to her management team.
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Comprehension: are these sentences true or false?
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Comprehension: areas of the "six thinking hats" technique.
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Vocabulary: using prefixes to change adjectives.
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Read a complete online article introducing two decision-making techniques.
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At 2 Dec 2008 12:36 Boris wrote:

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At 27 Nov 2008 10:14 Jagdev Prajapat wrote:

General Knowledge & other information for caree building & growth for future.

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At 26 Nov 2008 22:05 wael alayek wrote:

I found the idea of "6 thinking hats" is very usefull especialy for those who are working in business sector like me as I work in a pharmaceutical campony.I feel it will be more helpfull if ther were more details about it.

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At 20 Nov 2008 18:43 Admin wrote:

I found the idea of the six thinking hats very interesting. Although I think it is easier to practise with a group who may have different ways of approaching problems. Most decisions I have to make are either trivial (what sandwich to eat for lunch) or urgent with no time for a lengthy analysis!

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