Decision making and planning during complexity and uncertainty. From a recent meeting, I facilitated on how to make progress on a complex (unknown and not-experienced before) challenge that the company was facing. Includes the questions that each team member answered and the planning and progress steps document we completed to make sense, make creat a better understanding of the complexity.

1. Decision Making and
Planning Within Complexity
and Uncertainty
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4. Identify the challenge
As a team, share how we
can be helpful to each other
Each team member shares
their response to the
question. Listen, let your
teammate finish.
NO follow-up questions or
discussion. Respond to the
question and listen.
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5. Share in detail the current
challenge or problem.
Identify the challenge
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6. AS A TEAM, SHARE HOW WE CAN BE
HELPFUL TO EACH OTHER
EACH TEAM MEMBER SHARES THEIR
RESPONSE TO THE QUESTION. LISTEN,
LET YOUR TEAMMATE FINISH.
NO FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS OR
DISCUSSION. RESPOND TO THE
QUESTION AND LISTEN.
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22. Appreciation
Each team member shares what impresses
them about the team's progress, or how the
team is working to handle this challenge.
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23. Group Gossip
Take 3 – 5 minutes as a team and talk
openly about how you feel the team could
make progress or solve this challenge.
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26. Complexity and Uncertainty Planning
Idea(s)
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