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The Decision Hedgehog for Creative Decision Making

In: Handbook on Decision Support Systems 2

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  • Patrick Humphreys

    (London School of Economics and Political Science)

  • Garrick Jones

    (London School of Economics and Political Science)

Abstract

This chapter introduces a fundamental evolution of the group decision support model from the single “decision-spine” which focuses on a single proceduralized context, to provide comprehensive Group Communication and Decision Support (GDACS). We show how GDACS can support creative decision-making through collaborative authoring of outcomes, within a plethora of decision spines, and also within the rhizome that constitutes the body-without-organs of the decision hedgehog in which these spines are rooted. We position decision making through the construction of narratives with the fundamental aim of enriching contextual knowledge for decision-making. Localized processes developing proceduralized contexts for constructing and exploring specific prescriptions for action (“pricking the real” at the tip of a decision spine) are rooted in this rhizome. We identify the variety of contexts that are involved in group decision making and include a case study that provides a comprehensive account of process design for GDACS.

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  • Patrick Humphreys & Garrick Jones, 2008. "The Decision Hedgehog for Creative Decision Making," International Handbooks on Information Systems, in: Handbook on Decision Support Systems 2, chapter 69, pages 723-744, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ihichp:978-3-540-48716-6_33
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-48716-6_33
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