Introduction To Earth Science

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decision
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Decision Making
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Who Decides?
In a democracy such as ours, change requires
participation. The government of the US is not in
Washington, not in the White House, not in the
Capitalit resides in us, we, the (few) people.
What resides in Washington is the administration
of our government.
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Individually
If there is one thingwe can change, it is the
way we think.
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Self Identity
We are what we think, and we are influenced by
what we are taught and experience.
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Decision

• Etymology from Latin decidere, literally,to
  cut off from.
• 1. a to arrive at a solution that ends
  uncertainty or dispute about ltdecide what to dogt.
• b to select as a course of actionused withan
  infinitive ltdecided to gogt.
• 2. to bring to a definitive end ltone blow
  decided the fightgt.
• 3. to induce to come to a choice lther pleas
  decided him to helpgt.

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Online. Retrieved on 1 May 05 from
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Decision Making

• Why?
• To settle a question.
• Empowerment comes through decisions.

How? Connect with my reality. Overcome being
uncertain, ambivalent,and equivocal. Go beyond
our beliefs and search for truth.
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Power of Thought
Through the power of thought we can change our
lives.
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Phase Change Model

• Inappropriate for impulse-driven decisions.
• Appropriate for thoughtful, reasoned decisions.
• Thinking is effortful
  Gina Mireault

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Decision Making
The Phase Change Model(adapted from Beyond War)
Learn ? Decide ? Act
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LEARN
ACT
DECIDE
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DIALOGUE
DIALOGUE
IgnoranceInterestOpinion
KnowledgeConvictionAction
DECISION
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DIALOGUE
DIALOGUE
What it is What it isnt
What it is What it isnt
Search for the truth Open to the issues New
experiences Pre-occupation with knowing
Education and reaffirmation Open to the
person Freedom of knowing Pre-occupation
with communication
Confusing me with facts Personal taste
Beliefs
Open to the issue Convincing people
Defensive
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Making DecisionsA Basis For Hope
Instead of looking at what's wrong, look at the
opportunities. Think creatively discover
solutions that are mutually beneficial. There is
a potential for this to be the best of times-or
the end of times. It depends on which direction
we take at this unavoidable fork in our
evolutionary journey.
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Concern and good intentions are not enough.

• To break out of hopelessness, powerlessness and
  indifference, each of us has to see that there
  are solutions.
• Part of the solution involves a change in the way
  we think-we are what we think.
• Participation in a solution allows one to
  experience change and therefore gain a sense of
  the possibilities.
• Where there is perseverance, there is hope.
• One feels empowered by taking action and
  satisfied by completing tasks.

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• To take control of our actions and change our
  mode of thinking
• we have to have knowledge,
• we have to make a decision,
• we have to take action.

Our mode of thinking determines our values, our
attitudes, our motivations, and our actions. Our
mode of thinking represents how we identify
ourselves. The change in identification takes
place with individuals making a decision.
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DIALOGUE
DIALOGUE
What it is What it isnt
What it is What it isnt