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Executive Decision Services LLC
is a management consulting firm that facilitates collaborative problem-solving and consensus decision-making processes.  Our consultants facilitate group processes, manage information, and use analytical tools to resolve conflicts and produce effective decisions.

We work with ongoing, single-organization teams (e.g. executive teams, work groups) as well as ad-hoc groups that include representation from multiple parties (e.g., expert panels, task forces, commissions, round tables).  We provide training and educational programs in group facilitation, decision making, judgment analysis, problem solving, information management, and storytelling.

Our decision conferencing approach integrates group process facilitation with structured analytical methods and electronic technologies.  We emphasize participation in the decision-making process, building a shared understanding of the issues, commitment to a plan of action, and improvement in the ability of group members to work together effectively.

Judgment Analysis is a method for learning about, analyzing, and improving how people make judgments and decisions. More …

Stories at Work®

Stories are told at work, but they also do work, that is, stories can help an organization accomplish its aims.  We collect and tell organizational stories, conduct storytelling workshops, and present storytelling programs.  Stories at Work®

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The Application of Statistics to Policy Analysis and Management: An Introduction

· Part I: Univariate Descriptive Statistics

· Part II: Bivariate and Multivariate Descriptive Statistics

· Part III: Inferential Statistics

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Participants at Sticky Wall

Customers

Customer Feedback

Highlights of our work:

2005     2004     2003     2002     2001    

2000     1999     1998     1981‑1990

Articles and resources

Group Facilitation’s “Golden Age”

How is Your Collaboration Doing?

Teach “Meeting Facilitation Skills” in only 90 minutes?

The Role of Facilitation in Collaborative Groups

Reaching Consensus on Consensus

Do You Need an Outside Facilitator?

Citizens Advisory Group Charter - Example

Types of Problems and Types of Solutions

What is a Group Facilitator?
Why do Meetings Start Late?
Thomas Jefferson on Information and Choice
Paul T. Cobbler - Quotations

Staff

The Handbook For Working With Difficult Groups

The Handbook For Working With Difficult Groups

Sandy Schuman, Editor

We’ve all experienced the challenges associated with working with groups, but Working with Difficult Groups turns the idea of “difficult groups” on its head. Rather than view groups as inherently difficult, we look at the factors that make working with groups difficult. …

Creating a Culture of Collaboration

Creating a Culture of Collaboration

Sandy Schuman, Editor

How can we create greater shared meaning and sense of purpose, make more effective choices, and enhance our interpersonal and interorganizational relationships? How can we work together more effectively, involve the full diversity of players and still get things done? …

The IAF Handbook of Group Faciliation

The IAF Handbook of Group Facilitation

Sandy Schuman, Editor

The IAF Handbook of Group Facilitation provides an overview of the field for new and aspiring practitioners and a reliable reference for experienced group facilitators …

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Executive Decision Services LLC
PO Box 9102
Albany NY 12209-0102
(518) 229-8345
info@exedes.com


The IAF
Handbooks

Group
Facilitation
Blog

Workshops
& Keynotes

Stories
at Work

Judgment
Analysis

Application
of Statistics