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Have You Ever Been Lost? Guiding Graphics Help Navigate Complexity and Uncertainty
Making decisions in situations with high levels of complexity and uncertainty is iterative. The decision maker must understand the...
JD Solomon
Apr 26, 20222 min read

FINESSE: Take Lessons from Google When Communicating with Maps
Getting a Sick Dog to the Vet I heard one of the beagles yelp. Josie came running to the house with a limp. She was wobbling five minutes...
JD Solomon
Apr 19, 20223 min read

What Do Tornado Diagrams and the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes Have In Common?
I got to see the greatest of all sporting events, Game 7 of hockey's 2006 Stanley Cup Finals when the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the...
JD Solomon
Apr 12, 20223 min read

The Power of the Fishbone (Cause-and-Effect) Diagram in Effective Communications
The fishbone diagram is also known as a cause-and-effect diagram or the Ishikawa diagram, after its founder Kaoru Ishikawa. The fishbone...
JD Solomon
Apr 5, 20222 min read

How Senior Management Sidestepping Unintended Consequences Impacts Your Presentation
Why senior management desires to "do no harm" is critically important. Understanding the answer will make your technical presentations...
JD Solomon
Mar 29, 20224 min read

The Big Stuff, and the Small Stuff, of Communicating Complexity and Uncertainty
The Average Does Not Matter Biologist Stephen Jay Gould was told he was dying of a rare form of cancer. His time on this earth was...
JD Solomon
Mar 21, 20223 min read

Effective Communications Requires Treating Others the Way You Wish to Be Treated
Ethics significantly impact the direction and shape of communication and decision making. If you are a licensed engineer or licensed...
JD Solomon
Mar 14, 20223 min read

Trusted Advisors Need Alignment with Decision Maker on Perception of Complexity, Uncertainty
Keeping decision making on the appropriate level is critical to all – the decision maker, the parties impacted by the decision, and the...
JD Solomon
Mar 7, 20223 min read

So, You Want to Make Better Life Decisions?
Want to improve your decision making? Start with creating a better understanding at the beginning of the process. Making quality...
JD Solomon
Mar 3, 20223 min read


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JD Solomon
Feb 28, 20221 min read


Communicating with FINESSE featured in UMC 2022 Workshop
More than 40 participants attended the Communicating to Decision Makers: Getting Your Staff To Understand. The workshop was targeted at...
JD Solomon
Feb 22, 20221 min read
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