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We regularly update our insights to drive thought leadership and inspire action in the application of conscious, transparent, collaborative, structured decision making. Decision Thinking.
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Rebeccamendations – Business, Love & Science. Paul Gordon
Founder of SoL Cups, Rebecca Veksler interviews Paul Gordon on her podcast Business, Love and Scienc...
EO Sydney Scaling Impact – Partnerships for the Goals with Paul Gordon
In this episode of EO’s Scaling Impact Podcast, Paul Gordon joins Anders Sorman-Nilsson and Lisa A...
There’s something fishy about big data
Ask a group of fishermen about the best way to catch a fish, and you’ll be entertained for hours. ...
Is Santa the world’s greatest decision-maker?
It’s getting close to Christmas, which means Santa’s North Pole workshop is going into o...
Decisively unproductive
Are you feeling motivated at work? Do you want to go the extra mile? These days employees willing to...
Costly decisions
2022 will be remembered as the year inflation came back to bite. After decades of moderate price ris...
The Decision Clinic Podcast
In our daily lives, the decisions we make define us, creating the experiences we’ve had and the fu...
Born to decide
You’ll often hear someone say: ‘I hate making decisions’. Whether they’re naturally in...
Up in the air
It may have lasted only twelve seconds and travelled less than forty metres but the first powered fl...
What’s in a name?
Finding the perfect name isn’t easy, and as soon as more than one person is involved, the process ...
Damned if you do
During the nineteenth century, European explorers searched in vain for Australia’s mythical inland...
Would you turn down The Beatles?
On 1 January 1962, The Beatles auditioned for Decca Records in London. Decca turned down&n...
Sea, sand, and uncertainty
When COVID arrived in early 2020, tourism was one of the hardest-hit economic sectors. Customers dis...
Push and pull
Outside of elections, few political events garner as much attention as budget night. The annual fede...
Not perfect, just better
Outside of war, spaceflight is one of the most dangerous human endeavours. At take-off, astronauts s...
False starts
In 1911 Australia’s parliament passed an act creating the Northern Territory. That same act mandat...
Wasted worry time
During his 1933 inauguration speech, US President Franklin Roosevelt famously said, “the only thin...
Pressure to decide
Cricket’s DRS highlights the importance of a well-structured decision-making process. Test cri...
Life lessons from art
Learn to crawl before we walk; pause before we react; and, most importantly, think before we speak. ...
When the luck runs out
The high-risk stakes of decision-making concentrated at the top. The most effective corporate leader...
Taking the heat out of time
Applying active stakeholder engagement to the thorny question of daylight-saving time in Queensland....
Is your Portfolio delivering? Part 6 of 6: A practical roadmap
In the last 5 parts of this series, I have walked through the Portfolio Definition Cycle and how Dec...
The Great Resignation
Businesses pay the price for words without action Almost every company has a document describing its...
Personal vs Corporate decision making – is there a difference?
Most of our work at Catalyze is helping large organisations make complex decisio...
Is your portfolio delivering? Part 5 – Common pitfalls in Portfolio Definition and how to avoid them
This is Part 5 of a 6-part series on Portfolio Management. In previous articles, we covered various ...
Is your portfolio delivering? Part 4 – Balance and Plan through the lens of Decision Science
This is Part 4 of a 6-part series. In this Insight, we cover the MoP Portfolio Definition process st...
Is your portfolio delivering? Part 3 – Understand, Categorise and Prioritise through the lens of Decision Science
In Part 2 of this 6-part series, I made the case for applying Decision Science to Portfolio Definiti...
Is your portfolio delivering? Part 2 of 6 – Applying Decision Science to Portfolio Definition
As concluded in the first part of this series, defining the organisation’s portfolio, and the allo...
Is your portfolio delivering? Part 1 of 6 – Portfolio Definition
Good portfolio management consists of two processes: Doing the right projects (Portfolio Definition)...
Dermaviduals – The Business of Skin | Hard Decisions Made Easy
Our CEO, Paul Gordon is featured in this episode of Dermaviduals, The Business of Skin podcast on th...
SingularityU Australia Technologies of the Future – webinar on Hyper-personalisation with Paul Gordon
Our CEO recently spoke with SingularityU Australia as part of its ‘Technologies of the Future’ w...
Unearth – a new perspective on risk, Ep 5 with Paul Gordon
Catalyze CEO, Paul Gordon, is featured in Episode 5 of Unearth – a new perspective on risk. The po...
The four things that are causing your decision paralysis right now
Making decisions in the current environment can feel impossible. There is so much tension on getting...
What is distinct about stakeholder engagement in Decision Thinking?
While the concept of stakeholders is not new to modern business environments and is often band...
SingularityU Australia Technologies of the Future – webinar with Paul Gordon
SingularityU Australia Technologies of the Future – webinar with Paul Gordon...
Hard Decisions Made Easy
Get your decisions to stick with Paul Gordon’s best-selling book, Hard Decisions Made Easy – ava...
Launch day: Hard Decisions Made Easy
Today is the official launch of my new book, Hard Decisions Made Easy. As part of the launch, you ca...
Paul Gordon joins Concepts with Kalantar podcast
Catalyze CEO Paul Gordon joins the ‘Concepts with Kalantar’ podcast. Jahan and Paul Gord...
4 Ways to Supercharge your Organisational Performance
Catalyze has developed a guide aimed at providing leaders with access to the principles that underpi...
Strategic planning in a constrained world
Before 2020, public, private, and not-for-profit organisations already confronted the dual challenge...
Intangible and tangible value, Ep 5 of 5 on The Uncharted Leader
Our CEO Paul Gordon speaks with Kylee Stone from the Uncharted Leader podcast, in a 5-part series ta...
Active stakeholder participation, Ep 4 of 5 on The Uncharted Leader
Our CEO Paul Gordon speaks with Kylee Stone from the Uncharted Leader podcast, in a 5-part series ta...
Academic Rigour, Ep 3 of 5 on The Uncharted Leader
Our CEO Paul Gordon speaks with Kylee Stone from the Uncharted Leader podcast, in a 5-part series ta...
Process before content, Ep 2 of 5 on The Uncharted Leader
Our CEO Paul Gordon speaks with Kylee Stone from the Uncharted Leader podcast, in a 5-part series ta...
Hard Decisions Made Easy, Ep 1 of 5 on The Uncharted Leader
Our CEO Paul Gordon speaks with Kylee Stone from the Uncharted Leader podcast, in a 5-part series ta...
Get Set for Decision Success – free online workshop series
In an uncertain year – bushfires, pandemic and more – Catalyze remains focused on its commitment...
Decision Conferencing post-COVID lockdown. What can we learn from the experience to improve effectiveness?
On Wednesday night (NZST) I was privileged to join a video conference with other specialists in stru...
New Zealand Defence Force Develops a Balanced and Sustainable Defence Plan
The New Zealand Ministry of Defence (MoD) sets defence policy and the New Zealand Defence Force (NZD...
A Multi-Agency Strategy for Long-Term Sustainability
Three closely related government agencies in New Zealand, which work together to deliver interdepend...
Road Policing: A Shared Journey
New Zealand Police plays a critical part in helping to make roads safer and more efficient for all r...
Shell Engages Stakeholders to Inform Decommissioning Decision
The Brent field is situated 186km offshore, north-east of Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, in a water de...
BAE Systems and MoD specify the Royal Navy’s next generation of warships
The multi-mission Type 26 Global Combat Ship, which is due to come into service after 2020, will be ...
Victim Support: Creating a Brighter Future
Victim Support is an independent incorporated society that provides a free 24/7 community response t...
