A Process for Decision Making
I think the following process should be used for major decision making at MIT. It’s based off large government regulatory rule making. I used followed this process when changing the rooming system in Baker. 1. Announce problems (ie HM too busy, role of RLA unclear, students slipping through cracks) 2. Announce schedule for following steps. 3. Collect information (ie respond to the following question: What is working ...more »
I think the following process should be used for major decision making at MIT. It’s based off large government regulatory rule making. I used followed this process when changing the rooming system in Baker.
1. Announce problems (ie HM too busy, role of RLA unclear, students slipping through cracks)
2. Announce schedule for following steps.
3. Collect information (ie respond to the following question: What is working about RLAs in your house? What isn’t? Etc) and suggestions to fix (ie hire someone full time, hire only retired HM, require HM to spend X hrs per week)
4. Release draft changes
5. Accept feedback on changes
6. Release final changes
7. (We can skip the last step usually found in gov: prepare for inevitable lawsuit)
Now one of the downsides is that the administration can still do exactly what it wants in the end (vs say a committee). This just slows things down.
On the optimistic side, hopefully they listen and use our feedback to improve plans – because we have info and a perspective they don’t.
It slows down decision making, but hopefully leads to a better outcome.
-Plaz
Baker President
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