Strategic Decision Making for Leaders
UniSQ Evaluation Consultancy Services also offer workshops through the UniSQ Brisbane location. In 2024, the first series of workshops is focused on Strategic Decision Making for Leaders. These workshops are designed to stimulate existing and emerging leaders to think about the full contextual parameters surrounding a problem or issue, before moving into solution mode. Participants will be introduced to a range of tools from different disciplines, they will engage with these tools and determine the best fit for their way of thinking and working. These workshops may be taken individually or as a suite of workshops.
Day 1 What is the problem are you trying to solve?
Before you attempt to design an intervention or solution, first you will need to understand the problem and the broader environment in which this problem is situated. This workshop will introduce participants to both contexts and allow the practice of specific tools to unpack and understand the contextual parameters at hand.
Day 2 Strategic decision making to inform interventions or solutions
It is critical to make decisions about interventions or solutions to a problem objectively. This can be challenging in the workplace when staff may have a long association with a business activity or program and feel a strong attachment. This is where the decision making context and intervention context tools will allow more objective decision making to come into play.
Day 3 Data Collection Tools to inform Strategic Decision Making
Data collection tools are instruments or methods used to gather information systematically for research, evaluation, or analysis purposes. The choice of data collection tools depends on the nature of the research questions, the type of data needed, and the characteristics of the target population.
Day 4 Capacity building for strategic use of data
As the Australian Government requires more transparency and accountability in the expenditure of government funding, this requirement is directly felt by government entities and non-profit organisations who are accountable for monitoring and reporting said government funding. One way to respond to this requirement is to build capacity for strategic use of data within your workforce. Building capacity for the strategic use of data involves developing the knowledge, skills, and organisational culture necessary to effectively collect, analyse, and leverage data for decision-making and problem-solving.
The second round of this workshop series for 2024 will be released in the coming months.
