About this session
The Information Game: Decide What You Need to Know is a 90-minute to half-day decision-making workshop for teams who want to practice deciding what information is worth gathering before a decision. It runs live online or in person.
Teams face a decision with a limited research budget and must choose which questions to ask, tracking how each answer changes their view.
Participants leave with a practical approach to gathering just enough evidence and knowing when to decide.
What your people take away
- Choose evidence with a limited research budget
- Track what each answer changes
- Separate useful information from interesting information
- Decide when more information isn't worth it
- Apply the approach to real decisions
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What each length covers
90 minutes
Spend a research budget wiselyTeams face a decision with a limited research budget and choose which questions to buy answers to. They track how each answer changes their view.
- Choose evidence with a limited budget
- Track what each answer changes
Covers 2 of 4 parts: Choose evidence with a limited budget and Track what each answer changes.
Half day
Know when to stop and decideAdds a look at when information stopped helping, the cost of waiting and an application to a real decision. Teams leave with a simple approach to deciding with enough evidence.
- Choose evidence with a limited budget
- Track what each answer changes
- Decide when more information isn't worth it
- Apply the approach to real decisions
Covers all 4 parts.
What’s covered
Choose evidence with a limited budget
Every length- Meet the decisionTeams receive a realistic decision and a fixed budget of research tokens.
- Pick your questionsGroups decide which questions to spend tokens on, from customer views to cost estimates.
- Make a first callTeams record their initial decision and confidence before gathering anything.
Track what each answer changes
Every length- Buy answers one at a timeTeams spend tokens and receive answers, updating their decision as they go.
- Record the effect of each answerGroups note whether each answer changed the decision, the confidence or nothing at all.
Decide when more information isn't worth it
Half day only- Spot diminishing returnsTeams review the point where further answers stopped changing the decision.
- Weigh the cost of waitingThe facilitator adds time pressure so teams see the cost of waiting for certainty.
Apply the approach to real decisions
Half day only- Map a real decisionTeams pick an upcoming decision and list what they truly need to know.
- Set a decision pointGroups agree what evidence is enough and when they will decide.
Tools and materials
- Decision scenario cards
- Research tokens, physical or digital
- Answer cards
- Decision tracking sheet
- Real decision planner
Who it’s for
- Leaders and managers making frequent decisions
- Project and product teams
- Analysts and researchers
- Teams that want to decide with confidence
How booking works
- Book online. Create a free Workbliss profile, then pay with session credits, by card or by invoice.
- Pick a date. Choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or book now and set the date later.
- Choose your expert. Within 3 working days, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date.
- We deliver it. Your expert is briefed on your people and goals, then runs the session live online or at your site.
Questions about The Information Game: Decide What You Need to Know
How long is The Information Game: Decide What You Need to Know?
The Information Game: Decide What You Need to Know runs as 90 minutes or half day. You choose the length when you book. A 90-minute session covers Choose evidence with a limited budget and Track what each answer changes. A half-day session adds Decide when more information isn't worth it and Apply the approach to real decisions.
Can The Information Game: Decide What You Need to Know be delivered online or in person?
Yes, both. It runs live online, so every office can join at the same time, or in person at your site, in any country.
How do we book The Information Game: Decide What You Need to Know?
Create a free Workbliss profile with your work email, then open The Information Game: Decide What You Need to Know to see the price for each length and book it. You can pay with session credits, by card or by invoice, and choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or set it later.
Who leads the session?
A vetted Workbliss expert, briefed on your people, culture and goals before the session. After you book, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date within 3 working days, so you can choose who leads it.
Can it be tailored to our company?
Yes. Every session is shaped around your goals, your people and the benefits you already offer, and delivered by experts in your people’s languages.