Identifying Creative Alternatives in Decision Making

This month our feature article explores the second step of the SABUDI decision framework, focusing on the disciplined process of generating creative alternatives once a value statement has been set. It explains why expanding the possibility space is essential for strategic decisions and shows how structured techniques help teams avoid narrowing their thinking too early. The article highlights the importance of articulating the opportunity correctly so that the full range of potential pathways can be discovered before analysis begins.

It then examines how issue raising is used to organise complexity into a clear decision hierarchy that separates policy constraints, strategic choices, and tactical considerations. Building on this structure, the article introduces the strategy table, a practical tool used to design distinct and coherent strategic alternatives. Together, these methods strengthen decision quality by ensuring that all viable options are identified, considered, and approved before more detailed analysis and comparison take place.

Check out the full article here - Identifying Creative Alternatives in Decision Making.

Training Calendar for 2026

It is shaping up to be a busy year of high-quality risk and decision-making training. Sign up using the QR code below or via this link - Training Bookings.

For more detail refer the full training calendar below.

Free Resources

Check out our free articles here - Articles.

Some of last year’s most popular resources include:

1. Strategies for Minimising Overconfidence in Decision Making

2. Free Template - Good Decision Making using SABUDI Decision Framework

3. PowerPoint - Good Decision Making using SABUDI Decision Framework

The Risk Minute

This year we will continue building our library of short explainer videos at the risk minute. See below for our first two videos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho25U1YeR1A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDxE-5iXbZo

Looking Ahead

Our upcoming feature articles will focus on the U within SABUDI: analysing alternatives while accounting for uncertainty. I look forward to sharing tools that help you conduct fit for purpose alternative analysis before trade off studies and final decision making.

That is your lot for the month. In your day-to-day decision making, before you settle on the two or three options you want to explore further, ask yourself: have I been creative enough to consider options outside my comfort zone, or have I narrowed too early?

Cheers,

Arthur