Books on Decision-Making and Problem-Solving
All the following books are works on decision-making and/or problem-solving located in the Barr Library collection at the Minnesota Department of Health The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures (Roam) HD 30.29 R625 2008 The Opposable Mind: How Successful Leaders Win Through Integrative Thinking (Martin) HD 57.7 M39248 2007 Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Gladwell) BF 441 G54 2005
Why Great Leaders Don’t Take Yes for an Answer: Managing for Conflict and Consensus (Roberto) HD 30.23 R59 2005 The Wisdom of Crowds (Surowiecki) JC 328.2 S87 2005
Mapping Inner Space: Learning and Teaching Visual Mapping (Margulies and Maal) LB 1067.5 M37 2002 Managers as Facilitators: A Practical Guide to Getting Work Done in a Changing Workplace (Weaver) HD 66 W4 1997 Facilitator’s Guide to Participatory Decision-Making (Kaner) 1996 HD 30.23 K2753
Making Meetings Work: Achieving High Quality Group Decisions (Tropman) AS 6 T743 1996 The Mind Map Book: How to Use Radiant Thinking to Maximize Your Brain’s Untapped Potential (Buzan and Buzan) B 431 B882 1993
Mindmapping: Your Personal Guide to Exploring Creativity and Problem-Solving (Wycoff) BF 449 W93 1991 Effective Meetings: Improving Group Decision-Making (Topman) 1980 AS 6 T857 WC
The Swine Flu Affair: Decision-Making on a Slippery Disease (Neustadt) 515 N496s 1978
If you would like to obtain one or several of these books, please send an e-mail to the Barr Library at health.library@state.mn.us Only Minnesota school health, local public health (city, county, or tribal), and employees of the Minnesota Department of Health, the Minnesota Department of Human Services, or the Minnesota Board of Nursing may request books directly from the Barr Library. We encourage others to contact their professional or public library for help locating these books.