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Seattle Chapter November 2019 Meeting

Improv and Decision Quality – Improv has made its way into business. There are numerous firms that specialize in applying improv to business problems. There are also many improv games and exercises that can be applied to enhance a team’s ability to create, collaborate, trust and have fun. In this session, we will explore some of the principles of Improv and how they can be applied to decision analysis efforts. We will also play some simple games and discuss how they might be incorporated into a decision quality effort to increase team effectiveness.

Address:  424 2nd Ave., W Seattle, Washington 98119 (map)

Parking:  Paid street parking available nearby. You may also request a map to public parking options by email. Upon arrival, please enter the N2 lobby where we will have a greeter stationed. The greeter will provide access to our meeting area.

 Seattle Chapter October 2019 Meeting

Applying the Art of Decision Analysis to the 7E7 Decisions – Speaker, Dave Leonhardi (Boeing, retired), will present a case study about the DA processes / tools that Boeing used leading up to launching the 787 program. Originally presented at the 2004 INFORMS Practitioners conference.  

 T-Mobile Factoria

Two Newport (N2) building, 3625 132nd Ave SE, Bellevue,  WA 98006 

Thursday, September 19, 2019

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Seattle Chapter September 2019 Meeting 

Amy Day’s Home, near Edmonds

We will be kicking off the post-summer season with a get-to-know-each-other potluck BBQ at Amy Day’s house in Edmonds. Amy will provide items to grill, condiments, plates, cups, and utensils. Please bring an appetizer, side-dish, dessert, or beverage to share!

Address provided in the email invitation.

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Tuesday
April 02, 2019
6:30 - 8:00 pm

Seattle Chapter Meeting

Publicis North America is pleased to host the April meeting of the Seattle SDP chapter on Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Topic:
An overview and discussion of the topics covered at the SDP's annual conference ("DAAG 2019") in Denver in early March. The theme of the conference was Data + Decisions. Workshops and sessions focused on the intersection between data science and decision analysis. Speakers included professionals from Intel, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, Pfizer, Genentech, Chevron and more.

Networking Opportunity:
Attendees are also encouraged to stay for dinner or drinks together in the local area after the meeting.

Publicis North America

Address: 424 2nd Ave W Seattle, Washington 98119 (Map)

Parking:
Paid street parking available nearby. You may also request a map to public parking options by Email

Thursday Aug 02, 2018 6:30 - 8:00 pm

Seattle Chapter August Meeting

Agenda will include:

• A roundtable discussion around 'best practices and methods for including intangibles into decision models' facilitated by Mark Roettgering, Senior Vice President, Marketing Engineering at T-Mobile.

Location: T-Mobile in Bellevue

Address: Newport Corporate Center, 3650 131st Avenue SE, Bellevue, WA 98006

Additional details on parking and building access:

• Two Newport building. Parking is available on the drive between buildings.

Thursday May 31, 2018 6:30 - 8:00 pm

Seattle Chapter May Meeting

Agenda will include:

• Seattle chapter update and admin
• Input from you about goals of the chapter and how it could best serve your interests.
• Decision Quality Q&A (what questions do you have about how DQ is used by others?)
• "Brief Introduction to Location Intelligence" by Brietta Easterlin from HERE. 
• Amy Day, from Clarity4Action, will provide insights and tips on personal decision making, mentoring, and parenting.

Location: HERE Offices

Address: Washington State Convention Center building, 701 Pike Street #2000, Seattle WA 98101

Additional details on parking and building access:

• Enter the lobby at the corner of 7th and Pike, where we will be escorted from the lobby to the HERE office on the 20th floor.

Apr 26 2018 6:30 - 8:00 pm

Seattle Chapter April Meeting

Agenda will include:

• The SDP Chapter voting and next steps
• Input from you about goals of the chapter and how it could best serve your interests.
• Presentation: Steven Meyer and Peter McKeown from CDK Global will show examples of how they have applied decision making techniques to design sprints to develop industry-leading automotive solutions.

 T-Mobile, Newport Tower

 3650 131st Ave SE Bellevue WA 98006

From SE 36th Street heading east, turn right at the light onto 132nd Ave SE.

Turn right onto the drive between the Newport Tower and Two Newport buildings

Take the second left into the Tower parking garage

Take the elevator to floor one and follow the signage to the Conference Center in suite 130.

Mar 22 2018 6:00 - 7:30 pm

Seattle Chapter March Meeting 

Agenda will include:

• The SDP Chapter voting results and next steps

• Input from you about goals of the chapter and how it could best serve your interests.

• Trevor Seaton will present his experience applying DQ: Decision Quality Accelerates Adoption

Complementary two-hour parking is available at the front of the building 

 Feb 22 2018

6:30 - 8:00 pm

Conference Center on First Floor of Newport Tower

3650 131st Ave SE Bellevue WA 98006

Jan 24 2018 4:00 - 5:30 pm

Seattle Inaugural Meeting - Meet. Learn. Share.

Agenda will include:

• The SDP Chapter benefits, formation, and next steps

• Input from you about goals of the chapter and how it could best serve your interests.

• Presentation: History and Future of Decision Analysis, Dr. James Matheson, Chairman & CFO SmartOrg, Stanford Consulting Professor.  Jim was the head of the original SRI Decision Analysis Group, which pioneered many applications and invented key tools such as Influence Diagrams, and became the first practitioner to win the Ramsey Medal in 1995.

Library Parking is available as well as other neighborhood garages