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Decision-making and cognitive bias awareness

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for managers and all staff. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 35 minutes, 6 lessons. Last reviewed 29 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Three questions from this course. Pick an answer, then see why.

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Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 10 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's answers to the quizzes and activities in the course.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 35 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why smart people make costly decisions · 7 min

    Before you begin · Tom at Northwind Group picks the first supplier quote he sees and then reads only the reviews that support it. A month later the contract costs more than the others · What happened?

  • Lesson 2: Two systems of thinking and the main biases · 7 min

    Two systems · Five biases · Check

  • Lesson 3: Name the bias · 7 min

    The unseen gorilla · Which bias? · Bat and ball

  • Lesson 4: Grey areas: slowing down without freezing · 6 min

    When to slow down · Under stress · Pushback

  • Lesson 5: A checklist, a pre-mortem and a written reason · 4 min

    Slow-down checklist · Pre-mortem

  • Lesson 6: Next steps and final assessment · 4 min

    Next steps · Practice

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

At manager onboarding, before hiring or budget rounds, and as a yearly refresher.

Managers and all staff who make or influence decisions about people, money or projects.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Decision log link
  • Policy link
  • Reporting route
  • Help contact
  • Organisation name
  • LMS or record system
  • Course URL
  • Live session URL
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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