Unforced Decision Act
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An Unforced Decision Act is a decision act that does not involve a conditional threat.
- AKA: Free Choice.
- Context:
- It can (typically) enable Unforced Deliberation through free consideration.
- It can (typically) reflect Unforced Preferences through unconstrained selection.
- It can (typically) allow Unforced Freedom through option evaluation.
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- It can (often) involve Unforced Complex Decision through multiple options.
- It can (often) require Unforced Resources for choice evaluation.
- It can (often) carry Unforced Consequences without external pressure.
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- It can range from being an Unforced Individual Decision to being an Unforced Group Decision, depending on its decision maker.
- It can range from being an Unforced Simple Choice to being an Unforced Complex Choice, depending on its decision complexity.
- It can range from being an Unforced Personal Decision to being an Unforced Organizational Decision, depending on its decision scope.
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- Example(s):
- Unforced Individual Decisions (to exercise free choice), such as:
- Unforced Meaning Choices (to determine value significance), such as:
- Unforced Personal Meaning Choice like deciding what has personal significance.
- Unforced Value Priority Choice like deciding what matters most.
- Unforced Meaning Choices (to determine value significance), such as:
- Unforced Group Decisions (to make collective choices), such as:
- Unforced Organizational Choices (to direct group action), such as:
- Unforced Strategy Choice like deciding business direction.
- Unforced Policy Choice like determining operational approach.
- Unforced Organizational Choices (to direct group action), such as:
- Unforced Life Choices (to shape future path), such as:
- Unforced Major Decisions (to determine life course), such as:
- Unforced Career Choice like selecting profession.
- Unforced Location Choice like deciding where to live.
- Unforced Major Decisions (to determine life course), such as:
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- Unforced Individual Decisions (to exercise free choice), such as:
- Counter-Example(s):
- Forced Decision, which involves external pressure.
- Coerced Choice, which includes conditional threat.
- Mandatory Decision, which lacks choice freedom.
- See: Decisioning Task, Intentional Consciousness, Free Will, Decision Making, Autonomous Choice, Choice Freedom.