2. Exploring the First Diamond 

Build the decision skill that changes everything downstream: How you frame the risk question.

This module translates decision science into practical PQS and QRM behaviors, fully aligned with ICH Q9(R1). You'll learn to move beyond "permission-seeking" questions defining scope, setting evidence thresholds, making uncertainty visible, and right-sizing framing formality using the ICU framework (Importance, Complexity, Uncertainty). 
Through hands-on practice with high-value tools like Framestorming, the 5 Whys-for-purpose, Is/Is Not, and If/Then analysis, you'll develop skills that transform how decisions are made. Bonus: these same framing capabilities are foundational for crafting AI-ready prompts in regulated environments, enhancing  your expertise.

The Double Diamond  Approach
Consists of four separate courses designed to lay the foundational elements for improved Decision Making.

At the end of the first program, the learner will have enhanced  the following skills


    • Decision leadership: facilitate better cross-functional decisions under pressure. 
    • Audit-ready reasoning: articulate rationale, evidence thresholds, uncertainty and trade-offs clearly.
    • The ability to approach RBDM with a critical mind and rigor 
    • Demonstrate the rationale and logic behind important or complex decision-making.
    • Use AI tools responsibly by asking better questions and demanding transparent assumptions.

    Join my course today and you won't regret it..

    I'm Valerie Mulholland, CEO of GMP Services, and I'll guide you through much of this series.
    These courses bring together my PhD research on RBDM and a lifetime of experience in the life sciences.

    My mission is to make Decision Science accessible and actionable and to help you build decisions you can defend with confidence. 
    Mastering risk-based decision making is a critical, career-defining skill.
    This knowledge is your strategic advantage, equipping you to navigate subjectivity, uncertainty and complexity with confidence.


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