Decision making SWOT

1. Ask the students to think of a person that they would like to ask out
on a date. Ask them what goes through their mind when deciding whether
to approach the person.
a. First, you have to consider whether you are good
enough for them, these are your strengths:
i. You are good-looking
ii. You can make people laugh easily
iii. You have the most amazing smelling hair
b. Next, you realise that there are some things that might
mess it up, these are your weaknesses:
i. Your breath smells
ii. Your laugh sounds like a dying pig
c. After that, you come back to why you might be
successful, finding opportunities:
i. The person loves cats, you love cats too
ii. The person seems quite lonely nowadays
and could use some company
d. Then you realise that there are other things that might
affect your chances other than yourself, these are potential
threats:
i. The person has very strict parents
ii. The person has been doing badly in class
and will need to focus studies
e. Ultimately, you decided that now is not the right time
to ask the person out since your good looks and amazing-smelling
hair are not enough to overcome the strict parents and poor grades.
2. What we just went through utilizes a decision-making tool known as
SWOT: Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. SWOT is
commonly used as a business tool to decide whether to implement a
project or create a new product. Put simply, it aids you in making
decisions. Here are some common SWOT examples used in businesses:
a. Strengths
i. 1
ii. 2
iii. 3
b. Weaknesses
i. 1
c. Opportunities
i. 1
d. Threats
i. 1
3. It is usually more difficult to find opportunities and threats. To help,
the PEST framework can be used: Political, Economic, Social and
Technological.
a. Explain PEST like the swot above.
4. Summary of process

5. Applied case study

6. SWOT is not just for businesses, but can be applied to everyday
decisions. Encourage logical and thorough thinking in making decisions.