Welcome to Benefit of Experience

decision making made easy

Decisions are hard, probably because few of us get taught how to make them. By the time we face the big decisions, we are already set in the bad habits we've developed by simply living long enough.

Benefit of Experience is your decision-making toolkit. I started it for young people who are facing their first big decisions. I came to realise that there are plenty of not so young people out there who would also appreciate a few pointers.

This is my attempt to do some good from what I've learnt over the years. My approach is general enough that anyone can make use of it, no matter who you are or what background you come from. The whole point is that it gives you skills that work for any decision.

What this site is

A set of tools and guidance to help people make better decisions at any level, from personal choices to corporate strategy.

I want you to make good decisions that get good results (for your own definition of ‘good’).

What this site isn't

Mandatory, no-one's going to make you use this. Pick the bits you feel work best for you.

Guaranteed, the final decisions you make are yours alone. This isn't a silver bullet that kills your monsters and it isn't an excuse to abdicate your responsibilities.

The small print and how to get in touch

If you can take stuff from this website and apply it to your life or business, that's great. Please just let me know that you found it useful and acknowledge this site so other people can find it.

If you'd like to dig deeper or have a particular project that you think I can help you with, then please get in touch. Small bits of advice will be free but I'll have to charge if you want more of my time. My rates are reasonable, very reasonable if you're from a start-up or social enterprise. Email me at david.waller (at) keldale.com to see what I can do for you.

 

A flying start

a flying start
How many schools teach you how to make decisions? By the time most of us face the big decisions, we are already set in the bad habits we've developed by simply living long enough.
In 2011, I created Goal Modelling (which eventually morphed into Benefit of Experience) as a toolkit for young people who are facing their first big decisions with not a lot of practical help. The more I thought about it though, the more I realised that there are plenty of not-so-young people out there who would also appreciate a few pointers. Whoever you are, if you're in new territory when people want your decisions, this one's for you.
 

Success is hard

Causeeffectmodel

In the world of programmes and projects, success is hard to achieve and often hard to prove. Programmes struggle because we dive into the complexity without stepping back into the basic principles that show the key things they are meant to achieve. Modelling helps.

Here's one I did earlier.

This is me

CMI Chartered Manager Logo Colour 480  citp logocolour 1in  Managing Benefits Practitioner

 

Been there, done that, got a collection of fading and moth-eaten T-shirts to prove it. If you really want to know, this is me.
So, if I have a brain full of history and experience, what's the point of keeping it unused in my head? Benefit of Experience is my way of making use of what I've learnt over the years.

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