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Social Game Theory for Strategic Thinking
V1
Module 1
Seeing the Hidden Game in Everyday Life
1
Recognizing Strategic Interdependence in Decision-Making
Recognize when a decision is strategically interdependent because its outcome depends on other people's choices.
Recognize when a decision is strategically interdependent because its outcome depends on other people's choices.
2
Mapping Participants, Choices, Incentives, and Information in Interactions
Construct a plain-language map of an interaction that identifies the participants, their available choices, incentives, and relevant information.
Construct a plain-language map of an interaction that identifies the participants, their available choices, incentives, and relevant information.
3
Classifying Interactions by Participant Interests
Classify an interaction by whether the participants' interests are aligned, opposed, or mixed.
Classify an interaction by whether the participants' interests are aligned, opposed, or mixed.
Module 2
Predicting Choices and Unhelpful Outcomes
4
Predicting Responses from Incentives and Expectations
Predict a participant's likely response by reasoning from their incentives and expectations about others.
Predict a participant's likely response by reasoning from their incentives and expectations about others.
5
Stable Outcomes and the Limits of Stability
Identify a stable outcome in which no participant benefits from changing course alone, and explain why stability does not guarantee a good result.
Identify a stable outcome in which no participant benefits from changing course alone, and explain why stability does not guarantee a good result.
6
When Rational Choices Lead to Collective Problems
Explain how individually reasonable choices can produce a collectively worse outcome in an everyday social dilemma.
Explain how individually reasonable choices can produce a collectively worse outcome in an everyday social dilemma.
Module 3
Building Cooperation, Trust, and Credibility
7
How Future Interactions and Reputation Shape Cooperation
Predict how future interaction and reputation can change people's willingness to cooperate today.
Predict how future interaction and reputation can change people's willingness to cooperate today.
8
Designing a Forgiving Conditional Reciprocity Strategy
Design a conditional reciprocity strategy that rewards cooperation, limits exploitation, and allows recovery after mistakes.
Design a conditional reciprocity strategy that rewards cooperation, limits exploitation, and allows recovery after mistakes.
9
Assessing Claims Through Incentives, Costs, and Verifiability
Distinguish an unsupported claim from a credible signal by examining its incentives, cost, or verifiability.
Distinguish an unsupported claim from a credible signal by examining its incentives, cost, or verifiability.
Module 4
Negotiating and Communicating Strategically
10
Assessing Bargaining Power Through Alternatives to Agreement
Assess each participant's bargaining power by comparing what happens if no agreement is reached.
Assess each participant's bargaining power by comparing what happens if no agreement is reached.
11
Crafting Win-Win Proposals Through Shared Interests and Priorities
Craft a proposal that uses shared interests and differences in priorities to improve the outcome for both sides.
Craft a proposal that uses shared interests and differences in priorities to improve the outcome for both sides.
12
Ethical Strategic Decision-Making in Everyday Interactions
Analyze an everyday strategic interaction and choose an ethical response that anticipates reactions and unintended consequences.
Analyze an everyday strategic interaction and choose an ethical response that anticipates reactions and unintended consequences.