Publisher's Synopsis
We have lost sight of the vital symmetry between values and evidence. Values lay behind absolutely everything we do, yet we allow technical decision–making to dominate every social sphere, as if only ‘the evidence’ really matters.
In this extraordinarily original and compelling book, David Seedhouse advocates values–based decision–making as a much–needed means of restoring humane balance to social planning, and explains the innovative use of information technology to turn values into evidence.
The potential of values–based decision–making is huge and exciting. The final chapter of this seminal work points the way to a democratic future in which everyone’s values can be seen and heard, regardless of technical knowledge or social status.
Values Based Decision–Making mostly uses examples drawn from the health field. Like David Seedhouse’s many other books, it will be of considerable interest to all health professionals. But values–based decision–making reaches into every arena of human problem–solving, and should therefore be read by everyone who makes plans on behalf of other people.
