On Tuesday night, Prof. Nils Olsen gave his 'Last Lecture' on "Hot Decisions." Dr. Olsen is an assistant professor in Organizational Sciences and Communication teaching statistics, negotiation, and the course he introduced to GW called extreme decisions. During his lecture, Dr. Olsen did an interactive activity with the audience to demonstrate contextual decision-making and discussed how Olympic bobsledding is psychology with safety and medals on the line. Olsen also admitted that despite all of his research in psychology and decision-making, he still bases his life decisions on passion, emotion, and what will make him happiest.
The Last Lecture Series is run by the GW SAC Leadership & Development Program. During each lecture, a faculty member is invited to share reflections and stories on their personal and professional loves.
All of the lectures are based on the question: "If you knew this was the last lecture you'd ever give to a captive audience of students, what would you say to them?" There are no pre-determined boundaries; the program is designed to be entertaining, emotional, moving and inspiring.
The next lecture will be presented by Prof. Michael Wenger on April 6th and the topic will be "A Recipe for Trouble." If you know a faculty member at GW who would be interested in participating in the Last Lecture Series, email Leadership4Change@gmail.com
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