Decision Profile Mapping shows how the people around you actually approach decisions — so you can build stronger decision groups and avoid blind spots.
This is a walk through about how to use Wizer to Map Decision profiles in your organisation.If you are new to the concept. You can start here with an overview about Decision Mapping. Every decision your organisation makes is shaped by who is in the room—and how they think. But most companies don’t actually know how their people make decisions.
What is Decision Mapping?
Decision Profile Mapping captures how your people and stakeholders naturally approach decisions — what they focus on, what they overlook, and how they build confidence when the stakes are real.
It goes beyond roles, titles, or personality labels to surface cognitive differences: how people weigh evidence, risk, outcomes, process, and people.
The result is a clear picture of the decision-making strengths and gaps across your organisation.
The Benefits of Decision Profile Mapping
Decision Profile Mapping gives you visibility into how decisions are shaped, so you can:
Surface hidden decision strengths
Identify people who naturally bring rigour, risk awareness, execution focus, or long-term thinking — regardless of role or seniority.
Build the right decision groups
Deliberately assemble decision panels with the mix of thinking styles required for the challenge, instead of defaulting to hierarchy or availability.
Reduce friction and misalignment
Understand where teams talk past each other, stall, or over-index on one way of thinking — and adjust before decisions get stuck.
Move from debate to action faster
Eliminate blind spots, avoid rework, and make confident decisions with fewer rounds and less noise.
How to - Decision Mapping
1. What is a Decision Power Profile?
Every person in your organisation approaches decisions a little differently. Some are focused on outcomes, others on process, evidence, people, options, or risk. Our Decision Power Profile places each person into one of seven archetypes, based on their dominant styles.
It gives you clear, easy-to-understand insights into how people think, decide, and work with others.
To learn more about Decision Power Profiles check out our home page.
Also here are a couple of blogs you can read about the science behind the profiles.
2. Step-by-Step: How to Run a Decision Mapping Session
Once your organisation’s profiles begin to roll in, it’s time to put that insight to work by building out teams and panels. This is where decision mapping shifts from insight to action.
A: Notify Your People
Before anyone receives their Decision Profile invitation, it’s important to let them know what’s coming and why.
A short heads-up email significantly increases completion rates and helps people engage with the process in the right frame of mind.
This isn’t a survey.
It’s about understanding how different perspectives shape decisions — and making better use of them.
Send the pre-email first
Send this email before Wizer invitations go out.
What this does well:
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Sets context
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Reduces scepticism
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Increases trust and completion
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Signals that this matters
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👉 Use the pre-email template (slide 3) below in the deck
Follow up after 3 days
Not everyone will complete their profile straight away — that’s normal.
A short follow-up email, sent 3 days later, typically lifts completion rates without adding pressure.
👉 Use the follow-up email template (slide 4) in the deck
What to expect
Once people complete their profiles:
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Check who has not completed their profile so you can follow them up
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You’ll start to see decision-making strengths emerge
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Patterns will form across teams or groups
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You’ll be better positioned to shape decision panels deliberately
Download Wizer's Onboarding Deck here
B: Add Your People
Everything starts here.
To map your organisation’s decision-making landscape, you first need to invite your people to complete their Decision Power Profile—a short assessment that uncovers how they approach decisions.
How to do it:
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From your Wizer Menu on the left click "People.”
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You can upload a CSV, send invites via email (DOWNLOAD THE CSV here)
To learn more about people access visit Wizer Platform Walk through here
Each person will receive and email and be prompted to complete their profile (takes under 4 minutes).
After completing your Decision Profile, your team will see which of the seven decision-making archetypes best reflects their individual approach. This includes insights into how you typically assess information, collaborate, and act on decisions.
Watch this video at 2.55 to see how to add Your People
C: Understanding Individual Profiles
As profiles come in, your Wizer dashboard will begin to populate with live data.
Individuals will be able to view their individual profiles and understand their decision making strengths and weaknesses, how they collaborate and decide
Here is a video on how to interpret the Individual Decision Profiles. Feel free to share this video with your people.
D: Build Groups and Set Up Panels
Now that your data is live, it’s time to start creating teams and panels around the real decisions you’re making. These can be department-based, cross-functional, or purpose-built for a specific challenge.
Why it matters: Creating panels allows you to see how well-balanced a group is—whether you have too much overlap, missing cognitive styles, or an opportunity to improve group performance by adjusting who’s in the room.
How to do it:
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Go to your Dashboard
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Click “Create Group” (a team) or “Create Panel” (a project)
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Select the individuals you want to include (search by name)
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ive the group a name (e.g. "Product Strategy," "Executive Team")
You can create as many teams or panels as needed—departments, projects, initiatives, or anything in between.
What you’ll learn:
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The cognitive and decision-style breakdown of each group
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Gaps in diversity of thought, like missing risk or outcome-oriented voices
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Where you’re over-indexed (e.g. too many Visionaries, not enough Deliverers)
Panels are dynamic—once created, you can run live decisions, monitor engagement, and adjust as your team evolves.
3. What You’ll Learn From Your Organisation's Aggregated Data
Organisations will be able to see:
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See how many people fall into each of the 7 Decision Power Profiles
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View individual profiles to understand how people think, collaborate, and decide
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Begin identifying trends, gaps, or clustering across your teams
This is your organisation’s decision DNA in motion.
The more people who complete their Decision Power Profile, the richer your insight becomes.
From your Company Profile, you can:
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See decision profiles by team
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Understand the cognitive diversity across your organisation—risk, process, people, outcomes, and more
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Spot where specific styles are underrepresented or overrepresented
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Use the Inclusivity View to assess internal vs. external participation across roles and functions
These insights offer a high-level map of how your organisation thinks—and where it might need balance.
What's Next - Why Wizer Adds a New Layer to Decision Mapping
Decision Profile Mapping isn’t the end. It’s the launchpad.
Once you’ve gathered profiles and mapped your teams, you can start using them in real-time. When you create panels for live decisions inside the Wizer platform, the system will immediately:
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Show the panel’s decision strength—how balanced it is across styles
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Flag missing voices—suggesting archetypes or individuals that could round out the group
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Recommend people to invite—based on their thinking style and relevance to the decision
This is where Decision Power Profiles become more than just insight—they become tools you use every day to make smarter, faster, and more inclusive decisions.
You’ll also be able to:
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Identify hidden talent—individuals who bring unique strengths that may be underutilised
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Understand who thrives in different types of decisions—creative, analytical, high-risk, people-led
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Create repeatable, intelligent decision processes—so every important decision benefits from the right minds in the room
Need support? Our team can guide you through setting up your first panels and show you how to get the most from your profile data.
