About DEF

Our lives and our society are shaped by the choices we make as students, professionals, consumers, citizens, and family members. Yet few of us are taught how to make good decisions, even though the basic concepts can be grasped at an early age. As a result, we may miss out on major opportunities or fall into serious trouble by succumbing to impulse, external persuasion, or well-documented “decision traps” which cloud our logic.

We can change this for our children. As we face the challenges of preparing young people to succeed in an increasingly complex global environment, we need to make decision competence a key element of essential 21st century skills as defined by leading educators.

Quick Facts:

• Founded in 2001
• 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
• Established by educators, decision professionals and successful businessmen with a passion for educating youth
• History of developing course materials and training workshops for educators and youth counselors on the basics and importance of quality decision making