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Please read your peers discussion below and provide feedback. Remember there are 2 discussion post. Your response shouldnt exceed a paragraph on each post.
1st discussion
What happened in this situation where you thought two things or events were related? Did one thing or event cause the other to occur?
in 2019 we had the challenge of reduction in the revenue of the organization, and since we had only two revenue-generating sources we need to think about how we can increase the revenue from these two sources, one of them was the member’s subscription fees to the organization, our members were former athletes and a mix of Olympic and paralympic athletes, we adjusted the fees and raise them from 20 to 30 JD per year (1 JD = .70 $).
when we announced the fees adjustment, the secretary-general addressed the organization that Paralympic athletes can not afford the new fees and asked for a reduction for the paralympic athletes the board of the organization sympathies with the case and decided to reduce it to 5 JD for paralympic members, the board thought that Paralympic athletes would have less income than other athletes and based the decision on that.
after we made the adjustment on the fees according to the board decision, and since we are a charity organization and we give away lots of means of support and to be able to give it to the most needed we have an agreement with a government entity to have an income background check on the people we provide our services to, we did the usual check on the list of the paralympic athletes and we found out that 80% of that list are of high-income individuals. it was a surprise but the decision was out and applied already.
What impact did your reasoning have on decision making?
the reason why we raised the membership fees was to cover the operational expenses for the organization that has 900 members, 200 of them are a paralympic athlete the reduction of the paralympic athletes’ membership fees did not get us to achieve our objective and we had to look for either source of funding for the organization. a report was presented to the board on the issue the board could not back up on the decision so two board members volunteered to help collect the funding needed.
What have you learned about correlation and causation that could help you with future decision making?
it will surely help me to find the reasonable and correct relations that are supported with good data to link variables in relationships so I can build solid correlations and causation before I move to the next step

2nd discussion post.
What happened in this situation where you thought two things or events were related? Did one thing or event cause the other to occur?
A situation that happen in the last couple of years was the company I coach for, Skate 2 Score, was not growing at the pace we expected in our learn-to-play 8u program. Originally, we would have all of our coaches rotate in for the program based on who was available, and there was not great organization within the structure. I believe that not having set coaches for this program caused the lack of growth.
What impact did your reasoning have on decision making?
My higher-ups had a similar viewpoint on the situation, and so they assigned specific coaches to the 8u program, including myself. A lot of old school hockey coaches, who usually coach older teams, have a hard time simplifying and relating to a younger group. At that age, it is imperative that the kids feel comfortable, feel like their coaches are friends to them, and to grow a love for the game. We also brought on some parents to volunteer, which gives us a viewpoint of how the kids and parents as a whole are viewing the program.
What have you learned about correlation and causation that could help you with future decision making?
This situation taught me that if there is a correlation between a method and an unintended consequence, it is imperative to be comfortable making a change with conviction. We thought a couple of years ago that having familiar faces for the kids would help our program grow. In that time, we have grown from one 8u team to four 8u teams, and there is a great sense of familiarity and camaraderie within the group.

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