Schelling's game theory: how to make decisions

Thomas Schelling and his signature course on strategic thinking

I. The Schelling approach to strategic thinking and decision-making

Introduction to strategic thought

Vicarious thinking

Game theory

The two-by-two matrix

II. Strategies and tactics

Strategies defined and illustrated

Tactics

Self-command

III. Models as metaphors for what decisions do

Interaction models

The dollar auction

Musical chairs and inescapable mathematics

IV. The prisoner's dilemma

Cooperation

Coordination

V. Individual decisions and group agreement

Collective choice and voting

The commons and fair division

Case study: overcoming professional basketball's commons dilemma

VI. Decisions that mix and sort populations, decisions based on randomization

Critical mass and tipping

Individual decisions and group outcomes

Randomization in decision-making

VII. Case study: the Cuban missile crisis: analysis and review.