Free and informed choice means that each member can express his or her own interests and that the group reaches decisions based on valid information. One implication of this value is that there should be no manipulation. Decisions should not be based on deceit. Free and informed choice also means no coercion. Everyone agrees to accept a decision before it is acted on.
Internal commitment is built through making free and informed choices.
This value means that everyone in the group feels personally responsible for the decisions the group makes. That means personal responsibility for the decision, rather than external threats or rewards, will lead to carrying out the decision. The MPA student teams produced high quality work for these public agencies. Again this year, we expect a large number of requests for MPA teams to do projects. I will ask members of the class to form teams on the basis of your shared interests in undertaking a proposed project.