One of the most widespread images from my work, as reproduced in both Link: How Decision Intelligence Connects Data, Actions, and Outcomes for a Better World, and in The Decision Intelligence Handbook, is the...
In Part 1 of this two-part post, we introduced the challenge of how, despite having created a well-formed CDD, the actions chosen by a decision maker may never actually be taken. Here, we present...
When we build decision models, there is often a particularly satisfying moment. After mapping a complex situation with a causal decision diagram (CDD), the system finally reveals itself, and the decision mapping participants can breathe a sigh...
Have you ever wondered just how many decisions you will make today? In your lifetime? Though difficult to measure, researchers have estimated that the average adult makes anywhere from a few thousand to 35,000...
Right now, getting vaccines “into arms” is the world’s greatest pandemic focus. But everything could change. Says Andy Slavitt, “The headlines we see today…[describe a] massive over-demand and under-supply [of the COVID19 vaccine]…it could...
I caught COVID19 in March, a few weeks after breaking my arm badly enough to need surgery. I made it through, but along the way, and with the perspective afforded by a lot of...
In Part 2 of this article, I described why it’s particularly challenging for people to take the right actions in the face of the coronavirus. Now I’ll show you the solution. The solution “…The...
In Part 1 of this article, I described the general problem of making decisions in complex environments, along with a decision I made in the face of the coronavirus. Here, I’ll show you how...
“Democracy depends on an informed populace. Yet the world is now a complex system, so we must democratize technology that helps us make good decisions, despite the complexity. This is now possible, and just...
Lately, I’m surrounded by dogs: mostly service dogs, who are able to learn sophisticated behaviors and help their handlers in miraculous ways. And so I’ve been reading a bit of dog training theory. Surprisingly,...
