Software to Help Users Think
What does software do for us? Roughly speaking, it fits into two categories: The software industry is pretty good at #1: to build good “doing” software, it’s helpful to think about how people do...
Category: Introduction
Guest Post: Connecting Decisions to Data: A Case Study, Part 2: CDD basics
In the last post, I introduced a case study for a product manager. Here, I’ll show you the basics for how to build the corresponding decision model and introduce the Causal Decision Diagram (CDD)...
Guest Post: Connecting Decisions to Data: a Case Study (Part 1)
In my last post I looked at the problems in getting the data to support evidence-based decision making. We get that data through decision modeling, so here I’ll begin a deep dive into Decision...
Guest Post: Why we need decision modeling and simulation
In my last post, I introduced two problems in evidence-based decision-making. Here they are in a little more detail, along with the beginning of a solution. Problem 1: How can decision makers identify the...
Guest Post: The Backwards Conversation (part 1 of a series)
Most conversations between decision makers and data professionals begin back-to-front If you’re a decision maker who wants to make the best use of data and other information resources, such as artificial intelligence (AI), to...
Guest Post: Are you a good evidence-based decision maker? Take this quick test to find out.
A lot of organizations are facing new mandates to be more “evidence-based” or “data-driven”. Part of the reason is that there’s a lot more data available than ever before, so why not use it?...
Guest Post: Data-Driven to Win
Is your use of data equipping your organization to be a comfy sedan or a Formula 1™ race car? Data. Whatever you may or may not know about it, it’s a safe bet that...
Guest Post: The Shape of Big Lies
Social media bombards us with big lies. The juicier and click-baitier, the better, and the happier are advertisers. Unfortunately, disinformation is often plausible as well as attractive. By promising to right an imaginary or...
Guest Post: Four Simple Steps to Help Your Team Make Better Decisions
Tactical strategies you can start using today to optimize decision making from machine learning and decision intelligence pioneer Dr. Lorien Pratt.
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...
Solving the COVID19 Decision Crisis: Moving from Data-Driven Decisions to Decision-Driven Data
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...
