Insights
Fixation & Indecision: The Two Traps of Sensemaking
Effective decision-making starts with the ability to recognize when your own mind is getting in the way.
We create training to improve decision making.
Approach
We illuminate the cognitive dimension.
We focus on addressing the cognitive dimension through our work.
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Services
Our solutions accelerate expertise.
We offer a range of services to fit your organization's distinct needs. From custom training to delivering workshops, we are anything but standard procedure.
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Our Work
We help our clients improve insights.
We take pride in our innovative methodology that helps personnel adapt to uncertainty and time pressure.
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Learning Center
Introducing the ShadowBox Learning Center
We developed an online hub for decision making and expertise learning content to improve cognitive skills.
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Insights
A Primer on Recognition Primed Decision-Making (RPD)
Experts don’t compare a list of options—they recognize patterns, simulate outcomes, and act quickly, which is why the RPD model emphasizes experience-based intuition instead of teaching abstract decision theory.
Announcement
Save the Date: NDM 2026 at the University of Virginia – Submit Your Proposal Now!
Join us in Charlottesville, VA, for the 18th International Conference on Naturalistic Decision Making, June 22–26, 2026.
Announcement
ShadowBox Courses Now Available on Udemy!
ShadowBox courses are now on Udemy, giving you flexible, global access to our research-backed training in decision-making and expert performance—anytime, anywhere.
Insights
Are You Killing Innovation Without Realizing It?
Many organizations claim to embrace innovation, yet their focus on reducing errors and increasing efficiency can unknowingly suppress valuable insights.
Announcement
Introducing Warfighters - A New Substack Series from ShadowBox
We’re excited to launch ShadowBox Decision Games: Warfighters, a new Substack series built to challenge you to think fast, make tough calls, and defend your decisions through Tactical Decision Games.