Announcement
Remembering Helen
The ShadowBox team would like to share some memories about one of our founding team members, Helen Altman Klein.
News and Updates
Insights
The Comedy Mindset
Humor can be an effective tool in changing our reactions in certain situations, allowing us to enjoy and appreciate moments that might otherwise cause us to stew in our own anger and frustration.
Announcement
17th International Naturalistic Decision Making Conference
The 17th International Naturalistic Decision Making conference will be held July 1-5th, 2024 in Auckland, New Zealand!
Insights
OODA Versus RPD: Reconciling Models of Cognition and Conflict
John Schmitt provides a comprehensive beak down of the overlap and distinct differences between Boyd's OODA model of conflict and Klein's RPD model of cognitive decision making, and describes the contexts in which they are best suited.
Insights
Situational Judgement Tests vs. ShadowBox: Surface similarities mask essential differences
Have you ever wondered how ShadowBox's scenario-based training method differs from other training and evaluation approaches? In this week's featured insight, Gary Klein compares and contrasts ShadowBox training to Situational Judgment Tests, highlighting key distinctions that put ShadowBox in a league of its own.
Announcement
Welcome, Micah Condon!
Join us in welcoming our newest Research Assistant, Micah Condon, to the ShadowBox Team!
Insights
Thoughts on Training Fidelity
Learn about different types of training fidelity, the importance of selecting the type of fidelity based on the goals of the training, and why better technology doesn’t always mean better training.
Announcement
Introducing Group Facilitation Mode in the ShadowBox Web-based Training Application
The ShadowBox team continues to make improvements to our web-based application so participants and facilitators can focus on what really matters for ShadowBox's scenario-based training exercises - discussing key insights and making meaningful discoveries.
Scenario of the Month
Soccer ShadowBox-Lite Exercises
This month, we present four ShadowBox Lite (SBXLs) that emphasize soccer player decision making.
Scenario of the Month
Decisions for Patrol Officers
This month, we introduce a type of ShadowBox exercise we call ShadowBox Lite (SBXL), which is an abbreviated scenario with minimal set-up and only one decision point. The idea is to distill the decision down to its essence. Here we offer six SBXLs from law enforcement.