News and Updates

Podcast

Gary Klein joined Nippin Anand on the Embracing Differences podcast to discuss expertise and its role in today's complex world.

Insights

John Schmitt suggests a new frontier for applying NDM principles and provides a landscape of current NDM tools that may be relevant to this emerging area. We are actively seeking input from the community about tools for addressing wicked problems!

Scenario of the Month

This month, we feature a scenario made with group input during a scenario writing workshop.

Insights

John Schmitt shares his thoughts on formulating a complex problem -- continuing his series of essays on problem solving.

Insights

In Part One of John Schmitt's exploration of problem solving, he discusses the importance of adequately understanding a problem before coming up with a solution.

Scenario of the Month

This month's featured ShadowBox scenario is an abridged version of a scenario from our de-escalation course for law enforcement.

Insights

This blog answers one of our clients' most frequently asked questions -- the origin of the name "ShadowBox."

Scenario of the Month

This month's featured ShadowBox scenario is a continuation from last month's scenario. It is part of a collection of 23 child welfare scenarios created with the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

Podcast

Gary Klein and Bryce Hoffman discussed valuable decision making tools like the premortem, ShadowBox training, and the fundamentals of naturalistic decision making.

Insights

Instead of pursuing a typical quarantine hobby (like baking homemade sourdough), John Schmitt spent his lockdown helping ROTC cadets further their military training. He describes the process of leading Tactical Decision Games remotely and the outcomes he observed.