News and Updates
decision making
Announcement Recent Work
Practical Decision Making Course
A Masterclass in Practical Decision Making, hosted by Gary Klein, set to launch online in 2024!
Announcement Event
NDM 2024 Proposal Extension
The 17th International Naturalistic Decision Making conference proposal deadline for papers, posters, and interactive experiences has been extended!
Announcement Event
Expand Your NDM Library with Key Books
Looking for new books to add to your summer NDM reading list? Don't miss out on a few exciting book deals from two of our own, Gary Klein and Laura Militello!
Insights
The Forgotten Factor: How Insight Adds to the Expertise Equation
Why do so many organizations continue to focus on reducing errors instead of cultivating insights? Our colleague, Micah Condon, discusses the importance of insights and the role insights play in boosting innovation and accelerating expertise.
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.
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.
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