Announcement
The Making of Common Sense
What makes expert judgment seem like common sense, and how can Tactical Decision Games help people develop that same ability to recognize, interpret, and respond to complex situations?
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
Matrix Games: A Valuable and Underappreciated Tool for Cognitive Skills Training
Matrix games offer an accessible, engaging way for teams to practice navigating complex situations, competing interests, and uncertainty through structured discussion and argument.
Announcement
Welcome, Katrina Carlson!
Join us in welcoming our newest Research Associate and Project Manager, Katrina Carlson, to the ShadowBox Team!
Podcast
Training That Sticks: Two Conversations on Rethinking Law Enforcement Decision-Making Training
In case you missed them, here are two recent podcast episodes that explore the evolution of decision training in Law Enforcement.
Insights
In or Out? How We Decide Under Uncertainty
In fast-moving situations, what feels like truth may just be the first plausible story our brain assembles from incomplete information.
Insights
Guarding Against Fixation, Leaning on Stories: Cognitive Expertise in the Emergency Department
Accurate diagnosis in the ED depends on more than medical knowledge—it relies on noticing subtle cues, anticipating how conditions may evolve, and revisiting assumptions before they become problematic.