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!
News and Updates
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.
Announcement
Get Ready for NDM 2022!
The 16th International Naturalistic Decision Making conference will be held October 25-27, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. Register now through June 30th for early-bird pricing.
Insights
The Three-E Triangle – Training Tradeoffs
Reza Jalaeian discusses common challenges instructional designers face when creating effective, efficient, and engaging instruction and how the ShadowBox method can aid in attaining all three.