Prism Decision Systems now offers a virtual decision-making service to support client needs in the face of social distancing and orders to shelter in place.
How cognitive biases are used to manipulate you
Every day corporations, the media and politicians exploit your cognitive biases to manipulate you.
Selfie-seekers are Instatrashing our beautiful places
Suddenly, every where you go selfie-seeking narcissists are disrespecting, trampling, and Instatrashing our most beautiful places.
Does your school really have a chronic absence problem?
Does your district have a high chronic absence rate? Well, it turns out that that rate may be inflated due to problems with accounting accuracy.
How to serve ice cream to your kids and other negotiation strategies
Every day we are faced with the potential for conflict. Lose-lose battles are unnecessary, if the parties have access to simple negotiation strategies.
Resilience in three steps: endure, adapt & thrive
No one escapes the cruel vagaries of life. When confronted by overwhelming challenge, seek resilience: endure, adapt and thrive.
New York’s ESSA accountability system nightmare
New York’s implementation of the ESSA accountability system has produced a bureaucratic quagmire worthy of Orwell, Dickens or Kafka.
Could ranked-choice voting help improve our democracy?
Maine’s 2018 congressional election provides tantalizing evidence that ranked choice voting could help improve our democracy.
Can groups make better decisions than smart individuals?
Research at MIT has identified three factors that correlate to a group’s collective intelligence.
Be the hero of your own story
Will you emerge from an unexpected trial with regret or satisfaction? To be the hero of your own story, anticipate these inevitable tests. Readiness is all.