When groups of people need to reach a decision, they will often take a straw poll to test opinions before the official vote. New research from the University of Washington shows that one specific ...

Isn’t it tragic that so many prominent leaders rely on their intuition for their decision-making process? Gut reactions are seen as something almost magical, acquired either by hard-earned experience ...

Overall, the model described in the new Nature study matched the decision-making processes of humans, non-human primates, and laboratory rats. Notably, the model predicted decisions that were ...

Each decision-making method has its strengths and is appropriate under certain circumstances. Each also has particular consequences for the group’s future operation. An effective group understands ...

The importance of empowering your team members to make decisions How to create effective frameworks for decision-making No company can rely on a single person to make decisions. According to a study ...

We make very different choices depending on what takes the dominant role in decision-making: the head or the heart. Behavioral economists have long relished exposing our illogic when it comes to ...