Applied Decision Science
Consulting and research firm that applies Naturalistic Decision Making and cognitive systems engineering to improve decision-making in high-stakes, time-pressured, and complex environments. Core activities include field research (cognitive task analysis), design of decision support technologies and training, usability and human-systems analysis, and dissemination through publications and educational media. Primary application domains are military and healthcare.
Industries
Nr. of Employees
small (1-50)
Applied Decision Science
Dayton, Ohio, United States
Products
Tablet-based tourniquet error-recovery training application
A 30-minute instructor-free training module using video, digital flashcards, graphic-novel scenarios, and quizzes to teach error recognition and recovery for tourniquet application.
Chronic Pain Treatment Tracker (interactive prototype)
EHR-integrated prototype focused on sensemaking for chronic pain care that organizes treatment history and options to support clinician decision-making.
Integrated cognitive analysis framework for human-machine teaming
A strategy and framework for assessing optimal crewing configurations and functional allocations across system life-cycles to guide human-automation teaming.
Tablet-based tourniquet error-recovery training application
A 30-minute instructor-free training module using video, digital flashcards, graphic-novel scenarios, and quizzes to teach error recognition and recovery for tourniquet application.
Chronic Pain Treatment Tracker (interactive prototype)
EHR-integrated prototype focused on sensemaking for chronic pain care that organizes treatment history and options to support clinician decision-making.
Integrated cognitive analysis framework for human-machine teaming
A strategy and framework for assessing optimal crewing configurations and functional allocations across system life-cycles to guide human-automation teaming.
Services
Conduct field interviews, observations, and CTA workshops to elicit expert knowledge and derive decision requirements for design and training.
Design and prototype decision-centered interfaces and clinical decision support tools, with iterative usability testing and EHR integration support.
Design instructor-free and instructor-led training modules (including error-recovery approaches and mixed-reality) and evaluate retention, transfer, and performance.
Cognitive work analysis, workload risk assessment, and function-allocation studies to inform crewing, automation placement, and human-systems integration.
Evaluate existing interfaces and prototypes for learnability, efficiency, workload, and usefulness using formal usability methods and cognitive systems engineering approaches.
Conduct field interviews, observations, and CTA workshops to elicit expert knowledge and derive decision requirements for design and training.
Design and prototype decision-centered interfaces and clinical decision support tools, with iterative usability testing and EHR integration support.
Design instructor-free and instructor-led training modules (including error-recovery approaches and mixed-reality) and evaluate retention, transfer, and performance.
Cognitive work analysis, workload risk assessment, and function-allocation studies to inform crewing, automation placement, and human-systems integration.
Evaluate existing interfaces and prototypes for learnability, efficiency, workload, and usefulness using formal usability methods and cognitive systems engineering approaches.
Expertise Areas
- Cognitive Task Analysis
- Naturalistic Decision Making
- Decision-centered interface design
- Human factors and cognitive systems engineering
Key Technologies
- Augmented reality / mixed-reality training
- Simulation-based training
- Cognitive Task Analysis (CTA/ACTA)
- Cognitive Work Analysis
News & Updates
Podcast interviews with researchers who study decision-making under stress; episodes include guests from academia and practice.
Edited volume on principles for designing augmented reality training, authored/coauthored by organizational researchers associated with the company.
Report analyzing human performance issues in radiation therapy that informed a job aid for inspectors and led to procedural recommendations.
Short study and report assessing cognitive workload risks for next-generation rotorcraft and recommendations shared with government and industry partners.
Podcast interviews with researchers who study decision-making under stress; episodes include guests from academia and practice.
Edited volume on principles for designing augmented reality training, authored/coauthored by organizational researchers associated with the company.
Report analyzing human performance issues in radiation therapy that informed a job aid for inspectors and led to procedural recommendations.
Short study and report assessing cognitive workload risks for next-generation rotorcraft and recommendations shared with government and industry partners.