When the Automatics Fail
Why in the twenty-first century we have ended up defenceless where any child once coped, and what to do about it
Read article →Decision models under uncertainty
Decision models under uncertainty — TRIZ contradictions, non-linear chess, strategic games. The “Mechanism” section examines how a trained operator actually decides under load: time pressure, partial information, conflicting signals, ambiguous authority. We work with chess theorists, TRIZ practitioners, decision researchers, and field operators to extract reusable patterns — the contradiction matrix, the OODA loop in its honest form, the asymmetry between detection and reaction. Each feature dissects a real or carefully reconstructed scenario, names the contradictions, and walks the reader through the trade-space the decider actually faced. Content type: 4 features per year, with decision diagrams, scenario trees, and short interviews. Editorial posture: most operational mistakes are not failures of will; they are failures of model selection.
In this issue: “Non-linear Chess” — eight TRIZ contradictions and how an operator solves them under loss of communication.
Why in the twenty-first century we have ended up defenceless where any child once coped, and what to do about it
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