Tag: news

• Social networks affect redistribution decisions and polarization

  “Social networks affect redistribution decisions and polarization” “Whom you observe in your daily life alters your willingness to tax the rich” Recent research suggests that the visibility of extreme wealth within a person’s social circle drives their support for economic redistribution but simultaneously fosters political polarization and personal dissatisfaction. A study published in PNAS Nexus combines computational…

  walterstiers

  2025-12-06

  #stakeholder economy, Complexity, Decision Intelligence, Life Ideas, Policy

  #DecisionIntelligence, #EconomicBehavior, #StakeholderEconomy, #TheInformationLens, economics, economy, history, news, politics

• Thinking more or thinking differently?

  “Thinking more or thinking differently? Using drift-diffusion modeling to illuminate why accuracy prompts decrease misinformation sharing“ Recent experiments have found that prompting people to think about accuracy reduces misinformation sharing intentions. The process by which this effect operates, however, remains unclear. Do accuracy prompts cause people to “stop and think,” increasing deliberation? Or do they…

  walterstiers

  2024-11-14

  #sense-making, Complexity, Decision Intelligence, Life Ideas, Practical Wisdom, Science, Social-Technical

  #DecisionIntelligence, #TheInformationLens, misinformation, news, social-media, technology

• Seven Kinds of Decisions…

  “Seven Kinds of Decisions Sports Coaches Make” The article describes the main kinds of decisions coaches make on a regular basis, based on the nature of the thought processes involved. We distinguish seven primary types and one special type. The primary types are roughly ordered from the fast, simple and intuitive at one end, to…

  walterstiers

  2024-11-06

  Complexity, Creative Thinking, Decision Intelligence, Practical Wisdom

  #DecisionIntelligence, #ProblemSolvingMind, #TheInformationLens, business, coaching, leadership, news, sports

• AI tool helps people with opposing views find common ground

  A large language model can help groups to reach a consensus by producing statements that are clearer and fairer than those written by humans. A chatbot-like tool powered by artificial intelligence (AI) can help people with differing views to find areas of agreement, an experiment with online discussion groups has shown. The model, developed by…

  walterstiers

  2024-10-21

  #sense-making, #Wicked, AI, Complexity, Decision Intelligence, Information Technology, Policy, Science, Social-Technical

  #DecisionIntelligence, #TheInformationLens, artificial-intelligence, democracy, news, politics, technology