Category Archives: Decision Modeling

Stop pretending deterministic is good enough

This is a phrase from the latest post by Adam DeJans Jr. “We all know the world is uncertain. But what are you actually doing about it? Most of us? Running deterministic optimization and crossing our fingers. You KNOW your … Continue reading

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Challenge Dec-2025 “Inside/Outside Production”

You need to help a manufacturer decide how much of each demanded product should be produced internally and how much should be sourced from outside. Whether a product is made inside or outside, it has an associated cost. A product … Continue reading

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One More Time About Declarativity

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The person who ships wins

Adam DeJans Jr. recommends: – Build the smallest thing that actually solves the problem– Get it in front of people fast– Fix what actually matters, not what only you notice– Don’t wait for perfect alignment; ship something that forces alignment– … Continue reading

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Challenge Nov-2025 “Advanced Website Design”

This challenge is an advanced version of last month’s Challenge Oct-2025, when a freelance developer needs to design a website with as many features as possible, but also maximizing the total value of the selected features. Now you have several additional … Continue reading

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DecisionCAMP 2025 is now history — what a journey it’s been!

DecisionCAMP 2025 is now a chapter in the history of the Decision Intelligence movement. You can view all presentation slides and watch all recordings from the Program or directly on our YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/DecisionCAMP. Here are the Closing Remarks … Continue reading

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Don’t confuse modeling the system with modeling the decisions

Adam DeJans Jr. wrote: “Modeling the world isn’t the same as making decisions in it! A common trap is to spend months building a perfect simulator… a beautiful digital twin with clean architecture, smooth animations, and every physical nuance modeled. … Continue reading

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Meta-Decision Support

Adam DeJans Jr.: “What if we treated the design of metrics, thresholds, and goals as decisions that need feedback loops and learning just like any other policy? That’s where I think the future lies. Meta-decision support: helping leaders choose what … Continue reading

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AI ethics: Your face is not public domain

According to this LinkedIn post, “Denmark is about to make that official. Under a new amendment to the copyright law, the Danish government will give people the legal right to their own voice, face, and body – even when they’re … Continue reading

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Challenge July-2025 “Rules with Regular Expressions”

This challenge gives vendors of different rules-based tools an opportunity to demonstrate how they handle business rules with regular expressions. They need to implement business rules such as below:

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