What do Decision Makers Want from the Analytical Community?

The workshop sought to develop a better understanding as to how to co-create experiences to:

• understand the type of information relevant to decision-makers and how to convey this effectively;
• use simulations and immersive processes to develop empathy as to the considerations of the issues that decision-makers have to contend with when making decisions;  and
• allow analysis of process to understand the end-to-end perspective in decision-making.

The workshop: 

• Developed information sharing, networking, and cross-sectoral collaboration opportunities; and
• Identify new capacity to support organisational decision-making needs across academia, industry and policy.

The following material and presentations from the workshop are now available for download:

• Workshop Brochure with timetable and attendee list
• Attendees survey results presentation by Lucas Kruitwagen

Key Note speech by Geoff Mulgan

Session I: Pop-up Talks overview presentation

• Brian Efird, KAPSARC
• Kris DeMeyer, Kings College London
• Jim Maltby, DSTL
• Sunny Modhara, Network Rail

Session II: Pop-up Talks overview presentation

• Leonard Smith, London School of Economics
• Michal Petr, Forestry Commission
• Martine Barons, Warwick University

Workshop report

A summary workshop report is available here.

The report summarises the following additional exercises undertaken at the workshop:

A set of three simulations in three very different contexts and over 3 different timescales:

• COBRA
  Crisis response to a Major Incident. This session simulated the tactical/strategic response to a major emergency incident in a city centre location;
• Brexit
  Supply Chain Impacts of Brexit. The second simulation considered a company which is part of several supply chains with EU and other international partners beyond the UK; and
• Oil & Gas
  The 2 Degree Pathways Investment Simulation. This session made participants better understand the choices and trade-offs companies and investors face in the transition to a low carbon economy.

A decision-making panel was convened by Nick Mabey to assess what decision-makers want from the analytical community.

Finally, a feedback session was held between the workshop organisers and delegates to capture how to take the agenda forwards in the UK decision-making under uncertainty arena—which was articulated into an Action Plan 2018–20, please see link.

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Workshop Press Release

A press release with feedback from attendees of the workshop can be found here.