- Klein Associates
Klein Associates Inc. is the company founded by Dr.
Gary A. Klein to apply his research on decision-making in naturalistic settings. On September 2, 2005, Klein Associates was acquired by Applied Research Associates, a New Mexico based firm that develops engineering solutions for private and public sector clients. Dr. Klein remains associated with the firm as Chief Scientist.Consulting in naturalistic decision making
Klein associates is known for developing and applying its own approach to cognitive
task analysis [Crandall, Beth; Klein, Gary; Hoffman, Robert R. (2006) "Working Minds: A Practicioner's Guide to Cognitive Task Analysis" Cambridge, MA: MIT Press] . Its approach is informed by therecognition primed decision model. This view of decision making in the real-world has led to developing models of several aspects of human cognition including: Problem Detection, Mental Simulation, Advanced Team Decision Making, and Dynamic Replanning.Klein Associates is a participant in Team ISX to develop a knowledge engineering system for
Vulcan Ventures -fundedProject Halo .Controversy
The Naturalistic Decision Making approach championed by Gary Klein and Klein Associates challenges the views of decision making taken by Nobelist
Daniel Kahneman , with other experts, likeRoy Beach taking positions straddling Klein's and Kahneman's.References
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Decision making External links
* [http://www.decisionmaking.com/ Official company web site]
* [http://appl.nasa.gov/ask/issues/20/interview/ ASK Talks with Dr. Gary Klein. NASA "ASK" Issue 20 undated]
* [http://www.sciencenews.org/pages/sn_arc98/7_18_98/bob2ref.htm Seeing through Expert Eyes: Ace decision makers may perceive distinctive worlds "Science News" Vol. 154, No. 3, July 18, 1998, p. 44]
* [http://www.apa.org/monitor/may99/split.html "APA Monitor" Decision researchers split, but prolific Vol. 30, No. 5, May 1999]
* [http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/38/klein.html What's Your Intuition ? "Fast Company" August, 2000]
* [http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20041023/bob8.asp Bruce Bower, Reworking Intuition: Business simulations spark rapid workplace renovations "Science Week" Oct. 23, 2004; Vol. 166, No. 17 , p. 263]
* [http://www.memagazine.org/supparch/desmar05/deciding/deciding.html the deciding factor Daniel D. Frey and Kemper Lewis Design engineers make decisions for a living: Research looks for ways to make the process go smoother. "Mechanical Engineering Design" March 2005]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05E5D8143BF931A1575AC0A9619C8B63&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/B/Brown,%20Paul%20B Brown, Paul B. What's Offline: Analyzing Failure Beforehand "New York Times" September 22, 2007]Publications
* [http://www.maxwell.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/milreview/ross.pdf ]
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