NDM Webinar
Join us on September 17 at 11:00 AM ET for an NDM webinar on NDM applications in response organizations. This webinar explores how naturalistic decision making (NDM) research informs practice in safety-critical settings, from emergency weather response to control room operations.
Dr. LaDue – How Imperfect Severe Weather Forecasts Lead to Adaptations in Decision-Making
Based on interviews with tornado survivors, Dr. LaDue shows how sheltering decisions unfold in multiple stages. She also introduces a “T-minus” tabletop exercise that reveals how emergency managers navigate uncertainty before severe weather events.
Prof. Anders A. Jansson & Prof. Rebecca Cort – Humans as ‘Stabilizers’ of Distributed Sociotechnical Systems
Using a real control-room incident, Jansson and Cort will examine how operators applied adaptive expertise and sensemaking to manage unfolding consequences in a remote-control setting. Emphasizing “staying ahead” and active negotiation with the work ecology (inspired by Brunswik), they show how people function as stabilizers of distributed systems.