WorldSim journal

Notes from the simulation frontier.

Research, product thinking and field notes on modeling behavior, environments and consequential decisions.

Featured essay

What changes when consequences become visible?

A practical introduction to decision rehearsal: how controlled alternatives, behavioral agents and evidence-linked outcomes change the way teams choose.

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Written by the people building WorldSim and collaborators across simulation, research and applied decision science.

DECISION SYSTEMS · 8 min

Why decisions need rehearsal, not another dashboard

Field notes and practical methods for teams working with complex human systems.

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RESEARCH · 12 min

Modeling human behavior without pretending humans are deterministic

Field notes and practical methods for teams working with complex human systems.

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SIMULATION · 7 min

From Paris streets to product launches: environments as evidence

Field notes and practical methods for teams working with complex human systems.

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METHODS · 10 min

What calibration means for an AI forecast

Field notes and practical methods for teams working with complex human systems.

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PRACTICE · 6 min

How teams can use counterfactuals responsibly

Field notes and practical methods for teams working with complex human systems.

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DESIGN · 9 min

The case for visible uncertainty

Field notes and practical methods for teams working with complex human systems.

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