Sensible Decision-Making: Cultivating Systemic and Creative Thinking

by Yoshiteru Nakamori

Overview

This textbook challenges the limitations of traditional rational decision-making, arguing that it often fails to address complex, real-world problems. In today's data-driven, rapidly evolving world, decision-makers need a more comprehensive approach. Sensible Decision-Making offers a novel perspective, blending the rigor of logic with the flexibility of human intuition to unlock innovative solutions. While mathematical models provide elegant solutions to well-defined problems, they may not always capture the nuances of human thought and emotion. By integrating systemic and creative thinking, these limitations can be overcome. The knowledge triad synthesis framework, introduced in this book, synthesizes diverse rational, intuitive, and social knowledge sources to empower individuals to make more informed and effective decisions.

The book begins by exploring traditional rational decision-making methods, including quantitative analysis of human factors. It then delves into well-established systemic and creative decision-making approaches. Finally, it introduces a novel synthetic decision-making method that reflects the author's innovative vision. Ultimately, this textbook aims to equip readers with the tools and insights needed to navigate the complexities of the twenty-first century. By understanding the principles of synthetic decision-making, readers can become more adaptable, insightful, and sensible decision-makers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789819668106
Publisher:	Springer Nature Singapore
Publication date:	09/05/2025
Pages:	314
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Yoshiteru Nakamori earned his Ph.D. in applied mathematics and physics from Kyoto University in January 1980. After a period at Konan University in Kobe, he joined the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in April 1998 as a professor in the School of Knowledge Science. Since then, he has dedicated himself to advancing knowledge science by integrating systems science principles.

He served as Dean of the School of Knowledge Science at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology from April 2002 to March 2008. From November 2003 to December 2008, he presided over the International Society for Knowledge and Systems Sciences. Subsequently, he served as Vice-President of the International Federation of Systems Research from April 2008 to March 2010. Since April 2010, he has been an academician of the International Academy for Systems and Cybernetic Sciences.

His research journey began in systems science, focusing on optimizing measurement techniques, constructing system models, and developing decision-support tools for environmental issues. He then transitioned to knowledge science, applying systems methodology to knowledge management practices and exploring decision analysis under uncertainty or ambiguity. Subsequently, he pioneered the field of knowledge synthesis decision-making, crafting a decision-making framework that integrates systems thinking and knowledge management principles.

Drawing on his original research in knowledge construction methodology, he has lectured on systems thinking and knowledge management at several prestigious universities, including the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in China, Thammasat University in Thailand, and the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.

He has published 22 books, 58 book chapters, 184 peer-reviewed journal papers, and 288 international conference papers. His representative books are:-Nakamori Y, Ed. (2023) Knowledge Technology and Systems: Toward Establishing Knowledge Systems Science. Springer, ISBN 978-981-16-3252-5-Nakamori Y (2021) Knowledge Technology: Converting Data and Information into Valuable Ideas. Springer. 978-981-16-3252-5-Nakamori Y (2019) Knowledge Construction Methodology: Fusing Systems Thinking and Knowledge Management. Springer, ISBN 978-981-13-9886-5.-Nakamori Y, Ed. (2015) Knowledge Synthesis: Western and Eastern Cultural Perspective. Springer, ISBN 978-4-431-55217-8.-Nakamori Y (2013) Knowledge and Systems Science: Enabling Systemic Knowledge Synthesis. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, ISBN 978-1-4665-9300-8.-Nakamori Y, Ed. (2011) Knowledge Science: Modeling the Knowledge Creation Process. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, ISBN 978-1-4398-3836-5.

Table of Contents

Preface.- Rational Decision Making.- Sensibility-Based Decision Making.- Systemic Decision Making.- Creative Decision Making.- Synthetic Decision Making References and Further Readings Appendix Example Answers to End of Chapter Problems Index.