VIScon Workshop: Complex decision-making made simple

This event is only available for VIScon Symposium or Hackathon participants, as well as Helpers! Please sign up for one of these events first!

Decisions are big business – and the people who make them are essential. Transitions, policy shifts and pivots: This workshop delves deep into the fundamentals of decision-making and equips you with the best tools to overcome complexity in an organisation.

Key relationships, bottlenecks, feedback loops: Everything is covered in this session, giving you the knowledge to make decisions in a range of environments. From simulation models to data validation, we will show you exactly how your decisions can have a butterfly effect in an organisation.

During the session, we will take a look at dynamic systems theory, with a focus on how such systems are modelled using graphs. Next, you will use your coding skills to visually represent data and illustrate system dynamics graphs to give you a better idea of how the theory works in practice.

After a short break, we will apply everything we have learned so far to a real-world case study, before opening the floor to an interactive discussion and Q&A session.

We will finish with a short review of the key points to take away from the session and point you in the direction of other useful resources to continue learning in your own time.

Additional slots might become available later on. Please use the waiting list!

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###Details and Prerequisites Workshops may require items VIScon cannot provide (e.g., a Laptop) which you have to bring with you or to set up something (e.g., install software) that would otherwise take up a significant chunk of the workshop. You may also need knowledge in certain fields (e.g., how to program in a specific language). All of this information can be found in the following paragraphs, so you can decide whether you want/can participate in this workshop, or not. #####What you have to bring to the workshop:

• a laptop

#####What you have to do before the workshop:

• install Visual Studio Code

#####Knowledge requirements(/recommendations) for this workshop:

• Basic understanding of programming concepts
• Familiarity with JavaScript or similar programming languages and Web Basics
• Experience with data handling and analysis
• (helpful but not required) Basic knowledge of systems theory or related concepts

###FAQ #####Why can't I sign up for this workshop? If you signed up for the main event after the early access deadline (8:00pm, 19th of September), you can sign up from the 22nd of September. But don't worry, we will send you a reminder when the sign up opens. Early access is our way to thank early supporters!