Naturalistic Decision Making

Episode #2: Interview with Robert Hoffman

Apr 28, 2020

Robert Hoffman, a luminary in the NDM community, talks about his early career, naturalistic decision making, troubling experiences in research, the importance of education in psychology and computer science, love for professional football, and applying cognitive task analysis in sports and policing.

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Robert Hoffman

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Quick takeaways

Robert Hoffman transitioned from traditional academic paradigms to naturalistic decision making through applied research.

Asking open-ended questions and not fearing "stupid" questions is essential in cognitive task analysis with experts.

Deep dives

Robert Hoffman's Early Career

Robert Hoffman discusses his early days in graduate school, including his first published papers on mnemonic imagery and the origins of the psycholinguistic revolution.

Introduction

5min

Transition to Naturalistic Decision Making

7min

Delusions and Troubling Experiences

14min

The Importance of Education and Understanding in Psychology and Computer Science

12min

Love and Admiration for Professional Football

2min

Applying Cognitive Task Analysis in Sports and Policing

4min

Show Description:

“Robert is a luminary in the NDM community, a widely recognized world leader in cognitive systems engineering and Human-Centered Computing, and a senior member and fellow of numerous international science and engineering societies. Since 1999, he has called the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition his organizational home, and he organized the NDM 6 conference in 2003 in his hometown of Pensacola, FL. He has co-authored and co-edited 18 scholarly books – including two with your hosts! – and is co-author on over 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals. For twenty years, he served as Co-Editor for the Department on Human-Centered Computing in IEEE: Intelligent Systems. He was a co-founder of The Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making, a major publication outlet for NDM research.”

Where to find Robert:

Institute for Human and Machine Cognition

Books by Robert:

Minding the weather: How expert forecasters think.

Cognitive Systems Engineering: The Future for a Changing World.

Perspectives on Cognitive Task Analysis: Historical Origins and Modern Communities of Practice.

Applied concept mapping: Capturing, analyzing, and organizing knowledge.

Learn more about NDM:

NaturalisticDecisionMaking.org

Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making

Where to find hosts Brian Moon and Laura Militello:

Brian’s website