Cognitive skills are the basis of performance

Cognitive skills are the basis of performance in human activity being a sportive or intellectual activity. Wayne Gretsky, one of the world best hockey player. When looking at each individual skill, he was average. Average skater, average snapper, average cardio shape. But he had unique ability to oversee the game. Wayne Gretsky used to say:  “know where the puck will be next”. He had a unique sense of timing, rapid response to changes and situation awareness. Continue reading

Cognitive Engineering Provide the Right Information

The primary ingredient for making right decisions is having the right information There is nothing worse than doing the wrong thing well” (Peter Drucker). Typically analyst and or managers provide information to executive. Information is often gathered through meetings, interviews, focus group or surveys. Unfortunately, these techniques do not always provide all the insight and facts.   Continue reading