Cognitive Edge is focused on rejuvenating management practices to better equip organisations when addressing intractable problems or seizing new opportunities in uncertain and complex situations. Where traditional approaches have failed to deliver success, Cognitive Edge techniques enable the emergence of fresh and insightful solutions seen from multiple perspectives.

Cognitive Edge solutions, comprised of open source methods, original research and the Cognitive Edge SenseMaker® Software Suite, are delivered through the Cognitive Edge Network. The Cognitive Edge Network is a widely dispersed, cohesive Network of experienced professionals in private and public sector organisations from diverse disciplines with deep-rooted experience in both business and science. It includes academics and practitioners, in house and commercial consultants. Membership of the Network is attained through participation in an Accreditation programme.

The Cognitive Edge SenseMaker® Software Suite provides a set of tools designed to enable informed decision making in organisations using both structured and unstructured data in a common environment. The Suite is fully integrated with a coherent body of formal methods is the outcome of several years of research into human based organizational complexity, sensemaking, decision making, knowledge sharing and narrative.

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Des Klass - DBA (Murdoch) AFAIM,BCom(Hons), MBA(WAust), - Graduate School of Business, Curtin University

Des is based in Western Australia, Australia. Contact details are:
 
Email:  des.klass@gsb.curtin.edu.au Telephone:  +61 8 9266 7057
   
   

   

Des completed the Cognitive Edge training in NZ - Wellington December 2007.

Professional Background

As an Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Business my main activities involve supervising doctoral students and running the Decision Analysis/Making unit for the MBA program. My general areas of expertise and focus combines research and practice in the area of Innovation in Decision Quality. My involvement in the Centre for Innovation in Decision Quality (CIDQ) -A Curtin Business School initiative, has allowed me to build on the CIDQ framework that draws on complexity science for Sensemaking, crucial aspects of Team Capital (encompassing Leadership and the six key Intelligences) and the critical importance of Architecture (systems, decision analytics and processes) to co-create unique solutions for organisations. My specific areas of interest in practice and research include:
·        Application of decision theory
·        Strategy development and resource allocation
·        High performance cultures 
·        Inspiring Leaders to think differently.
·        Creativity and innovation in organisations
·        Decision Quality
·        Decision Intelligences