Modeling novices in decision-problem structuring for collective intelligence

Most often, novices do not recognize that they are also responsible for managing their organization's decisions. There are significant gaps in the novices' understanding of how people decide naturally. Novices have limited awareness of useful decision principles. They may not been adequately trained to work in the complex and ambiguous system where conflict arises from cultural differences as well as divergent goals. This study explored how novices structure a decision-problem based on the Management Information System domain. It enabled the modeling to be based on a simple descriptive behavior in problem structuring. The subsequent mathematical model can be nuanced for wider application and appreciation as an aid in problem structuring for collective intelligence. Collective intelligence is primarily seen as a willingness to share and develop potentially useful input from the group.