What if it was trivial to understand someone's reasoning, and to add yours to it?
Background: cars-going-too-fast
What if it was trivial to understand someone's reasoning, and to add yours to it?
here's what the world could look like
Ameliorate is a collaborative problem-solving tool that aims to make this a reality.
It helps you break down complex problems into clear pieces so that multiple people can inspect assumptions, clarify disagreement, and integrate knowledge - without talking past each other.
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#### Break things down
Problem-Solving Diagram"Humble" Information
Lay out causes and effects, showing exactly how situations can be improved. This creates a concrete visual in which discussion can be grounded.
Each individual detail invites scrutiny in a structured manner. Anything can be scored, justified, questioned, have relevant facts, and more.
See ontology for an interactive visual of all information types in Ameliorate
#### See the potential
##### Personal decision
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determine which mattress to buy
Low complexity
##### Team decision
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determine which tool to use
Low-ish complexity
##### Local policy
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improve neighborhood safety
Low-ish complexity
##### Org decision
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discuss an initiative proposal
Low-ish complexity
##### State policy
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improve student meal access
Medium complexity
##### Big city policy
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improve transit legislation
Medium complexity
##### Advocacy (1)
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prevent & prepare for wildfires
High complexity
##### Advocacy (2)
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raise awareness & motivate change
High complexity
##### Global issue
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consider an overwhelming problem
High complexity
Ameliorate is great at visualizing many options and their tradeoffs.
See in the app: mattresses
Ameliorate is great at visualizing many options and their tradeoffs.
See in the app: ORM
Ameliorate can help keep track of various causes & effects, and scoring allows you to call out what you think matters.
See in the app: cars-going-too-fast
Ameliorate is well-suited for visualizing proposals that have a few pieces, causes, and effects to consider.
See in the app: 10-percent-time
Ameliorate is well-suited for visualizing proposals that have a few pieces, causes, and effects to consider.
See in the app: free-school-meals
Ameliorate is well-suited for visualizing proposals that have a few pieces, causes, and effects to consider.
See in the app: mta-congestion-tax
Ameliorate is good for considering the high-level of complex problems, but as you add a lot of detail, you may feel that some features are missing.
See in the app: california-wildfires
Ameliorate is good for considering the high-level of complex problems, but as you add a lot of detail, you may feel that some features are missing.
See in the app: sugar-brutality
Like with other high-complexity issues, Ameliorate can help with considering the high-level, but additional features are even more desirable for global issues.
See in the app: climate-change
#### Some cool features
Focus on different aspectsQuickly identify where you disagreeSummarize tradeoffs between solutionsMove through complex diagrams
Create views to highlight specific parts of the diagram.
Topic: cars-going-too-fast
Compare scores to efficiently understand where your opinions lie in relation to others.
Topic: cars-going-too-fast
Show how important you think each tradeoff is, and how well each solution fulfills that tradeoff.
Topic: cars-going-too-fast
Use flashlight mode to easily explore large diagrams.
Topic: brutality-sugar-article
#### Using your diagram
Once you've got your diagram, there are a few different ways you can use it.
##### Grasp your own thoughts
Lay out your ideas with all of their nuance to better think through a problem and make better decisions for yourself.
##### Solicit feedback
Send out your diagram for others to leave their feedback on - their questions, suggestions, concerns, and opinions.
##### Guide discussion
Bring your diagram to a meeting to make it easy to keep the discussion focused, knowing precisely where disagreements or uncertainties lie.
##### Bring others up-to-speed
Present your diagram or let others click around at their own pace to efficiently catch up about the current state of a problem or solution.
##### Re-visit reasoning
When new information is discovered, update an old diagram and reconsider it anew.
##### Create decision transparency
Leave behind a scored diagram after a decision is made, as an explanation of why the decision was the way it was.
#### Ameliorate is constantly improving
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