Humans + AI = Augmented Intelligence: The Future of Decision-Making
In today’s volatile and complex business landscape, making the right decision at the right time can mean the difference between competitive advantage and costly missteps. As organizations seek more effective ways to make strategic choices, research consistently demonstrates that the combination of human judgment and artificial intelligence (AI) yields superior results.
What the Research Says
Studies from institutions such as Harvard, IBM, and Arizona State University have shown that integrating AI with human decision-making can improve outcomes by 10–40% compared to relying on either alone. For example, research from Arizona State found that combining human insight with AI algorithms improved loan default predictions, while a Harvard Law School study showed that AI-assisted decisions in judicial pretrial assessments outperformed both human-only and AI-only approaches.
This isn’t just about technology replacing people—it’s about enabling people to make better decisions with technology.
The Rekon Group Approach
At Rekon Group, we harness the best of both worlds through our StratDo® Approach and Tools—a proprietary framework designed to lead individuals and teams through a rigorous, yet practical, decision-making process. The methodology provides a structured way to align strategic objectives with executable actions, embedding accountability, clarity, and momentum into every decision.
But the power of StratDo® extends beyond individual use. When deployed collaboratively, StratDo® acts as a unifying architecture for group decision-making. It aligns perspectives, reduces noise, and drives the group toward a shared and actionable outcome. This is especially critical in high-stakes environments where cross-functional coordination and strategic alignment are key.
Where AI Adds Its Strength
A particularly powerful step within the StratDo® DEFINE tool is the phase called “Explore Interrelationships and Interdependencies.” This is where advanced analytics, neural networks, and machine learning models come into play. AI shines in this space by processing and modeling vast, multidimensional data sets—something that can quickly overwhelm human cognition.
By integrating AI into this exploratory step, we help clients uncover hidden drivers, complex causal relationships, and high-leverage variables that traditional analysis might miss. AI’s capacity to recognize patterns, forecast impacts, and simulate outcomes brings an entirely new dimension to the decision-making process.
A Synergistic Model for Modern Organizations
The synergy between human and artificial intelligence is not additive—it’s multiplicative. When a structured, human-led decision-making approach like StratDo® is enhanced by AI-powered insight, the result is augmented intelligence: faster, deeper, more accurate decisions made with clarity and confidence.
Through our strategic collaboration with Wolfram Solutions, Rekon Group delivers world-class computational tools that elevate our clients’ capabilities. This partnership means we can build AI-powered solutions tailored to your strategic challenges—helping you move from analysis to action with unprecedented speed and precision.
Why It Matters
Organizations that embed this combined approach into their operating model don’t just make better decisions—they make consistently better decisions. They outperform competitors, anticipate risks, seize opportunities, and execute with alignment and agility.
In a world that demands adaptability and insight, Rekon Group stands at the frontier of decision science—empowering people, enabling AI, and transforming outcomes.
References
Harvard Law School, 2024. Does AI help humans make better decisions? Harvard Gazette. [Online – accessed 12 May 2025].
Arizona State University, 2023. Better together: How AI plus people improves some decision-making. W. P. Carey News. [Online – accessed 12 May 2025].
IBM, 2023. Augmented Intelligence: Empowering decision-makers with AI. [Online – accessed 12 May 2025].
