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Test What Would Change Your Mind

Hosted by Ismail AlKamal

Fri, Oct 2, 2026

4:00 PM UTC (45 minutes)

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Making Better Decisions with AI
Ismail AlKamal
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What you'll learn

Separate evidence from explanation

Recognize when data shows an association and when it genuinely supports a causal claim.

Challenge your first conclusion

Generate plausible alternatives instead of searching only for evidence that confirms what you already believe.

Update your confidence

Use new evidence to revise how strongly you believe something, rather than treating decisions as simply right or wrong.

Why this topic matters

Good decisions depend on more than having data. They depend on knowing what the data actually proves. In this session, you’ll examine evidence that initially looks convincing, make a judgment, and then test that against competing explanations and new information. You’ll leave with a practical habit for better reasoning: state what you currently believe, identify the evidence behind it, and decide in advance what would make you change your mind.

You'll learn from

Ismail AlKamal

Building judgment with AI, Visual Thinking and Decision Science.

I'm an engineer who spent 20+ years making high-stakes decisions with my own money on the line, building a construction company delivering luxury hotels such as the Mandarin Oriental in Riyadh, and founding a SaaS business providing enterprise asset management software for commercial real estate.

I teach and facilitate MIT Professional Education executive programs, including Chief Product Officer and Industry 4.0.

I build my own tools to solve everyday problems in my businesses. I'm an Anthropic Claude Certified Architect and AWS Certified Solutions Architect.

I've priced bids, survived bad years, and negotiated across boardrooms. I teach from scars in my actual businesses.

My Promise:
Every concept comes with a practical tool.
You won't just know more, you'll decide better!

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