How cognitive biases and ranking kills your modelling sessions
Guests: Evelyn van Kelle, Romeu Moura
The power of collaborative modelling comes from having a diverse group of people who, together, have a lot of wisdom and knowledge. You would expect that all this knowledge will be put to use, co-creating, and to design a model. In reality, we don’t actually listen to all the available input and perspectives due to cognitive biases and ranking. Good modelling needs all the insights and perception to design the best one. If you are not aware, cognitive biases and ranking kills those insights and kills the effectiveness of your models! Join us in this session talking with Evelyn van Kelle and Romeu Moura about how awareness of your own cognitive biases and your ranking in the group can create more effective models! We will discuss how to use biases and ranking in your favour, making sure people are not excluded, and every knowledge is rally heard and put to good use in your models!
Guests
Evelyn van Kelle
I’ve always been curious. Especially about people and what happens when you throw a bunch of very different humans into a room and expect them to build something together. Spoiler: it’s never just about the technology. My background in social sciences means I look at software development and organizations through a sociotechnical lens: how human behavior, social dynamics, and group decision-making shape what actually gets built (and whether it works).
I thrive on questions more than answers, experiments more than certainties, and the learning that comes from exploring complexity rather than simplifying it away. Curiosity drives my work, whether I’m exploring cognitive biases in decision-making, helping teams and leadership navigate conflict, or figuring out how organizations can change without burning people out.
Along the way, I realized my childhood dream of writing a book, co-authoring Collaborative Software Design - how to facilitate domain modeling decisions. I also love sharing what I learn and (think I) know at international conferences, meetups, and podcasts. And if you ever want to dive into (or rant about) how humans + tech collide, I’m your person.
You can find my blogs and gigs here: https://evelynvankelle.com/
Romeu Moura
About the host
With Krisztina Hirth