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Aristotle | ION Management Science Lab

AI-augmented Managerial Decision-making
under Uncertainty

Aristotle helps learners and managers think like a scientist: frame a problem, build rival theories of value, test them with experiments and decide based on evidence.

Inside Aristotle

The Aristotle Platform

Aristotle's home screen with a decision typed into the prompt: how can SDA Bocconi become a globally top-tier business school?

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Start from the decision

How it works

AI-augmented workflow of a scientist

01

Frame the problem

Turn a messy situation into a problem statement worth solving: what success looks like, by when, and under which constraints.

  • Guided problem framing
  • Success criteria and constraints made explicit
  • Your own documents as context
02

Build rival theories

Aristotle generates competing theories of value. Each is a causal map — attributes, links and a conviction — that you can question, compare, combine or debate.

  • Several theories, not one answer
  • Causal maps with probability estimates
  • Compare, combine and debate
03

Test before you commit

Design a survey, interview or trial, run a synthetic simulation with AI participants, and decide whether the finding should change your theory.

  • Survey, interview and trial designs
  • Synthetic simulation before the field
  • Findings update your theory — or don't

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