That’s not true of all consulting companies and I think the transition of former feds to consulting is going to force change — and as a former fed to consultant, I can see it happening already.

I agree with you AND it’s a little harsh towards consulting companies. Also, the people who work in consulting is shifting and the responsibility we feel is not what you say.

Holy shit no. 😔

Well. That’s terrible.

It’s like “you need to recovery this species” and I’m like, “Ok, how?” And the plans are like,”🤷‍♀️”

What are some “real time tools” to monitor visibility that you suggest?

We used things like multi criteria decision analysis when we have multi-objective problems or Bayesian decision networks to evaluate tradeoffs of a decision — there’s a whole theory of how people SHOULD make decisions vs how they ACTUALLY make decisions. Fascinating stuff 🙃

Just applied for mine in March and haven’t heard back yet. I’ve been a sub for a loooooong time. Happy to help, if I can!

Like… any decisions. But more specific to your examples: like how to operate a wind facility such that it minimizes bat mortality and maximizes power generation. Or what management alternatives can we use given our limited resources to maximize survival of a federally protected species.

Have you cover decision science? I work as a decision analyst for conservation decision making. It’s a fascinating field.

Yep. I like it too. I like seeing it in applications and I liked using it when I was applying. And anyone who doesn’t like it sounds like a huge grump — ECRs are trying and doing their best. Give them some credit.

This made me lol. These humans are amazing.

I will never understand how people spend half a years salary on a car…