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Frame the Right Decision

Hosted by Ismail AlKamal

Fri, Sep 25, 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

Frame the real decision

Separate the decision itself from the surrounding problem, symptoms, and noise.

Spot hidden assumptions

Identify what you are taking for granted before those assumptions quietly shape the answer.

Generate better alternatives

Move beyond an obvious yes/no choice and identify options you may have overlooked.

Why this topic matters

Many poor decisions start before the analysis begins. We rush to answer the question in front of us without checking whether it is the right question. In this session, you’ll work through a short business case, make an initial call, and then see how changing the frame can change the decision itself. You’ll leave with a simple method for clarifying the objective, surfacing assumptions, and finding better alternatives before you ask AI to answer.

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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