About ARS

A workspace for decisions that are expensive to get wrong.

What ARS is for

ARS exists for decisions where a simple pros-and-cons list is not enough. The point is not to predict a single future with fake certainty. The point is to expose the branches that matter before timing, execution, or external reaction lock the team into a bad path.

How teams use it

Teams use ARS to compare concrete choices: pricing changes, launches, staffing shifts, policy rollouts, response strategies, or operating restructures.

A useful scenario captures the actors around the decision, the constraints on the team, and the signals that would tell you a branch is improving or failing.

What comes back

The output is organized for discussion and execution: branch summaries, pressure points, indicator thresholds, and contingency notes that can be carried into planning meetings.

Operating principles

• Clarity over theater. The output should help a team decide, not impress them with jargon.
• Explicit assumptions. If a branch depends on a fragile assumption, it should be visible.
• Actionable monitoring. Recommendations should come with signals and thresholds worth watching.
• Continuous calibration. Teams should be able to compare prior expectations with what actually happened.

Contact

Questions or feedback? Reach us at support@simul.info or visit the contact page.