2026-10-22 Apra-IL Webinar: Decision Intelligence - Designing Analytics That Drive Action

Apra-IL Webinar: Decision Intelligence - Designing Analytics That Drive Action Organizations today are richer in data and more advanced in analytics than ever before, yet many of the most important decisions still stall or fail to translate into action. The challenge is rarely a lack of insight. It is the gap between insight and decision-making. This session introduces a decision-centered framework for analytics that integrates game theory, human-centered design, behavioral science, and prescriptive analytics to better understand how decisions are actually made within organizations. Rather than treating analytics as a purely technical function, we explore it as a system shaped by incentives, trust, interpretation, and organizational behavior. Attendees will learn how to move beyond descriptive and predictive analytics toward a more complete decision-support model that addresses not only what is likely to happen, but how stakeholders will respond and what should be done next. We will examine how incentives and competing priorities influence behavior (game theory), how design thinking improves trust and usability of insights (human-centered analytics), and how prescriptive analytics and scenario modeling can translate analysis into clear, actionable recommendations. Speaker Bio: Palak Vora is the Senior Associate Director of Financial Analytics at the University of Chicago, where she leads the development of forecasting models, performance analytics, and decision-support systems for Advancement. Her work focuses on transforming complex data into actionable insights that help leaders make faster, more informed strategic decisions. Upon purchase, the link to the webinar recording along with the password for access will be sent to your email.