Wise Judgment Consortium
Redefining decision-making beyond Western-centric models
Our Mission
The Wise Judgment Consortium is dedicated to pioneering a new understanding of how diverse cultures and contexts influence wise decision-making. We’re challenging Western-centric models and exploring how diverse societies navigate complex choices. By integrating insights from psychology, natural language processing, computational modeling, and cross-cultural research, we aim to build a more inclusive and globally relevant model of wisdom in decision-making.
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News and Events
Stay updated on new developments, publications and other news related to the project.
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WJC Welcomes Two Summer Research Scientists for Project 1A
We are pleased to welcome two talented researchers who have joined the Wise Judgment Consortium for the summer to support data analysis for Project 1A. Will M. Jettinghoff is a PhD student in Social and Personality Psychology at the University of British Columbia, co-advised by Drs. Kristin Laurin and Azim Shariff. His research explores motivated…
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WJC Welcomes Two New Postdoctoral Fellows
We are excited to announce that two outstanding postdoctoral researchers will be joining the Wise Judgment Consortium this fall. Yisheng Li will join us in September as a Postdoctoral Fellow in Natural Language Processing. He is currently completing his PhD at Toronto Metropolitan University. Yisheng’s research focuses on computational social science, particularly the spread and…
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New Publication in European Review of Social Psychology
A study led by Igor Grossmann and colleagues highlights that core aspects of wisdom—such as intellectual humility, open-mindedness, and perspective-taking—change over time in response to life experiences. Reviewing dominant theories and empirical practices, the authors emphasize the need for social psychology to better account for the dynamic and temporal nature of wisdom and related traits.…
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Wise Judgment Consortium Project Awarded $1.5 Million in Funding
Our collaborative, led by Dr. Igor Grossmann, was awarded $1.5 million in funding from the Templeton World Charity Foundation (TWCF) to study wisdom and standards of wise judgment across cultures. The TWCF’s mission to support “innovative projects that push the boundaries of scientific knowledge and help people flourish” is in line with the project’s emphasis…
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Paper in Current Directions in Psychological Science
Igor Grossmann and Richard Eibach of the University of Waterloo introduce the concept of “metajudgment”, providing a framework for understanding the folk standards people use to navigate everyday decisions. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09637214241262335
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New Publication in Nature Communications
Across different cultures and countries, people perceive the wisest people to be logical and reflective as well as able to consider other people’s feelings and perceptions, a study led by Maksim Rudnev and Igor Grossmann of the University of Waterloo shows. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-50294-0