Looking Into the Future

The Decision Theater offers world-class capabilities where science and community come together to visualize possibilities and realize solutions. We provide a set of tools for policy makers and the community to participate in immersive, collaborative decision making - to visualize the future through different scenarios. We are far more than just a place. We offer a variety of customized capabilities that can be used inside or outside the Decision Theater facility.

When Dr. Michael Crow joined ASU as its president in 2002, he had a vision of a New American University. This vision included the idea of "social embeddedness" and "use-inspired research," which encourages the university to make research more relevant to society. ASU's long-standing research in visualization offers the opportunity to solve society's complex problems. The Decision Theater at Arizona State University promotes Dr. Crow's vision of the New American University by creating a facility for bringing policy makers and decision makers together to address challenging problems in a unique, visualization environment.

A New American University

Decision Theater facilitates applied solutions for some of society's most significant challenges. Simulation, advanced, immersive visualization and collaborative decision making technologies are combined with science creating an innovative collection of user-friendly tools specifically for policy makers, practitioners and others. Decision Theater's project portfolio embodies the New American University by using its capabilities to address real regional issues, such as water management, land use, public health, and education.