ARKADIUSZ JANISZEWSKI
Using AI simulation to engineer confidence.
THE SHADOW BOARD
The ability to look back at your past self with objectivity is one of the rarest and most valuable skills. It’s not about nostalgia or regret; it’s about data analysis. It’s the key to escaping the invisible scripts and repetitive loops that dictate our actions.
But how do you analyze a past that is distorted and rationalized by your own memory?
You build an engine for hindsight.
Introduction: The Cost of Error
On an Offshore Wind project, a mistake doesn't cost a "sorry". It costs budget. And it costs investor trust. In moments of high pressure, the natural human instinct splits into two failures: "Guessing" (acting on impulse) or "Analysis Paralysis" (freezing over data). Both are fatal in negotiations.
To eliminate this variable, I built a private simulation chamber called "The Shadow Board".
The Tool: Theater of Mind
I didn't hire expensive consultants to prep me for critical meetings. I used AI engineering to digitize the concept of a "Theater of Mind". Before I enter a high-stakes room, I run a simulation.
But here is the catch - these are not generic bots. A standard LLM would give me generic corporate advice. To be effective, the system had to be calibrated on my own data.
The avatars were fed with deep context:
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My Thought Journal: To understand my psychological biases.
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Project Communication History: To know the tone and facts of the project.
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Organizational Specifics: To understand the politics. As a result, they don't guess the context. They know it.
The Simulation: Meeting The Avatars
I sit down and start the protocol. The AI assumes three distinct, adversarial personas to tear my arguments apart:
The Budget Keeper: Analyzes numbers just like our Finance Department. It is ruthless. It flags every cost without a clear ROI and demands financial justification for every engineering decision.
The Devil’s Advocate: Pulls up risks from past projects that I had already forgotten. It asks uncomfortable questions like: "What if the delivery gets delayed, just like in Q3? What is your contingency plan?"
The Strategist: Isn't interested in details. It challenges me from the "Big Picture" perspective and long-term goals, forcing me to elevate the conversation above the technical weeds.
They argue with me. They force precision. They expose gaps in my logic before the real opponent does.
The Output: Battle Cards
When the dust settles, I don't just close the chat. I generate the result: Battle Cards. I save and print an A4 one-pager (visible in the archives). It is my tactical guide containing the toughest questions the AI asked and the ready-made counter-arguments I developed during the simulation.
The Mechanism: Psychocybernetics
Why do I do this? It is pure Psychocybernetics. The human nervous system does not distinguish between a vivid simulation and reality. Thanks to this process, when I walk into the real meeting, I experience déjà vu. My heart rate is low. The stress disappears.
Why?
Because I have already had this conversation. I have already answered the hardest questions. AI won't make the decision for me. But it ensures I make it without fear.
ARKADIUSZ JANISZEWSKI
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Architect of SiteAI. Operational Resilience for Offshore Wind. Pragmatic AI for Complex Projects.