The story of DecisionSurface began not in a boardroom, but in the observation of complex, self-organizing systems. In 2018, our founders, a group of researchers from diverse fields, noticed a common thread: impactful decisions often emerged not from a single authority, but from the interplay of signals and feedback loops within decentralized networks. This insight sparked the foundational question: could decision-making itself be studied and designed as a system property? Our initial lab was a modest space at 855 Main Street West, where we framed our first experiments on distributed governance.

Over the years, our journey has been marked by key milestones. We moved to our current dedicated lab in Room 410, expanded our research to real-world applications, and published the seminal paper "DecisionSurface – Distributed Decision Environments." Each phase reinforced our core belief. Today, DecisionSurface Lab stands as a hub for examining how collective intelligence forms without central command, focusing on the signals and loops that shape our world. Our history is a testament to the power of a simple, distributed idea evolving into a structured field of study.