On the Cognitive Mechanics of Planning Judgment

Dan Milz, Meaghan McSorley, Shannon Thayer and Curt D. Gervich

Planning Theory & Practice, 2025, vol. 26, issue 1, 47-65

Abstract: Planning Theory has explored practical reasoning for decades. Here, we argue that heuristics represent theoretical models of practical reasoning enabling researchers to extend that ongoing work. We highlight how heuristics characterize judgments in planning by describing two examples from a planning process in New York State. Analysis of planning meetings suggests how heuristics may be observed in deliberations between participants. We discuss the implications of these observations for planning theory and practice and argue that heuristics, as reportable instances of planning judgment, enable a different form of reflection for planners.

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1080/14649357.2025.2497781

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