Using a Group Decision Support System to add Value to Group Model Building

This note intends to contribute to the practice of group model building by presenting group model-building scripts that can (1) create a preliminary problem boundary using less than one hour of group time, (2) convene discussions with the group that explicitly link dynamic structure with system beha...

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Main Authors: Ackermann, Fran, Andersen, D., Eden, C., Richardson, G.
Format: Journal Article
Published: John Wiley & Sons Ltd 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11870
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Eden, C.
Richardson, G.
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description This note intends to contribute to the practice of group model building by presenting group model-building scripts that can (1) create a preliminary problem boundary using less than one hour of group time, (2) convene discussions with the group that explicitly link dynamic structure with system behaviour, and (3) allow participants to “zoom” between a micro and a macro view of system structure. These scripts may be used during early phases of problem structuring. They build on an extended program of inquiry dating back to the Stirling System Dynamics Conference of 1994, and they utilize a well-established group decision support system to facilitate group discussion, negotiation, and decision.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-118702017-09-13T14:54:25Z Using a Group Decision Support System to add Value to Group Model Building Ackermann, Fran Andersen, D. Eden, C. Richardson, G. This note intends to contribute to the practice of group model building by presenting group model-building scripts that can (1) create a preliminary problem boundary using less than one hour of group time, (2) convene discussions with the group that explicitly link dynamic structure with system behaviour, and (3) allow participants to “zoom” between a micro and a macro view of system structure. These scripts may be used during early phases of problem structuring. They build on an extended program of inquiry dating back to the Stirling System Dynamics Conference of 1994, and they utilize a well-established group decision support system to facilitate group discussion, negotiation, and decision. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11870 10.1002/sdr.444 John Wiley & Sons Ltd restricted
spellingShingle Ackermann, Fran
Andersen, D.
Eden, C.
Richardson, G.
Using a Group Decision Support System to add Value to Group Model Building
title Using a Group Decision Support System to add Value to Group Model Building
title_full Using a Group Decision Support System to add Value to Group Model Building
title_fullStr Using a Group Decision Support System to add Value to Group Model Building
title_full_unstemmed Using a Group Decision Support System to add Value to Group Model Building
title_short Using a Group Decision Support System to add Value to Group Model Building
title_sort using a group decision support system to add value to group model building
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11870