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Teamwork in group model building
Author(s) -
Richardson George P.,
Andersen David F.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
system dynamics review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.491
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1099-1727
pISSN - 0883-7066
DOI - 10.1002/sdr.4260110203
Subject(s) - facilitator , context (archaeology) , deliverable , teamwork , process (computing) , state (computer science) , medicaid , computer science , public relations , engineering management , engineering , operations research , political science , management , economics , systems engineering , economic growth , health care , paleontology , algorithm , law , biology , operating system
Abstract Ongoing research at the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy is focusing on strategies for efficient and effective model building in groups. The intent is to involve a relatively large client group in the business of model formulation. Recent projects have explored strategies for accelerated group model building in the context of three public policy problem areas: foster care in New York State, Medicaid costs in the state of Vermont, and homelessness policy initiatives in New York City. Five roles appear to be essential to support effective group model building: the facilitator, the modeler/ reflector, the process coach, the recorder, and the gate keeper. This article identifies the five roles, briefly discusses the problem areas, sketches the design of the group model‐building efforts, and hypothesizes principles and strategies to guide future group model building.