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Using a group decision support system to add value to group model building
Author(s) -
Ackermann Fran,
Andersen David F.,
Eden Colin,
Richardson George P.
Publication year - 2010
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.444
Subject(s) - group (periodic table) , scripting language , structuring , computer science , negotiation , macro , decision support system , operations research , artificial intelligence , programming language , engineering , sociology , economics , social science , chemistry , organic chemistry , finance
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. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.