Group model building (GMB) is a participatory approach to using system dynamics in group
decision-making and problem structuring. This paper considers the published quantitative …

Systems thinking approaches are increasingly being used to help communities understand
and develop responses to preventing complex health problems. Less is known about how …

This paper deals with the representation of the conceptual structure of mental models of
dynamic systems (MMDS). Heretofore, this structure has not been consistently defined …

Mental models are the basis on which managers make decisions even though external
decision support systems may provide help. Research has demonstrated that more …

Group model building literature reports that participation causes mental model refinement
and alignment, but no previous study appears to have examined whether these changes are …

Research on facilitated discrete event simulation (DES) is gathering pace but there is still a
need to put forward real examples to explain the process to newcomers. This paper is part of …

Studies on students' perceptions of learning in business simulations often suggest that
students like simulations and view them more positively than both lectures and case …

Scholars agree that gender inequality is systemic and that participants in gender equality
interventions need knowledge on gender inequality processes. However, a detailed view on …

Group model building (GMB) approaches have been shown to improve participants'
understanding of complexity by shifting and aligning individuals' mental models of the …

Group model building is a participatory workshop technique used in system dynamics for
developing community consensus to address complex problems by consensus building on …