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3. Science of Mental Modeling

verfasst von : Matthew D. Wood, Ph.D., Igor Linkov, Ph.D.

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Abstract

Accommodating social and human dimensions in risk management and other domains is gaining recognition as a key component of successful process improvement outcomes. However, tools that integrate the knowledge, interests, and values of stakeholders with those of expert groups and risk management agencies are not used to the extent they could be and are underdeveloped (Linkov and Moberg, Multi-criteria decision analysis: Environmental applications and case studies. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2011). Mental Modeling is a useful framework for better understanding and addressing values and beliefs that can enhance stakeholder engagement and involvement in decision making. Mental Modeling is a toolkit that is increasingly used to inform management processes, improve organizational processes, encourage stakeholder engagement, and a host of other applications. This chapter elaborates on the roots of the Mental Modeling approach and its relation to other methods of visually representing stakeholder beliefs.

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Metadaten
Titel
Science of Mental Modeling
verfasst von
Matthew D. Wood, Ph.D.
Igor Linkov, Ph.D.
Copyright-Jahr
2017
Verlag
Springer New York
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6616-5_3